Vegetable Breeding (Oral Session)

Thursday, July 31, 2014: 1:45 PM
Salon 5 (Rosen Plaza Hotel)
Moderator:
Charlene Margaret Grahn
1:45 PM
Screening the USDA Lettuce Germplasm Collection for Rapid Germination Rate Under Cold Conditions
Charlene Margaret Grahn, Washington State University; Chris Benedict, Regional Extension Specialist, Washington State University Whatcom County Extension; Carol A. Miles, Washington State University; Barbara Hellier, USDA–ARS, Western Regional Plant Introduction Station
Audio File Recorded Presentation
2:00 PM
Using Regional Broccoli Trial Data to Select Experimental Hybrids for Input into Advanced Yield Trials
Mark W. Farnham, USDA-ARS; Zachary Stansell, USDA-ARS; Phillip Griffiths, Cornell University; Jeanine M. Davis, North Carolina State University; Mark Hutton, Univ. of Maine; Thomas Björkman, Cornell University
Audio File Recorded Presentation
2:15 PM
Colorful and Nutritious Vegetable Genetic Resources in the USDA/ARS National Plant Germplasm System
Jinguo Hu, USDA–ARS, Western Regional Plant Introduction Station
Audio File Recorded Presentation
2:30 PM
Inheritance of Immature Tomato Fruit Shoulder Color Phenotypes and Their Effect on Yellow Shoulder Disorder and Soluble Solids Content of Ripe Tomatoes
Matthew R. Mattia, University of Florida; John W. Scott, University of Florida/IFAS
2:45 PM
Molecular Breeding in Cowpea
Ainong Shi, University of Arkansas; Blair Buckley, LSU AgCenter; John R. Clark, University of Arkansas; Dennis Motes, University of Arkansas; Beiquan Mou, USDA–ARS; David Hensley, University of Arkansas; Noelle A. Barkley, USDA-ARS; Haizheng Xiong, University of Arkansas; Jianbing Ma, University of Arkansas; Jessica Chitwood, University of Arkansas
3:00 PM
Screening of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Lines for Bacterial Spot (Xanthomonas spp.) Resistance
Krishna Bhattarai, North Carolina State University; Frank J. Louws, NC State University; John D. Williamson, North Carolina State University; Dilip R. Panthee, North Carolina State University
Audio File Recorded Presentation
3:15 PM
SSR Discovery in Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) from EST Sequence Databases
Jianbing Ma, University of Arkansas; Michael R. Evans, University of Arkansas; Beiquan Mou, USDA–ARS; Dennis Motes, University of Arkansas; Jessica Chitwood, University of Arkansas; Haizheng Xiong, University of Arkansas; Ainong Shi, University of Arkansas
Audio File Recorded Presentation
3:30 PM
Inheritance of Resistance to Basil Downy Mildew (Peronospora belbahrii)
Robert Pyne, Rutgers University; Andy Wyenandt, PhD, Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center (RAREC); Adolfina Koroch, PhD, Borough of Manhattan Community College; James E. Simon, PhD, Rutgers University
Audio File Recorded Presentation
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