The 2010 ASHS Annual Conference

Saturday, July 31, 2010

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2:00 PM-4:00 PM


American Society for Plasticulture (ASP) Board of Directors Meeting

4:00 PM-5:00 PM


American Society for Plasticulture (ASP) Annual Membership Meeting

5:00 PM-7:00 PM


American Society for Plasticulture (ASP) Welcome Reception

Sunday, August 1, 2010

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7:00 AM-6:00 PM


Huntington and LA Arboretum

7:30 AM-4:00 PM


Registration Open - Sunday

8:00 AM-8:30 AM


American Society for Plasticulture (ASP) Moderators Training Session

9:00 AM-10:15 AM


American Society for Plasticulture (ASP) Congress Keynote Session

10:15 AM-10:30 AM


American Society for Plasticulture (ASP) Awards Session

10:30 AM-11:00 AM


American Society for Plasticulture (ASP) Break

11:00 AM-12:30 PM


American Society for Plasticulture (ASP) Congress General Session

12:30 PM-1:30 PM


American Society for Plasticulture (ASP) Congress Lunch

1:00 PM-5:00 PM


Certified Horticulturist Certification Examination

1:30 PM-3:00 PM


American Society for Plasticulture (ASP) Congress Concurrent Breakout Session

2:00 PM-5:00 PM


Exhibitor Set-up - Sunday

Poster Set-up - Sunday

2:00 PM-6:00 PM


Palm Springs City Tour & Tram Ride

3:30 PM-6:00 PM


American Society for Plasticulture (ASP) Congress Afternoon Session

Monday, August 2, 2010

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM


Moderator's Training Session

7:00 AM-5:00 PM


Temecula Valley Nursery and Wine Grape Tour

7:30 AM-6:00 PM


Registration Open - Monday

8:00 AM-9:00 AM


Scholarship Awards Committee Meeting

Working Group Chairs and Chairs Elect Meeting

8:00 AM-9:45 AM


Oral 1
Crop Physiology: Vegetable Crops

Oral 2
Genetics/Germplasm/Plant Breeding: Fruit Crops

8:00 AM-10:00 AM


Collegiate Activities Committee (CAC) Meeting

Root and Bulb Vegetable Crop Germplasm Committee (RBV-CGC)

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


Exhibitor Set-up - Monday

Industry Forum: Drip and Micro Irrigation Technology

Poster Set-up - Monday

8:30 AM-10:00 AM


Oral 3
Postharvest Physiology: Apple

9:00 AM-10:00 AM


Oral 4
Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Computer Applications In Horticulture (COMP) Working Group Business Meeting

Earth-Kind Working Group Planning Meeting

Propagation (PROP) Working Group Business Meeting

William A. "Tex" Frazier Lecture Series Selection Committee Meeting

10:00 AM-12:00 PM


ASHS Opening Plenary Session and William A. Tex Frazier Lecture

12:00 PM-12:45 PM


Oral 1
Crop Physiology: Environmental Stress Poster

Oral 2
Genetics/Germplasm/Plant Breeding: Floriculture Poster

Oral 3
Nursery Crops 1 Poster

Oral 4
Plant Nutrition 1 Poster

Oral 5
Postharvest 1 Poster

Oral 6
Sustainable Production 1 Poster

12:00 PM-1:00 PM


Oral 7
Undergraduate Poster Competition 1

Award Recipient Reception (by invitation only)

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 1

12:00 PM-5:00 PM


Exhibits - Monday

12:45 PM-1:15 PM


Monday All Delegate Luncheon

1:00 PM-2:00 PM


Oral 8
Undergraduate Poster Competition 2

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 2

1:15 PM-2:00 PM


Oral 9
Genetics/Germplasm/Plant Breeding: Cross-Commodity Poster

Oral 10
Genetics/Germplasm/Plant Breeding: Vegetable Crops 1 Poster

Oral 11
Horticultural Crops Culture and Management: Cross-Commodity Posters

Oral 12
Plant Propagation Poster

Oral 13
Produce Quality/Health Properties 1 Posters

Special Graduate Poster Competition On Topics Related to Herbs, Spices, and Medicinal Plants

