2194Plant Molecular Breeding
Date: Saturday, January 11, 2014
Time: 1:30 PM-3:40 PM
Room: Pacific Salon 3
Organizers:
Zhi-Kang Li
,
Yunbi Xu
and
Jinguo Hu
1:30 PM
Toward Cotton Molecular Breeding: Challenges and Opportunities
John Z. Yu, USDA-ARS, Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center;
Carla Jo Logan Young, Texas A&M University;
Alan E. Pepper, Texas A&M University;
Fuguang Li, Institute of Cotton Research of CAAS, China;
Shuxun Yu, Institute of Cotton Research, CAAS;
Ramesh Buyyarapu, Trait Genetics & Technologies, Dow AgroSciences;
Govind C. Sharma, Alabama A&M University;
Lori L. Hinze, USDA-ARS, Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center;
Richard G. Percy, USDA-ARS, Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center
2:30 PM
Identification of Transcript Polymorphisms for Seed Quality Improvement By Exploring Soybean Genetic Diversity
Yong-Qiang (Charles) An, USDA/ARS PGRU;
Wolfgang Goettel, USDA-ARS Plant Genetics Research at Danforth Plant Science Center;
Robert Upchurch, USDA-ARS, SNFRU;
Mingli Wang, USDA-ARS, PGRCU;
Eric Xia, University of Illinois;
Zongrang Liu, USDA-ARS, AFRS;
Pengyin Chen, University of Arkansa
2:50 PM
Marker-Assisted Introgression of a QTL Region to Improve Rust Resistance in Three Elite and Popular Varieties of Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)
Rajeev K Varshney, ICRISAT;
Manish K Pandey, ICRISAT;
Pasupuleti Janila, ICRISAT;
Shyam N Nigam, ICRISAT;
Harikishan Sudini, ICRISAT;
MVC Gowda, University of Agricultural Sciences;
Manda Sriswathi, ICRISAT;
T Radhakrishnan, Directorate of Groundnut Research;
Surendra S Manohar, ICRISAT;
Patne Nagesh, ICRISAT
