Tuesday, 7 October 2008: 12:55 PM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 370EF
634: Symposium --Breeding for Resistance to Abiotic Stress
Sponsor:C01 Crop Breeding & Genetics
Organizer:Roy Cantrell, Monsanto Company
Presiding:Roy Cantrell, Monsanto Company
12:55 PM Introductory Remarks
1:00 PM634-1Meta-QTL Aanalysis of Yield Potential in Wheat and Understanding Underlying Physiological Processes.
John Snape, John Innes Centre, James Simmonds, John Innes Centre, Michelle Leverington, John Innes Centre, Lesley Fish, John Innes Centre, Yingkun Wang, John Innes Centre, Simon Orford, John Innes Centre, Matteo Ciavarrella, John Innes Centre, Liz Sayers, John Innes Centre, Leodie Alibert, John Innes Centre, M. John Foulkes, University of Nottingham, Simon Griffiths, John Innes Centre
1:30 PM634-23000 Years of Breeding for Drought Tolerance in Soybean.
Thomas E. Carter Jr., USDA-ARS
2:00 PM634-3Phenotypic Screening and Breeding of Drought Tolerant Corn.
Wenwei Xu, Texas A&M University - Rangeland Ecology & Management
2:30 PM634-4Breeding for Drought Tolerance by Combining Shoot Dehydration Tolerance with Deep and Dense Root System.
Bir Singh, G.B.Pant University of Ag.& Tech
3:00 PM Concluding Remarks
3:05 PM Adjourn

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