2:00 PM-3:00 PM


Oral 5
Teaching Methods

Emeritus (EMER) Working Group Business Meeting

Growth Regulators In Fruit Nut Production (PGR) Working Group Business Meeting

Marketing and Economics (MKEC) Working Group Business Meeting

2:00 PM-3:45 PM


Oral 6
Crop Physiology: Environmental Stress

2:00 PM-4:00 PM


Workshop 1
ASHS Primer
Collegiate Activities Committee

Workshop 2
Beyond the Elements: Alternative Amendments and Their Impact On Plant Health, Growth and Productivity
Organic Horticulture Working Group

Workshop 3
Sustainability and Production in California: A Grower's Forum
FLOR

Oral 7
Postharvest Physiology: Cross-Commodity 2

2:00 PM-6:00 PM


Colloquium 1
Applications of Next-Generation Sequencing to Horticultural Crops

3:00 PM-4:00 PM


BioEnergy (BioE) Working Group Business Meeting

Extension Division Advisory Council Meeting

History of Horticultural Science (HIST) Working Group Business Meeting

Plant Nutrient Management (PNM) Working Group Business Meeting

Tropical Horticultural Crops (TROP) Working Group Business Meeting

3:15 PM-4:30 PM


Oral 8
Marketing & Economics

4:00 PM-4:30 PM


Organic Horticulture (ORGH) Working Group Business Meeting

4:00 PM-5:00 PM


Floriculture (FLOR) Working Group Business Meeting

Herb, Spices and Medical Plants (HSMP) Working Group Business Meeting

Horticultural Landmark Selection Committee Meeting

Ornamental/Landscape and Turf (O/LT) Working Group Business Meeting

4:00 PM-5:30 PM


Workshop 4
Increasing Effectiveness of Master Gardeners: Techniques That Work
Consumer Horticulture Master Gardener (CHMG)

4:00 PM-6:00 PM


Workshop 5
Developments and Outlook for Mechanization of Vegetable, Fruit, and Nut Production
Production and Harvest Mechanization (MECH) Working Group

Workshop 6
Reducing Water Quality Impacts From Horticultural Crop Production
Industry Division

Association of Collegiate Branches (ACB) Annual Business Meeting

4:15 PM-5:30 PM


Oral 9
Plant Nutrient Management

4:45 PM-5:45 PM


Oral 10
International Horticulture

5:00 PM-6:00 PM


Oral 11
Crop Physiology: Biofumigation

Horticultural Hall of Fame Selection Committee Meeting

Research Division Advisory Council Meeting

5:30 PM-6:00 PM


Consumer Horticulture and Master Gardeners (CHMG) Working Group Business Meeting

6:00 PM-6:30 PM


Production and Harvest Mechanization (MECH) Working Group Business Meeting

6:00 PM-7:00 PM


Student Reception

7:00 PM-8:00 PM


Oral 14
SCRI Project Directors Poster Session

ASHS Welcome Reception

Exhibits - Welcome Reception

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

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6:00 AM-2:40 PM


Walking Tour of the Grounds of Marriott Hotel-Visit to Coachella Valley and Oasis Date Garden - Graduate/Undergraduate Tour - Open to All Registrants

8:00 AM-9:00 AM


Oral 12
Citrus Crops 1

Oral 13
Water Utilization and Management

Journal of ASHS Editorial Board Meeting

Teaching Methods (TCHG) Working Group Business Meeting

Viticulture and Small Fruits (VSF) Working Group Business Meeting

Waste Utilization In Horticulture (WUH) Working Group Business Meeting

8:00 AM-9:30 AM


Oral 14
Commercial Horticulture: Extension

Oral 15
Floriculture 1

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


Colloquium 2
Local, National, and Global: The Impacts of Local Foods?

8:00 AM-3:00 PM


Commodity Judging Contest Set-up

8:00 AM-5:00 PM


Registration Open - Tuesday

8:00 AM-6:00 PM


Current Issues and Applications for Intellectual Property of Horticultural Plant Cultivars

9:00 AM-10:00 AM


Growth Chambers and Controlled Enviroments (CE) Working Group Business Meeting

HortTechnology Editorial Board Meeting

Ornamental Plant Breeding (OPB) Working Group Business Meeting

9:00 AM-10:30 AM


Water Utilization and Management (WUM) Working Group Business Meeting

9:00 AM-5:00 PM


Exhibits - Tuesday

9:30 AM-10:30 AM


Oral 16
Production & Harvest Mechanization

10:00 AM-11:00 AM


Citrus Crops (CITR) Working Group Business Meeting

HortScience Editorial Board Meeting

Human Issues in Horticulture (HIH) Working Group Business Meeting

10:00 AM-12:00 PM


Workshop 7
Alternative Energy Sources for Controlled Environment Agriculture Systems
Growth Chambers and Controlled Environments (CE)Working Group

