Wednesday, 9 November 2005: 8:25 AM
Convention Center,, Room 151ABC, Lower Level
258: Symposium--Application Dependent Challenges for Plant Genetic Resources
Sponsor:C08 Plant Genetic Resources
Presiding:Sharon J. Anderson, USDA ARS FDWSRU
8:25 AM Introductory Remarks
8:30 AM258-1USDA Soybean Germplasm Collection: Genetic Diversity for an Agronomic Crop. 
Randall Nelson, USDA-ARS, Esther Peregrine, USDA-ARS
8:50 AM258-2Ornamental Plant Collections in the US National Plant Germplasm System.
David Tay, Ornamental Plant Germplasm Center
9:10 AM258-3Native Plants for National Parks: an Interagency Plant Materials Program. 
Robert T. Escheman, USDA-NRCS
9:30 AM258-4Forage and Turf Grass Germplasm Collections Are Working Hard. 
Michael Casler, USDA/ARS
9:50 AM258-5Genetic Resources for Native Plant Restoration. 
Sarah Wynn, U.S. National Park Service, Pamela Benjamin, Intermountain Region National Park Service
10:10 AM258-6Plant Germplasm Needs and Resources for Risk Assessments of Candidate Weed Biological Control Agents. 
William L. Bruckart III, USDA-ARS-FDWSRU
10:30 AM Concluding Remarks
10:45 AM Div. C-8 Business Meeting
11:45 AM Adjourn

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