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Genetics/Germplasm/Plant Breeding: Fruit Crops

Monday, August 2, 2010: 8:00 AM
Desert Salon 1-3
Moderator:
8:00 AM
Three New Fig Cultivars for the Gulf Coast
David G. Himelrick, Louisiana State Univ; Charles E. Johnson, Louisiana State University; J. E. Boudreaux, Louisiana State Univiversity
8:15 AM
Diversity of Low Chill Peaches From Asia, Brazil, Europe and the USA
Natalie Anderson, Texas A&M University; David H. Byrne, Texas A&M University; Caroline Castro, EMBRAPA; Maria B. Raseira, CNPFT-EMBRAPA; Unaroj Boonprakob, Kasetsart University; Lirong Wang, Researcher, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences; W.R. Okie, USDA–ARS
8:30 AM
Rosbreed's Marker-Assisted Breeding Pipeline
Cameron Peace, Washington State University; Nahla V. Bassil, Ph.D, USDA–ARS, NCGR; Marco Bink, Wageningen University and Research Center; Susan K. Brown, Cornell University; David H. Byrne, Texas A&M University; John R. Clark, University of Arkansas; Thomas M. Davis, University of New Hampshire; Katherine Evans, Washington State University, TFREC; Gennaro Fazio, USDA–ARS; Chad E. Finn, USDA ARS HCRL; Ksenija Gasic, Clemson University; Thomas Gradziel, University of California, Davis; James F. Hancock, Michigan State University; James Luby, University of Minnesota; Dorrie Main, Washington State University; Nnadozie Oraguzie, Washington State University; Eric van de Weg, Wageningen University and Research Center; Dechun Wang, Michigan State University; Kenong Xu, Cornell University; Amy F. Iezzoni, Michigan State University
8:45 AM
Use of PediMap in RosBREED for Visualizing Genetic and Phenotypic Data Across Pedigrees in Rosaceous Crops
Cholani Kumari Weebadde, Michigan State University; Carlos H. Crisosto, University of California, Davis; Gennaro Fazio, USDA–ARS; Karina Gallardo, Washington State University, TFREC; Dorrie Main, Washington State University; Cameron Peace, Washington State University; Gregory L. Reighard, Clemson University; Audrey Sebolt, Michigan State University; Alexandra Stone, Oregon State University; Eric van de Weg, Wageningen University and Research Center; Roeland Voorrips, Plant Research International; Kenong Xu, Cornell University; Amy F. Iezzoni, Michigan State University
9:00 AM
Germplasm Sets and Standardized Phenotyping Protocols for Fruit Quality Traits in RosBREED
James Luby, University of Minnesota; Chad E. Finn, USDA ARS HCRL; Ksenija Gasic, Clemson University; Amy F. Iezzoni, Michigan State University; Nnadozie Oraguzie, Washington State University; Susan K. Brown, Cornell University; David H. Byrne, Texas A&M University; John R. Clark, University of Arkansas; Carlos H. Crisosto, University of California, Davis; Thomas M. Davis, University of New Hampshire; Katherine Evans, Washington State University, TFREC; Thomas Gradziel, University of California, Davis; James F. Hancock, Michigan State University; Nahla V. Bassil, Ph.D, USDA–ARS, NCGR; Gennaro Fazio, USDA–ARS; Dorrie Main, Washington State University; Cameron Peace, Washington State University; Cholani Kumari Weebadde, Michigan State University; Eric van de Weg, Wageningen University and Research Center; Chengyan Yue, University of Minnesota
9:15 AM
Using Socio-Economic Values to Help Set Objective Plant Breeding Targets
Chengyan Yue, University of Minnesota; Karina Gallardo, Washington State University, TFREC; Vicki McCracken, Washington State University; Raymond Jussaume, Washington State University; James Luby, University of Minnesota; James R. McFerson, Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission; Cameron Peace, Washington State University; Amy F. Iezzoni, Michigan State University
9:30 AM
Diversity in Wild Apple Species of Chinese Origin
Gayle Volk, USDA–ARS, National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation; Adam Henk, USDA ARS; Christopher Richards, USDA–ARS, National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation; Angela Baldo; Philip L. Forsline, USDA-ARS, Plant Genetic Resources Unit, Cornell University