Oral 17
Undergraduate Oral

10:15 AM-12:00 PM


Oral 18
Ornamentals/Landscape & Turf 2

10:45 AM-12:00 PM


Oral 19
Crop Physiology: Floriculture

11:00 AM-12:00 PM


Endowment Fund Committee Meeting

International Topics of Concern (ITCH) Working Group Business Meeting

Vegetable Breeding (VGBR) Working Group Business Meeting

12:00 PM-12:45 PM


Oral 15
Crop Physiology: Cross-Commodity 1 Poster

Oral 16
Genetics/Germplasm/Plant Breeding: Fruit/Nut Crops 1 Poster

Oral 17
Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants Poster

Oral 18
Marketing/Consumer Horticulture Posters

Oral 19
Ornamentals/Landscape & Turf Poster

Oral 20
Sustainable Production 2 Poster

Oral 21
Viticulture & Small Fruits 1 Poster

12:00 PM-1:00 PM


Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 3

12:00 PM-2:00 PM


Networking/Member/Colleague Luncheon Session- Topic: National Issues In Horticulture: How to Influence Policy

Pi Alpha Xi Luncheon

1:00 PM-2:00 PM


B.Y. Morrison Lecturer: Developing Strategies for Sustainable Production in a Changing Global Climate Scenario: Merging Physiological and Genetic Approaches

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 4

1:15 PM-2:00 PM


Oral 22
Crop Physiology: Growth Regulators Poster

Oral 23
Nursery Crops 2 Poster

Oral 24
Organic Horticulture: Cross-Commodity Poster

Oral 25
Postharvest 2 Poster

Oral 26
Teaching Methods Poster

Oral 27
Vegetable Crops Management 1 Poster

2:00 PM-3:00 PM


Oral 20
Ornamentals/Landscape & Turf

Crop Physiology (CRPP) Working Group Business Meeting

International Horticultural Consultants (ICON) Working Group Business Meeting

Nominations and Elections Committee Meeting

2:00 PM-3:30 PM


Consulting Editors Meeting

2:00 PM-4:00 PM


Workshop 8
Life After Graduation
Graduate Student Working Group

Workshop 9
Local Food Systems -- Horticulturists' Roles in Infrastructure Development
Local Food Systems

Oral 21
Growth Chambers & Controlled Environments: Greenhouse/High Tunnels

B.Y. Morrison Reception and ARS Get-Together

2:00 PM-5:00 PM


Workshop 10
SCRI Project Directors Workshop
SCRI

3:00 PM-4:00 PM


Fellows Screening Committee Meeting

Public Horticulture (PUBHORT) Working Group Business Meeting

Vegetable Crops Management (VCM) Working Group Business Meeting

3:00 PM-6:00 PM


The Horticultural Commodity Judging Contest and Plant Identification Contest

3:15 PM-4:15 PM


Oral 22
Floriculture 2

4:00 PM-5:00 PM


Local Food Systems (LOCSY) Working Group Business Meeting

Membership Committee Meeting

Plant Biotechnology (BTCH) Working Group Business Meeting

Weed Control and Pest Management (WCPM) Working Group Business Meeting

4:00 PM-6:00 PM


Workshop 11
Horticultural Value of Wild Genetic Resources
Genetics and Germplasm

Workshop 12
Innovations in Packaging
Postharvest

4:15 PM-5:45 PM


Oral 23
Vegetable Crops Management: Cross-Commodity 1

4:30 PM-5:45 PM


Oral 24
Nursery Crops 1

5:00 PM-6:00 PM


Graduate Student (GRAD) Working Group Business Meeting

Pomology (POM) Working Group Business Meeting

Produce Quality, Safety and Health Properties (QUAL) Working Group Business Meeting

6:00 PM-7:00 PM


Industry Reception

6:00 PM-8:00 PM


American Pomological Society Board of Directors Meeting

6:00 PM-10:00 PM


Southern IPM/Consumer Horticulture Team

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

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7:00 AM-11:00 AM


San Andreas Adventure Tour by Jeep

8:00 AM-9:00 AM


Education Division Advisory Council Meeting

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Working Group Business Meeting

