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Corn & Sorghum and Soybean Seed Research
Conference 2009
December 8 – 11, 2009, Hyatt Regency Hotel
Chicago, Illinois
Research Conference Schedule
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Research Conference Schedule
Wednesday, December 9
39th Soybean Seed Research Conference |
| 10:00 am |
Introductory Remarks
ASTA Chairman, Soybean Division Chair
Soybean Super Session I:
Yield Robbers and How Do We Arrest Them?
Moderator: Greg Gerard, JGL, Inc.
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| 10:05 am |
Putting the Collar on Weeds with New Herbicide Tolerant Events
Ford Baldwin, Weed Scientist |
| Cyst Nematode: The Biotic Thief |
| 10:30 am |
Transgenic Solutions for Nematode Control
Nick Duck, Vice President of Research, Athenix Corp. |
| 10:50 am |
Seed Treatment Perspective – Activity of Seed Applied Nematicides on Cyst and Non Cyst Forming Nematodes in Soybeans
David Long, Syngenta Seed Care |
| 11:10 am |
Tweaking Genetics and Physiology of the Soybean
to Increase Dryland Yields
Larry Purcell, University of Arkansas |
| 11:30 am |
Gene Discovery to Enhance Yield & Drought Tolerance - ATHLETE
Hagai Karchi, EVP, Technology and Chief Technology Officer, Evogene |
| 11:50 am |
Q & A |
| 12:00 pm |
Adjourn |
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| 1:30 pm |
Soybean Super Session II: Unshackling Yield Barriers
Moderator: Corey Nikkel, Schillinger Genetics
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1:30 pm |
Soybean Yield Stimulus Package
Palle Pedersen, Iowa State University |
| 2:00 pm |
Accelerated Yield Technology™ (AYT)
Scott Sebastian, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., a DuPont Company |
| 2:30 pm |
Q & A |
| 3:00 pm |
Adjourn |
Thursday, December 10
Joint Corn & Sorghum and Soybean General Session |
| 8:30 am |
Introductory Remarks
Corn & Sorghum Division Chair
ASTA Chairman
NCCPB Award Presentations
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| 8:45 am |
Joint Session I:
Ag Economic Outlook
Moderated by: Jack Carlson, Winfield Solutions, LLC
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8:45 am |
The Outlook for Crop Production & Prices through 2010/11
Dan Manternach, Ag Services Director, Doane Advisory Services
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| 9:15 am |
Biofuels
Roger Conway, Director, Office of Energy Policy and New Uses, Office of the Chief Economist, USDA |
| 9:45 am |
Q & A |
| 10:15 am |
Joint Session II:
Emerging Biotech Projects
Moderated by: Alan Gould, Verdant Partners
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10:15 am |
Opportunity and Challenge of Biotech Research in China Seed Industry
Dr. Gengchen Han, Chairman, Origin Agritech Ltd |
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10:45 am |
Computational-Based Gene Discovery to Address Emerging Biotech Projects
Hagai Karchi , EVP, Technology and Chief Technology Officer, Evogene |
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11:00 am |
Athenix Trait Pipeline
Dr. Scott Uknes, Athenix Corporation |
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11:15 am |
Increasing the Efficiency and Sustainability of Biofuel Production
Cassie Hilder, Archadia Biosciences |
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11:30 am |
Enhancing Yield in Dedicated Energy Crop Grasses
Dr. Richard Flavell, Ceres, Inc. |
| 11:30 am |
Q & A |
| 12:00 pm |
Adjourn |
64th Corn & Sorghum Seed Research Conference |
| 1:30 pm |
Corn Session I:
The Change We Need for Higher Populations
Moderated by: Dick Johnson, University of Illinois
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1:30 pm |
Applications of Molecular Breeding - Drought Tolerance in Corn
Mark Cooper, Pioneer |
| 2:00 pm |
A Systems Approach to Understanding Shade Tolerant Maize
Tom Brutnell, Cornell University |
| 2:30 pm |
Q & A |
| 3:00 pm |
Corn Session II:
New Technologies/Techniques in Corn Breeding
Moderated by: Ron Itnyre
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3:00 pm |
Genetic Structure of Quantitative Traits in Plants:
Known Knowns, Known Unknowns, Unknown Unknowns
Rex Bernardo, University of Minnesota |
| 3:20 pm |
Epistatic Models to Improve Selection
John Dudley, University of Illinois |
| 3:40 pm |
Optimization and Marker Assisted Breeding Strategies
Bill Beavis, Iowa State University |
| 4:00 pm |
Q & A |
| 4:30 pm |
Sorghum Session
Moderated by: Charles Miller, MMR Genetics
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4:30 pm |
Transforming the Sorghum Genome for Agriculture
Steve Kresovich, Cornell University |
| 5:00 pm |
Sorghum Chemistry and Utilization
Scott Bean, USDA-ARS |
| 5:30 pm |
Q&A |
| 5:45 pm |
Adjourn |
Friday, December 11
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| 8:00 am |
Corn Session III:
Nitrogen
Moderated by: Kendall Lamkey, Iowa State University
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8:00 am |
Maize Plant Competition in High Plant Density, High Yield Environments
Chris Boomsma, Dow AgroSciences |
| 8:30 am |
Technology and Biotechnology of Nitrogen Use for High Yield Corn
Fred Below, University of Illinois |
| 9:00 am |
Q & A |
| 9:30 am |
Corn Session IV:
The Low-Down on Roots
Moderated by: Steve Schuetz, AgReliant Genetics, LLC
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9:30 am |
Understanding Maize Yield Trends in theU.S. Corn Belt
Charles Messina, Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business |
| 9:50 am |
Population Dynamics in the Evolution of Corn Rootworm Resistance to Transgenic Bt Hybrids
David Onstad, University of Illinois |
| 10:10 am |
RNAi Approaches to Rootworm Control
Jim Roberts, Monsanto |
| 10:30 am |
Q & A |
| 11:00 am |
Adjourn |
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