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Plant Biotechnology

Wednesday, August 4, 2010: 3:30 PM
Springs K & L
Moderator:
3:45 PM
A Preliminary Report On the Use of Embyro Rescue Techniques with Intra- and Interspecific Hybrids in Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia L)
Xinwang Wang, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Texas A&M System; Anthony Genovesi, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center; Cecil Pounders, USDA-ARS, Thad Cochran Southern Horticultural Laboratory; Raul I. Cabrera, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
4:00 PM
LD Mapping of Melon Traits
Yan R. Tomason, Ph., D, West Virginia State University; Padma Nimmakayala, Ph., D, West Virginia State University; Umesh K. Reddy, Ph., D, West Virginia State University
4:15 PM
DArT Markers for Linkage Mapping and Cross-Species Comparison of Genome Structures
James Bradeen, University of Minnesota; Massimo Iorizzo, University of Naples; Harpartap Mann, Monsanto Canada Inc.; Liangliang Gao, University of Minnesota; Nunzio D'Agostino, University of Naples; Maria Luisa Chiusano, University of Naples; Domenico Carputo, University of Naples
4:30 PM
Effect of Explant Type and Plant Growth Regulators On the Micropropagation of Echinacea Purpurea L
Khalid Ahmad, Ph.D, Bahuddin Zakariya University; Zafarullah Zafar, Bahuddin Zakariya University; Javed I. Mirza, Professor, and, Director, Institute of Pure and Applied Bioplogy
4:45 PM
In Vitro Regeneration of Lilium Henryi Baker and Assessment of Genetic Stability in Micropropagated Plants of Using RAPD and ISSR Techniques
Wei-Ru Yang, Beijing Forestry University,China National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture; Ming Sun, Beijing Forestry University,China National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture; Hui-Tang Pan, Beijing Forestry University; Donglin Zhang, Univ of Maine; Qixiang Zhang, Beijing Forestry University
5:00 PM
Regeneration of Pear (Pyrus communis L.) From Shoot Tip and Nodal Cultures
Akbar Anjum, Ph.D, Bahuddin Zakariya University; Khalid Ahmad, Ph.D, Bahuddin Zakariya University; Shehzadi Saima, Institute of Pure and Applied Bioplogy
5:15 PM
Genetics and Genomics of Chinese Medicinal Plants Epimedium L
Shaohua Zeng, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Wenjun Huang, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Gong Xiao, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Qing Wang, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Gregory L. Reighard, Clemson University; Ying Wang, Dr., Wuhan Botanical Garden,Chinese Academy of Sciences