National Issues Task Force Update to the Membership & Business Meeting

8:00 AM-9:30 AM


Oral 25
Nursery Crops 2

8:00 AM-10:00 AM


Workshop 13
Fresh Produce Safety: A National Perspective
Vegetable Crop Management (VCM)

Workshop 14
RosBREED: Enabling Marker-Assisted Breeding in the Rosaceae
Fruit Breeding Working Group

Workshop 15
The Role of Horticulture in Managing Plant Invasiveness and Reducing New Invasive Introductions in the U.S.
NUR (Nursery Working Group)

Oral 26
Weed Control & Pest Management

Administrators Working Group Breakfast

Crucifer Crop Germplasm Committee

International Opportunities and Interests Breakfast

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


Colloquium 3
Water Management and Plant Performance in a Changing Climate

8:00 AM-5:00 PM


Registration Open Wednesday

9:00 AM-10:00 AM


ASHS Certification Programs - Which Is the Right Fit for You?

Industry Division Advisory Council Meeting

9:00 AM-5:00 PM


Exhibits - Wednesday

10:00 AM-11:00 AM


Seed and Stand Establishment (SSEST) Working Group Business Meeting

10:00 AM-12:00 PM


Workshop 16
Examining the 4R Concept of Nutrient Management: Right Source, Right Rate, Right Time, Right Place
Plant Nutrient Management

Workshop 17
Product Development through Private/Public Partnerships
Industry

Workshop 18
Screening Protocols to Assess and Predict Invasiveness in Plants
Invasive Plant Research Working Group (INPR)

Workshop 19
The Influence of Production Practices On Food Safety
Weed Control and Pest Management Working Group

Graduate Student Activities Committee

Leafy Vegetable Crop Germplasm Committee Meeting (LVCGC)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM


Oral 27
Genetics/Germplasm/Plant Breeding: Ornamental Crops 2

Oral 28
Human Issues in Horticulture/Public Horticulture

11:00 AM-12:00 PM


Fruit Breeding (FRBR) Working Group Business Meeting

12:00 PM-12:45 PM


Oral 28
Crop Physiology: Cross-Commodity 2 Poster

Oral 29
Fruit/Nut 2 Poster

Oral 30
Genetics/Germplasm/Plant Breeding: Biotechnology 1 Posters

Oral 31
Genetics/Germplasm/Plant Breeding: Fruit/Nut Crops 2 Poster

Oral 32
Irrigation/Water Utilization Poster

Oral 33
Topics of Concern in Human Issues and International Horticulture Poster

Oral 34
Weed Control & Pest Management Poster

12:00 PM-2:00 PM


Eastern Broccoli Project Team

12:45 PM-1:15 PM


Wednesday All Delegate Luncheon

1:00 PM-2:00 PM


Invasive Plants (INPR) Working Group Business Meeting

1:00 PM-5:00 PM


Celebrity Homes Tour with Elvis Honeymoon Hideaway

1:15 PM-2:00 PM


Oral 35
Controlled Environments Poster

Oral 36
Fruit Crops 1 Poster

Oral 37
Genetics/Germplasm/Plant Breeding: Nursery Crops Poster

Oral 38
Genetics/Germplasm/Plant Breeding: Vegetable Crops 2 Poster

Oral 39
Landscape & Turf Poster

Oral 40
Plant Nutrition 2 Poster

Oral 41
Produce Quality/Health Properties 2 Poster

2:00 PM-3:30 PM


ASHS Presidential Address and Annual Business Meeting

Tropical Fruit and Nut CGC Meeting

3:30 PM-4:30 PM


International Division Advisory Council Meeting

3:30 PM-5:00 PM


Workshop 20
Role of Roots and Rhizosphere in Organic/Sustainable Production
Root Growth and Rhizosphere Dynamics (RHIZ) Working Group

3:30 PM-5:30 PM


Workshop 21
Frontiers of Fruit
The American Pomological Society

Workshop 22
Social Networking Tools and Delivery of Extension Programming
Extension Division and Commercial Horticulture (CHEX)

Workshop 23
Strawberry Cold Protection and Crop Growth Enhancement with Floating Row Covers
Industry Division

Workshop 24
Teaching Sustainable Landscaping Practices in the College Classroom: Topics and Methods
Teaching Methods Working Group

