Tuesday, 7 October 2008: 8:55 AM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 370B
633: Maize Breeding
Sponsor:C01 Crop Breeding & Genetics
Presiding:Wenwei Xu, Texas A&M University - Rangeland Ecology & Management
8:55 AM Introductory Remarks
9:00 AM633-1Mechanism of High Temperature Adaptation in Maize.
Junping Chen, USDA-ARS, Wenwei Xu, Texas A&M University - Rangeland Ecology & Management, John Burke, USDA-ARS
9:15 AM633-2Optimization of Parental Selection as Well as Number and Size of Crosses in Hybrid Maize Breeding with Doubled Haploids.
Thilo Wegenast, University of Hohenheim, C. Friedrich H. Longin, University of Hohenheim, H. Friedrich Utz, University of Hohenheim, Albrecht E. Melchinger, University of Hohenheim, Hans P. Maurer, University of Hohenheim, Jochen C. Reif, University of Hohenheim
9:30 AM633-3Genetic Control of Tropical Maize Grain Yield Under Stress and Non-Stress.
Leandro V. Souza, Empresa Agropecuária de Minas Gerais EPAMIG, Glauco V. Miranda, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Lauro J. M. Guimarães, Embrapa Milho e Sorgo, Aurélio Vaz de Melo, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Marcelo S. Oliveira, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, João C. C. Galvão, Universidade Federal de Viçosa
9:45 AM633-4Testing the Effects of Putative QTL in F3 Maize Populations.
Jan Erik Backlund, Dow AgroSciences, David Meyer, Dow AgroSciences, Bruce Nagel, Dow AgroSciences, Kathryn Clayton, Dow AgroSciences, Jolene Unland, Dow AgroSciences, Daniel Caraviello, Dow AgroSciences, Thomas Greene, Dow AgroSciences, Steve Thompson, Dow AgroSciences
10:00 AM Break
10:15 AM633-5Three Cycles of Recurrent Selection for Altered Recombination Frequency in Zea mays.
Dandan Li, University of Kentucky, Todd Pfeiffer, University of Kentucky
10:30 AM633-6Molecular Characterization of Maize Inbreds with Expired U.S. Plant Variety Protection.
Paul Nelson, North Carolina State University, Department of Crop Science, Nathan Coles, North Carolina State University, James Holland, North Carolina State University, David Bubeck, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Stephen Smith, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Major Goodman, North Carolina State University
10:45 AM633-7Breeding Approaches with the bm3 Mutation in Maize.
Steve Plehn, Dow Agrosciences
11:00 AM633-8A Comprehensive Comparison Between Eberhart and Russell Joint Regression and GGE Biplot Analyses to Identify Stable and High Yielding Maize Hybrids.
S. Alwala, Dow AgroSciences, C. He, Dow AgroSciences, T. Kwolek, Dow AgroSciences, Mustafa McPherson, Phytogen Seeds, John Pellow, Phytogen Seeds, N. Hnatuik, Dow AgroSciences, D. Meyer, Mycogen Seeds
11:15 AM633-9Field Performance of SmartStaxTM Products for Protection Against Western Corn Rootworm and Above-Ground Corn Insect Pests: A Two-Year Summary.
Michael Culy, Dow AgroSciences, Paul Neese, Dow AgroSciences, Bruce Maddy, Dow AgroSciences, Melissa Willrich-Siebert, Dow AgroSciences, David Ruen, Dow AgroSciences, Sam Ferguson, Dow AgroSciences, Ed King, Dow AgroSciences
11:30 AM Concluding Remarks
11:40 AM Adjourn

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