Wednesday, 21 June 2006: 9:50 AM
Legume Crops
Presiding:Stephen Guy, Univ. of Idaho-PSES
9:50 AM Introductory Remarks
9:55 AM Breeding Pinto Bean for Slow Darkening Seed Coat Color.
Shree Singh, Univ of Idaho, Henry Terán, Univ of Idaho, Margarita Lema, Univ of Idaho, Marie Dennis, Univ of Idaho, Richard Hayes, Univ of Idaho
10:15 AM Progress in Breeding Pinto Bean for Resistance to Bacterial, Fungal, and Viral Diseases in North America.
Margarita Lema, Univ of Idaho, Henry Terán, Univ of Idaho, Peggy Ainsworth, Seminis Vegetable Seeds Inc., David Webster, Seminis Vegetable Seeds Inc., Shree Singh, Univ of Idaho
10:35 AM Break
10:50 AM Quantitative Trait Loci Linked to White Mold Resistance in Common Bean.
Mark Brick, Dept. of Soil & Crop Sciences, Judd Maxwell, North Carolina State Univ, Patrick Byrne, Dept. of Soil & Crop Sciences, Howard Schwartz, Colorado State Univ, Xueyan Shan, Colorado State Univ
11:10 AM Dry Bean Pods May Be Raised Using Gibberellic Acid.
Alexander Pavlista, UNL-PREC, Carlos Urrea, Univ. of Nebraska - Research & Ext., Gary Hergert, Panhandle R&E Center, James A. Schild, University of Nebraska
11:30 AM Commercialization of Extra - Large Seeded Chickpea Cultivars for Higher Profitability.
Shyam S. Yadav, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, J Kumar, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Chengci Chen, Montana State Univ Box 20
11:50 AM Plant Density Impact upon Short Internode Soybeans for Agronomic Traits in Short Season.
Y.J. Oh, Honam Agricultural Research Institute, K.H. Kim, Honam Agricultural Research Institute, H.K. Park, National Institute of Crop Science, A.J. Wood, Southern Illinois Univ, Y. Cho, Eastern New Mexico Univ
12:10 PM Using Microbial and Organic Inputs for Soilborne Disease Management in Valencia Peanut.
Soumaila Sanogo, New Mexico State Univ, Naveen Puppala, New Mexico State Univ
12:30 PM Adjourn

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