Wednesday, November 15, 2006: 1:25 PM
Indiana Conv. Center, Sagamore 7, Second Floor
269: Symposium--Marker-Assisted Selection Strategies in Crop Improvement
Sponsor:C07 Genomics, Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology
Presiding:Jorge Dubcovsky, Univ of California, Plant Sciences
1:25 PM Introductory Remarks
1:30 PM269-1The Wheat CAP Project: Integrating Marker-Assisted Selection into US Wheat Breeding Programs.
Gina Brown-Guedira, USDA-ARS Plant Science Research Unit
2:00 PM269-2Detecting Marker-trait Associations in Barley Breeding Germplasm for MAS. 
Kevin Smith, 411 Borlaug Hall, Univ. of MN
2:30 PM269-3Marker-assisted selection strategies in soybean. 
Brian Diers, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
3:00 PM Break
3:30 PM269-4Optimizing marker assisted selection strategies for crop improvement.
David Bonnett, CSIRO Plant Industry
4:00 PM269-5Applying markers in vegetable breeding.
Thomas Osborn, Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Carl Braun, Seminis Vegetable Seeds
4:30 PM269-6The Use of Molecular Markers in Pioneer's Corn Breeding Program. 
Geoffrey I. Graham, Pioneer A DuPont Company, Dean Podlich, Pioneer A DuPont Company
5:00 PM Discussion
5:15 PM Adjourn

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