2011 SOYBEAN BREEDERS' AGRONOMISTS & PLANT PHYSIOLOGISTS WORKSHOP


Workshop Coordinatiors:

Vince Pantalone, (Public Breeder), Univ. of Tennessee - Overall planning and coordination
Tommy Carter, (USDA-ARS) - Co-coordinator
Hari Ramasubramaniam, (Plant Pathologist), Syngenta Seeds Inc. -Hotel arrangements, Web site
Rusty Smith, (Rusty Smith) - Program Chair, Tuesday General Session

Monday, February 21, 2011

Speaker Topic
Vince Pantalone, Univ. of TennesseeWelcome and Announcements
Carol Bonin & Brian Diers, Univ. of IllinoisDecades of Yield Progress in the North
Roger Boerma, Univ. of GeorgiaDecades of Yield Progress in the South
Joe Burton, USDA-ARSHeterosis in Soybean: can it be useful in breeding? (Or have I been wasting my time?)
Bill Beavis, Iowa State Univ.Breeding Strategies in an Era of Molecular Information
Bill Beavis & Tommy CarterGroup Discussion from the floor: Burning Issues in Plant Breeding Methods
Brian Diers, Univ. of IllinoisNested Association Mapping in Soybean: population development and planned experiments
Kent Burkey, USDA-ARSSoybean Ancestors as Sources of Tolerance to Ozone and other Abiotic Stresses
Kip Culler, Missouri farmerFarmer Philosophy on High Yielding Environments
Seth L. Naeve, Univ. of MinnesotaNon-GMO variety pipeline

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Speaker Topic
Session: Soybean Physiology | Chair: Jeff Ray, USDA-ARS
Lisa Ainsworth, USDA-ARSAdapting Soybean to the Future Climate
Larry Purcell, Univ. of ArkansasNitrogen Fixation, N Remobilization, and Seed Yield among Soybean NILs for Maturity
R. Ford Denison Univ. of MinnesotaBreeding Soybean for More Efficient Symbiosis: a Darwinian Perspective
Sesion: Drought Tolerance | Chair: Tommy Carter, USDA-ARS
Jim Orf, Univ. of MinnesotaDrought Tolerance Breeding in the Midwest
Grover Shannon, Univ. of MissouriDrought Tolerance Breeding in the Mid-South
Tom Sinclair, N.C. State UnivChallenges in Using Physiological and Molecular Traits to Breed for Drought Tolerance
Jeff Habben, Pioneer Hi-BredThe Use of Transgenes to Improve Performance in Maize: An Industry Perspective
Tommy Carter, USDA-ARSDrought Tolerance Breeding in the Southeast
Sesion: Advances in Seed Composition | Chair: Kristin Bilyeu, USDA-ARS
Grover Shannon, Univ. of MissouriHigh Oleic Soybean Oil
Emily Dierking & Bill Rhodes, Schillinger GeneticsAdjusting Soybean Seed Carbohydrates to Meet Market Needs
Federico Tripodi, MonsantoA good thing that just got better: Soybeans rich in SDA Omega-3 Oil
Steve Schnebly, PioneerHigh Oleic Soybean – performance, feedback, and applications
Monica Schmidt, Danforth CenterThe Production of Nutraceutical Carotenoids in Transgenic Soybean Seeds
Sesion: Production Systems | Chair: Glenn Bowers, Syngenta Seeds Inc.
Shawn Conely, Univ. of WisconsinSoybean Trait Needs for the Midwest: The musings of an agronomist
Al Hoggard, Syngenta Seeds IncChallenges of Breeding for and Producing Soybeans in the South
Glenn Bowers, Syngenta SeedsSoybean Production Systems in Argentina and Brazil
Tom Sinclair, N.C. State Univ.Hey Kids, Growing Soybeans in 2050!

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Speaker Topic
David Hyten, USDA-ARSUpdate on SNP Genotyping of the USDA Soybean Germplasm Collection
Roger Boerma, Univ. of GeorgiaGenome Strategic Planning Paper
Katy Martin Rainey, Virginia TechLow Phytate – Can We Solve the Germ Problem?
From the FloorRetirements & Announcements
Gary Ablett remembered
Tadesse Mebrahtu remembered
Josh Stanton remembered
Vince Pantalone, Univ. of TennesseeSoybean Germplasm Committee Report
David Hyten, USDA-ARSSoybean Genetics Committee Report
Randy Nelson, USDA-ARSGenetic Diversity Survey Report
Breeding Efforts to Expand Genetic Diversity for Yield
Jim Specht, Univ. of NebraskaAbiotic Stress Tolerance Breeding Survey Report
Vince Pantalone, Univ. of TennesseeAdjourn