295 General Plant Genetic Resources: II

Oral Session
C08 Plant Genetic Resources

Plant genetic resources - General session. The session will cover topics on status of plant genetic resources in countries outside the U.S. and will explore variability of diverse traits in different crop species.

Cosponsor(s):

C01 Crop Breeding & Genetics, C07 Genomics, Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology
Wednesday, November 3, 2010: 12:55 PM-2:30 PM
Long Beach Convention Center, Room 101B, First Floor

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Presider:
Andrea Cardinal
12:55 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:00 PM
Current Status and Utilization of the Wild Cassava Germplasm at Embrapa Cassava and Tropical Fruits.
Alfredo Alves, Embrapa/LABEX-USA; Carlos Ledo, Embrapa Cassava & Tropical Fruits (CNPMF); Ivo Costa, Embrapa Genetic Resources & Biotechnology; Rui Mendes, Consultant; Paulo Carvalho, Federal University of Bahia 'Reconcavo'; Alineaurea Silva, Embrapa Semi-Arid
1:15 PM
Conservation and Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources in Oman.
Humphrey Esechie, Sultan Qaboos University; Nadiya Al-Saady, Sultan Qaboos University; Akhtar Khan, Sultan Qaboos University; Amanat Ali, Sultan Qaboos University; Ali Al-Subhi, Sultan Qaboos University; Kahmis Al-Habsi, Sultan Qaboos University
1:30 PM
The Role of Gene Flow In the Spread of Chenopodium album Resistance to Herbicides.
Melinda Yerka, University of Wisconsin-Madison; David Stoltenberg, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Natalia De Leon, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1:45 PM
Multiple Nuclear Ortholog (COSII) Phylogeny of Wild Potatoes and Tomatoes.
David Spooner, University of Wisconsin; Flor Rodriguez, University of Wisconsin
2:00 PM
Assessment of Oil Content and Fatty Acid Composition Variability in the U.S. Peanut Mini-Core.
Ming Li Wang, USDA-ARS, Plant Genetic resources Conservation Unit; Charles Chen, USDA-ARS; Jerry Davis, University of Georgia; H. Thomas Stalker, North Carolina State University; Roy Pittman, USDA-ARS, Plant Genetic resources Conservation Unit; C. Corley Holbrook, USDA-ARS, Crop and Breeding Research Unit, Coastal Plain Experiment Station; Gary A. Pederson, USDA-ARS, Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit
2:15 PM
Discussion
2:30 PM
Adjourn