Genetics and Germplasm 1 (Oral)
Wednesday, September 20, 2017: 8:00 AM
Kohala 3 (Hilton Waikoloa Village)
Moderator:
8:00 AM
Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of the Endangered Whorled Sunflower, Helianthus verticillatus, at Two Sites in Georgia
Robert N. Trigiano, PhD, University of Tennessee;
Tyler P. Edwards, University of Tennessee;
Bonnie H H. Ownley, Ph.D., University of Tennessee;
Alan Windham, Ph.D., University of Tennessee;
Phillip A. Wadl, USDA-ARS, U.S. Vegetable Laboratory;
Denita Hadziabdic, PhD, University of Tennessee - Knoxville;
Malcomb Hodges, The Nature Conservancy
8:15 AM
Identification of Relationships Between Hawaiian Taro (Colocasia esculenta) through Genome-wide SNP Genotypes and Implications for Breeding
Thomas Wolfgruber, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Hawaii at Manoa;
Martin Helmkampf, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Hawaii at Hilo;
M. Renee Bellinger, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Hawaii at Hilo;
Roshan Paudel, University of Hawaii at Manoa;
Michael Kantar, Assistant Professor, University of Hawaii at Manoa;
Susan C. Miyasaka, Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Manoa;
Heather Kimball, University of Hawaii at Hilo;
Anne Veillet, University of Hawaii at Hilo;
Andrew Read, Cornell University;
Michael Shintaku, Professor, Plant Pathology, University of Hawaii at Hilo
8:30 AM
Genetic Diversity and Association Analysis of Mineral Components in Spinach
Jun Qin, University of Arkansas;
Ainong Shi, University of Arkansas;
Beiquan Mou, USDA-ARS;
Michael A. Grusak, USDA-ARS;
Jim Correll, University of Arkansas;
Yuejin Weng, University of Arkansas;
Dennis Motes, University of Arkansas;
Lingdi Dong, University of Arkansas;
Wei Yang, University of Arkansas;
Gehendra Bhattarai, University of Arkansas;
Waltram Second Ravelombola, University of Arkansas;
Haizheng Xiong, University of Arkansas;
Jianbing Ma, University of Arkansas
