14:
Horticultural Crops Culture and Management: BioEnergy

Monday, July 27, 2009: 8:00 AM
Field (Millennium Hotel St. Louis)
Moderator:
8:00 AM
How Are Greenhouse Growers Coping with Rising Energy Costs?
Robin Brumfield, Dr., Rutgers University; A.J. Both, Rutgers University; George Wulster, Rutgers University
8:15 AM
Investigating Seed Dormancy In Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.)
Denise V. Duclos, Ph.D., Cornell University, NYSAES; Dennis T. Ray, University of Arizona; Alan G. Taylor, Cornell University, NYSAES
8:30 AM
Susceptibility of Camelina Sativa to Blackleg Disease, Leptosphaeria Maculans
Tara L. Gregorich, Montana State University; Alice L. Pilgeram, Assistant, Research, Professor, Montana State Universiry-Bozeman; Brekke L. Peterson, Montana State University; William A. Hoch, Montana State University
8:45 AM
Fermentation of Sweet Sorghum Juice
Valerie H. Teetor, University of Arizona; Jeerawan Chawhuaymak, University of Arizona; Mark R. Riley, University of Arizona; Dennis T. Ray, University of Arizona
9:00 AM
Evaluation of Several Horticultural Plants as Biodiesel Crops
Steven Vaughn, USDA ARS; Nathan A. Deppe, USDA ARS; Bryan R. Moser, USDA ARS
9:15 AM
Potential Bio-Diesel Plant Resources From China
Lijuan Jiang, Central South University of Forestry and Technology; Jinquan Tong, Central South University of Forestry and Technology; Changzhu Li, Hunan Academy of Forestry; Donglin Zhang, Univ of Maine