Wednesday, November 7, 2007: 12:55 PM
Convention Center, Room 207, Second Floor
256: Symposium--Breeding and Genomics of Crops for Bioenergy
Sponsor:C01 Crop Breeding & Genetics
Cosponsor:C07 Genomics, Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology
Presidings:Mark Sorrells, Cornell University
Martin Bohn, University of Illinois
12:55 PMIntroductory Remarks
1:00 PMGenomics-Assisted Breeding and Adaptation of C4 Grasses for Biofuels.
Stephen Moose, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
1:30 PMLignin Modification Overcomes Recalcitrance for Production of Liquid Biofuels.
Richard A. Dixon, Noble Foundation, Fang Chen, Noble Foundation, Rui Zhou, Noble Foundation
2:00 PMGenome-Enabled Trait Development to Enhance Bioenergy Production from Sorghum and Maize.
Wilfred Vermerris, University of Florida
2:30 PMSorghum Breeding for Bioenergy Traits.
William Rooney, Texas A&M University - Rangeland Ecology & Management
3:00 PMAdjourn
Cosponsor:C07 Genomics, Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology

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