Tuesday, July 23, 2019: 8:00 AM
Partagas 1 (Tropicana Las Vegas)
Moderator:
8:00 AM
Current Progress and Challenges for DNA Marker Development and Application in Strawberry Breeding
Youngjae Oh, University of Florida;
Zhen Fan, University of Florida;
Sadikshya Sharma, University of Florida;
Yi-Tien Lu, University of Florida;
Natalia Salinas, University of Florida;
Jason D. Zurn, USDA-ARS NCGR;
Sujeet Verma, University of Florida;
Nahla Bassil, USDA-ARS NCGR;
Vance M Whitaker, University of Florida;
Seonghee Lee, University of Florida
8:15 AM
Identification of QTLs for Bloom Date, Fruit Development Period, and Ripe Date Traits in Peaches
Zena Rawandoozi, Texas A&M University;
Timothy P. Hartmann, Texas A&M University;
Ksenija Gasic, Clemson University;
Cassia Da Silva Linge, Clemson University;
Lichun Cai, Michigan State University;
Nahla Bassil, USDA-ARS NCGR;
Eric van de Weg, Wageningen University & Research;
David H. Byrne, Texas A&M University
9:15 AM
Leveraging Synteny across Rosaceae to Identify Loci Controlling Fruit Sweetness in Blackberry
Jason D. Zurn, USDA-ARS NCGR;
Mandie Driskill, USDA-ARS NCGR;
Sook Jung, Washington State University;
Dorrie Main, Washington State University;
Melinda H. Yin, University of Arkansas;
Melissa Clark, USDA-ARS NCGR;
David Chagné, The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Ltd;
Susan Thomson, The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Ltd;
Lailiang Cheng, Cornell University;
John R. Clark, University of Arkansas;
Margaret Worthington, Ph.D., University of Arkansas;
Chad E. Finn, USDA-ARS HCRU;
Nahla Bassil, USDA-ARS NCGR
