294 Diversity and Trait Analyses In Crop Plants: II/Div. C07 Business Meeting

Oral Session
C07 Genomics, Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology

This session focuses on using molecular markers to study diversity, to dissect traits into their individual components and to identify and validate candidate genes underlying those traits.

Cosponsor(s):

C01 Crop Breeding & Genetics
Wednesday, November 3, 2010: 9:55 AM-3:30 PM
Long Beach Convention Center, Room 102C, First Floor

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Organizers:
Katrien Devos and Georgia Eizenga
Presiders:
Eduard Akhunov and Guihua Bai
9:55 AM
Introductory Remarks
10:00 AM
Whole Genome Resequencing for Capturing Biodiversity, Rediscovering Domestication and Beyond.
Bicheng Yang, BGI; Xun Xu, BGI; Xiaosen Guo, BGI; Riqiang Li, BGI; Jun Wang, BGI
10:15 AM
Quantitative Trait Loci for Seed Shattering and Seed Dormancy in Weedy Red Rice.
Prasanta Subudhi, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; Arnold Parco, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; Pradeep Singh, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; Teresa Deleon, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; Hanamareddy Biradar, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; Marc Cohn, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
10:45 AM
DNA Sequence Characterization of the Malate Transporter Gene-Complex in Rye.
J. Perry Gustafson, USDA-ARS; Kathleen Ross, USDA-ARS
11:00 AM
Fine Mapping a Major QTL for Pre-Harvest Sprouting (PHS) Resistance by Comparative Analysis in White Wheat.
Shubing Liu, Kansas State University, Department of Agronomy; Guihua Bai, Kansas State University, Department of Agronomy; Sunish Sehgal, Kansas State University, Department of Plant Pathology; Bikram Gill, Kansas State University, Department of Plant Pathology; Eduard Akhunov, Kansas State University, Department of Plant Pathology
11:15 AM
Investigation of the Role of Epicuticular Wax On Heat and Drought Tolerance in Wheat (Triticum aestivum).
Francis Beecher, Texas A&M University; Christopher Chick, Texas A&M University; Suheb Mohammed, Texas A&M University; Ashima Paudel, Texas A&M University; Trevis Huggins, Texas A&M University; Amir Ibrahim, Texas A&M University; Dirk Hays, Texas A&M University
11:30 AM
Association Analyses Discover and Validate Alleles for Stem Rust Resistance Using a Panel of U.S. Winter Wheat.
Dadong Zhang, Kansas State University, Department of Agronomy; Guihua Bai, Kansas State University, Department of Agronomy; Yue Jin, USDA-ARS; Robert Bowden, USDA-ARS; Brett Carver, Oklahoma State University; Chengsong Zhu, Kansas State University, Department of Agronomy; Jianming Yu, Kansas State University, Department of Agronomy
12:55 PM
Molecular Breeding of Winter Wheat Cultivars Adaptive to Changing Climate.
Liuling Yan, Oklahoma State University; Liuling Yan, Oklahoma State University
11:45 AM
Lunch Break
1:25 PM
Sources of Aphid Resistance Mechanisms From the Tuber-Bearing Solanum Germplasm.
Ananya Mukherjee, University of Maine; Andrei Alyokhin, University of Maine; Gary Sewell, University of Maine; Benildo de los Reyes, University of Maine
1:40 PM
Transcriptome Analysis of Weed Competition and Reduced Light Quantity On Corn Growth.
Stephanie Hansen, South Dakota State University; Sharon Clay, South Dakota State University; Janet Moriles, South Dakota State University; David Horvath, USDA-ARS
2:10 PM
Concluding Remarks
2:15 PM
Break
2:30 PM
Division Business Meeting
3:30 PM
Adjourn