67 Seed Production, Germination, and Utilization/Div. C04 Business Meeting

Oral Session
C04 Seed Physiology, Production & Technology
This session will focus on the production of seed utilizing best management practices and the steps needed to ensure high quality seed with maximum germination and seedling vigor.
Cosponsor(s):

C01 Crop Breeding & Genetics, C02 Crop Physiology and Metabolism, C03 Crop Ecology, Management & Quality

Monday, November 2, 2009: 9:55 AM-12:15 PM
Convention Center, Room 305, Third Floor

Presiding:
John Beasley Jr.
12:15 PM
Adjourn
9:55 AM
Introductory Remarks
10:00 AM
Electrical Conductivity and Calcium, Magnesium and Potassium Contents of Stored Dry Beans Seeds.
Roberval Vieira, São Paulo State Univ., UNESP; Claudia D. Silva, São Paulo State Univ., UNESP; Mariana S. Rosa, São Paulo State Univ., UNESP
10:15 AM
Fungicide Treatments for Improved Germination of Switchgrass Seed.
Michael Anderson, Oklahoma State Univ.; Roji Manandhar, Oklahoma State Univ.; Yanqi Wu, Oklahoma State Univ.; Shraddha Vadvalkar, Oklahoma State Univ.
10:30 AM
Limiting Unwanted Gene Flow in Cotton Seed Production Fields.
Shannon Heuberger, Univ. of Arizona; Christa Ellers-Kirk, Univ. of Arizona; Yves Carriere, Univ. of Arizona
10:45 AM
Effects of Applied Gypsum on Soil and Seed Calcium and Peanut Quality.
Robert Florence, Auburn Univ.; Kris B. Balkcom, Auburn Univ.; G.H. Harris, Univ. of Georgia; James Bostick, Alabama Crop Improvement Assoc.; Julie Howe, Auburn Univ.
11:00 AM
Variability in Peanut Seed Size: Impact On Producers.
John Beasley Jr., Univ. of Georgia; William Branch, Univ. of Georgia; Barry Tillman, Univ. of Florida; C. Corley Holbrook, USDA-ARS
11:15 AM
Div. C04 Business Meeting