Tuesday, November 6, 2007: 9:25 AM
Convention Center, Room 216, Second Floor
155: Genetic Improvement of Cotton and Industrial Crops
Sponsor:C01 Crop Breeding & Genetics
Presiding:Steve Hague, Texas A&M University
9:25 AM Introductory Remarks
9:30 AM155-1Initial Assessment of Genetic Diversity within the Pee Dee Cotton Germplasm.
B. Todd Campbell, USDA-ARS
9:45 AM155-2Developing Extra Long Staple Upland Cotton.
C. Wayne Smith, Texas A&M University, Steve Hague, Texas A&M University, Eric Hequet, International Textile Research Center, Dick Auld, Texas Tech University
10:00 AM155-3Cotton Drought Tolerance Classification via Chlorophyll Fluorescence.
Polly Longenberger, Texas A&M University, C. Wayne Smith, Texas A&M University, John Burke, USDA-ARS, Bobbie McMichael, USDA-ARS, Sara Duke, USDA-ARS
10:15 AM155-4Linkage in Upland Cotton between WideStrike™ and Roundup Ready® Flex Transgenes.
Mustafa McPherson, Phytogen Seed Co., LLC., Chibwe Chungu, Phytogen Seed Co., LLC., John Pellow, Phytogen Seed Co., LLC., Joel Mahill, Phytogen Seed Co., LLC., Frank Bordelon, Phytogen Seed Co., LLC., David Anderson, Phytogen Seed Co., LLC.
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM155-5Non-GMO Low Seed Gossypol Lines with Glands: Improving Cottonseed for Animal Feed Rations.
Jodi Scheffler, USDA-ARS, Gabriela B. Romano, USDA-ARS
11:00 AM155-6Selection for Straw Fibre in Oilseed Flax.
Natalie Coetzee, University of Saskatchewan, Gordon Rowland, University of Saskatchewan
11:15 AM155-7Response of Four Guayule Lines to Two Plant Populations.
Terry Coffelt, USDA-ARS, Dennis Ray, University of Arizona, Francis Nakayama, U.S. Water Conservation Lab
11:30 AM155-8Heritability Estimates for Cold Tolerance in Seeded Bermudagrass.
Thomas R. Stefaniak, University of KY, Tim Phillips, University of Kentucky, Charlie Rodgers, Seeds West, David Williams, University of Kentucky
11:45 AM Concluding Remarks
12:00 PM Adjourn

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