Date: Saturday, January 12, 2013
Time: 1:30 PM-3:40 PM
Room: Pacific Salon 3
Organizers:
Zhi-Kang Li
,
Yunbi Xu
and
Jinguo Hu
1:50 PM
Approaches Enabling Molecular Breeding of Sweet Cherry
Tyson Koepke, Washington State University;
Scott Schaeffer, Department of Horticulture, Washington State University;
Christopher Hendrickson, Washington State University;
Derick Jiwan, Washington State University;
Artemus Harper, Department of Horticulture, Washington State University;
Jonathan Maldonado, University of Chile, Santiago;
Lee Meisel, INTA - U de Chile;
Herman Silva, Lab Gen Func & Bioinfo - Fac Ciencias Agro - U de Chile;
Nnadozie Oraguzie, Washington State University;
Matthew Whiting, Washington State University;
Amit Dhingra, Department of Horticulture, Washington State University
2:30 PM
Marker Integration in Public Wheat Breeding: CIMMYT Experience and Prospects
Susanne Dreisigacker, CIMMYT - International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre;
José Crossa, CIMMYT - International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre;
David Bonnett, CIMMYT - International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre;
Yongle Li, CIMMYT - International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre;
John Hickey, The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK;
Ky L. Mathews, CIMMYT - International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre;
Hans-Joachim Braun, CIMMYT - International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre
3:10 PM
Population Structure and Association Mapping Of Fruit Traits and Capsicum Content In Capsicum annuum
Padma Nimmakayala, Department of Biology, West Virginia State University;
Lakshmi V. Abburi, Department of Biology, West Virginia State University;
Lavanya Abburi, Department of Biology, West Virginia State University;
Gopinath Vajja, Department of Biology, West Virginia State University;
Umesh K. Reddy, Department of Biology, West Virginia State University