Oral 29
Genetics/Germplasm/Plant Breeding: Cross-Commodity 1

Oral 30
Plant Biotechnology

4:00 PM-5:00 PM


Environmental Stress Physiology (STRS) Working Group Business Meeting

Postharvest (PH) Working Group Business Meeting

4:30 PM-5:30 PM


Annual Conference Technical Program Committee Meeting

5:00 PM-6:00 PM


Nursery Crops (NUR) Working Group Business Meeting

Root Growth and Rhizosphere Dynamics (RHIZ) Working Group Business Meeting

Temperate Tree Nut Crops (NUTS) Working Group Business Meeting

5:30 PM-6:30 PM


American Pomological Society Tasting Session

Commercial Horticulture (CHEX) Working Group Business Meeting

6:30 PM-8:00 PM


American Pomological Society Annual Business Meeting

6:30 PM-9:00 PM


Extension Division Dinner & Awards Event

Thursday, August 5, 2010

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8:00 AM-9:00 AM


Certified Horticulturist (CH) Board Meeting

8:00 AM-9:15 AM


Oral 31
Growth Chambers and Controlled Environments

8:00 AM-9:45 AM


Oral 32
Vegetable Crops Management: Cross-Commodity 2

8:00 AM-10:00 AM


Workshop 25
Control Mechanisms of Ripening and Senescence of Fruits and Vegetables Part1
Postharvest working group

Workshop 26
Food Safety in the Tree Nut Industries
Temperate Tree Nuts (NUTS) Working Group

Workshop 27
Medicinal Plants of Asian Origin
Working Group of Asian Horticulture

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


Colloquium 4
Improvement of Horticultural Crops for Abiotic Stress Tolerance

8:00 AM-4:00 PM


Registration Open-Thursday

9:00 AM-10:00 AM


Certified Professional Horticulturist (CPH) Board Meeting

Genetics and Germplams (GG) Working Group Business Meeting

9:00 AM-12:45 PM


Exhibits - Thursday

9:30 AM-10:45 AM


Oral 33
Citrus Crops 2

10:00 AM-11:00 AM


Workshop 28
Control Mechanisms of Ripening and Senescence of Fruits and Vegetables Part 2
Postharvest working group

Finance Committee Meeting

Working Group of Asian Horticulture (WGAH) Working Group Business Meeting

10:00 AM-11:45 AM


Oral 34
Pomology: Fruit & Nut Crops

10:15 AM-12:00 PM


Oral 35
Organic Horticulture

Oral 36
Viticulture/Small Fruits

11:00 AM-11:30 AM


Investment Trustees Committee Meeting

11:00 AM-12:00 PM


Oral 37
Postharvest Physiology: Cross-Commodity

Association of Horticulturists of Indian Origin (AHIO) Working Group Business Meeting

11:00 AM-12:15 PM


Oral 38
Genetics/Germplasm/Plant Breeding: Solanaceous Crops

11:30 AM-12:00 PM


Awards Committee Meeting

12:00 PM-12:45 PM


Oral 42
Extension Posters

Oral 43
Floriculture Posters

Oral 44
Genetics/Germplasm/Plant Breeding: Biotechnology 2 Posters

Oral 45
Genetics/Germplasm/Plant Breeding: Fruit/Nut Crops 3 Poster

Oral 46
Postharvest 3 Poster

Oral 47
Vegetable Crops Management 2 Poster

Oral 48
Viticulture/Small Fruits 2 Poster

12:00 PM-6:00 PM


ASHS Board of Directors Meeting

12:45 PM-4:00 PM


Exhibitor and Poster Tear Down

1:00 PM-3:00 PM


Workshop 29
Partnerships in Education and Practice: Curriculum Development and Technology Transfer.
AHIO

Workshop 30
Utility of Mechanistic and Empirical Models for Basic and Applied Research in Horticultural Stress Physiology: What You Need to Know Even If You're Not a Modeler
Environmental Stress Physiology Working Group (STRS)

Oral 39
Genetics/Germplasm: Ornamental Crops

Oral 40
Crop Physiology: Fruit Crops

Oral 41
Genetics/Germplasm/Plant Breeding: Vegetable Crops

1:00 PM-4:00 PM


Workshop 31
Understanding and Manipulating Quality in Grapes and Berries
Viticulture and Small Fruits Working Group