Development and Application of Transgenic Technology in Agriculture

Date: Sunday, January 13, 2013
Time: 1:30 PM-3:40 PM
Room: Sunset
Organizer:
Ashok Shrawat
1:30 PM
W236
Useful New Tools for Improved Crop Biotechnology
Roger Thilmony, USDA-ARS Western Regional Research Center; Meridith Cook, USDA-ARS Western Regional Research Center; Mara E. Guttman, USDA-ARS Western Regional Research Center

1:50 PM
W237
Breeding for Fungal Disease Resistance - the Use of R Genes as Transgenes in Wheat
Beat Keller, University of Zurich; Susanne Brunner, University of Zurich; Gerhard Herren, University of Zurich; Daniel Stirnweis, University of Zurich

2:10 PM
W238
Modulation of Programmed Cell Death for Disease Development/Stress Tolerance in Plants
Martin B. Dickman, Texas A&M University; Harjeet Khanna, Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities; Mayra Faion, Texas A&M University; Marco Molina, Texas A&M University; Erik Mirkov, Texas A&M University; James Dale, Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities; Getu Beyene, Texas A&M University

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2:30 PM
W239
VIRCA - Progress and Challenges for Delivery of Virus Resistant Cassava in Africa
Nigel Taylor, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

2:50 PM
W240
Modifying Trees to Meet the Sustainability and Economic Challenges of Bioproducts Industry
Maud A. W. Hinchee, ArborGen Inc.; Chunsheng Zhang, ArborGen Inc.; Will Rottmann, ArborGen Inc.; Kim Norris-Caneda, ArborGen Inc.; Les Pearson, ArborGen Inc.; Michael Cunningham, ArborGen Inc.

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3:10 PM
W241
Biotechnology Strategies For Blueberry and Cherry
Guo-Qing Song, Michigan State University

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