Monday, November 5, 2007: 9:25 AM
Convention Center, Room 210, Second Floor
84: Symposium--Crop Genetic Vulnerability Thirty Five Years after T-Cytoplasm
Sponsor:C08 Plant Genetic Resources
Presiding:Tommy E. Carter, North Carolina State University
9:25 AM Introductory Remarks
9:50 AM84-1Current Status.
Cary Fowler, Global Crop Diversity Trust
10:15 AM84-2Genetic Vulnerability of the U.S. Sour Cherry Industry: Lessons from the near Total Crop Loss in 2002.
Amy Iezzoni, Michigan State University
10:40 AM84-3Crop Genetic Vulnerability 35 Years after T-Cytoplasm: Private Sector Activities and Perspectives.
Stephen Smith, Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l Inc., David Bubeck, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Elisabeth Jones, Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l Inc.
11:05 AM84-4Genetic Vulnerability -- a Global Perspective.
Toby Hodgkin, Global Partnerships Programme Bioversity International, Mikkel Grum, Global Partnerships Programme Bioversity International, Prem Mathur, Global Partnerships Programme Bioversity International, V. Ramanatha Rao, Global Partnerships Programme Bioversity International, Ehsan Dulloo, Global Partnerships Programme Bioversity International
11:30 AM84-5A Near-Isogenic Line (NIL) Approach for Identification and Validation of a Native Gene for Anthracnose Stalk Rot (ASR) Resistance in Maize.
James A. Hawk, University of Delaware, Travis J. Frey, University of Delaware, Teclemariam Weldekidan, University of Delaware
11:55 AM Adjourn

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