83 Advances in Transformation: Current and Upcoming GMO Traits

Oral Session
C07 Genomics, Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology
The few commercialized GMO traits have had a dramatic impact on the seed industry. What new GMO traits can we expect in the future?
Cosponsor(s):

C01 Crop Breeding & Genetics

Monday, November 2, 2009: 9:55 AM-11:15 AM
Convention Center, Room 405, Fourth Floor

Presiding:
Robert Stupar
9:55 AM
Introductory Remarks
10:00 AM
Multi-Year Field Trial Performance of SmartStax Corn Trait Technology.
James King, Dow AgroSciences, LLC; Bill Hendrix, Dow AgroSciences, LLC; Patricia Prasifka, Dow AgroSciences, LLC; Eric Franklin Scherder, Dow AgroSciences, LLC; Mike Culy, Dow AgroSciences, LLC; Trenton Lindenman, Dow AgroSciences, LLC
10:30 AM
Expression of Bollgard I & Bollgard II Bt Proteins in Reproductive Cotton Plant Tissues and Associated Feeding Behavior & Survivability of Helicoverpa Zea.
Trenton Lindenman, Dow AgroSciences, LLC; J. Walt Mullins, Monsanto Company; Sakuntala Sivasupramaniam, Monsanto Company; John Foster, Univ. of Nebraska
10:45 AM
Ectopic Over-Expressing An Arabidopsis Gene Induced Erect Leaf in Switchgrass.
Bin Xu, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); Zhengxing Shen, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); Linkai Huang, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); Changhe Zhou, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); Bingyu Zhao, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech)
11:00 AM
Adjourn