2013 SOYBEAN BREEDERS & PHYSIOLOGISTS WORKSHOP


Monday, February 11, 2013

Speaker Topic
Katy Martin Rainey, Purdue Univ.Welcome and announcements
Rich Joost, United Soybean BoardUpdate on USB Restructuring
Michelle Graham, USDA-ARS, AmesAnalysis of Rpp-4-like genes in legumes
Wayne Parrott, Univ. GeorgiaOutline for Genetic Stocks Repository
Andrew Bent, Univ. WisconsinCopy Number Variation of Multiple Genes at Rhg1 Mediates
Nematode Resistance in Soybean
Barbara Campbell & James Weatherly, Patent Attorneys, Cochran Freund & Young LLC Denver, COBowman vs. Monsanto and new challenges for plant IP
Group Discussion from the Floor:Expiration of the SCN MAS patents: When and Where?

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Speaker Topic
SESSION I: Soybean Viruses | Chair: Leigh Ann Harrison, Monsanto Co.
Pengyin Chen, Univ. ArkansasGenetics Of SMV Resistance
Ioaniss Tzanetakis, Univ ArkansasSVNV
Said Ghabrial, Univ. KentuckyTSV and BPMV-based VIGS
John Hill, Univ. IowaBPMV
SESSION II: Charcoal Rot | Chair: Terri Hughes, USDA-ARS, West Lafayette
Terri HughesPathogen Diversity In Northern States
Chris Little, Kansas State Univ.Evaluating Cultivar Resistance To Charcoal Rot
John Rupe, Univ. ArkansasCharcoal Rot
SESSION III: Sudden Death Syndrome | Chair: Leonor Leandro, Iowa State Univ.
Ahmad Fakhoury, So. Illinois Univ.Genetics Of F. virguliforme
Glen Hartman, USDA-ARS, UrbanaImproved Culture Filtrate Assay Screening
Marty Chilvers, Mi State Univ.Improved Diagnostic Assays For SDS
Silvia Cianzio, Iowa State Univ.Update On SDS Resistance
SESSION IV: Soybean Nematodes | Chair: Prakash Arelli, USDA-ARS, Jackson
Brian Diers, Univ. IllinoisBreeding For SCN Resistance In The Midwest
Grover Shannon, Univ. MissouriBreeding For SCN Resistance In The South
Floyd Hancock, Monsanto Co.Breeding For SCN Resistance: Private Sector
Zenglu Li, Univ. Of GeorgiaRoot Knot Nematodes
Bob Robbins, Univ. Of ArkansasReniform Nematode, A Southern Problem

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Speaker Topic
Ben Fallen, Univ. TennesseeSelective Genotyping For MAS Strategies For Soybean Yield Improvement
From The Floor: Retirements & Announcements
Committee MemberSoybean Germplasm Committee Report
Committee MemberSoybean Genetics Committee Report
David Grant, USDA-ARS, AmesSoyBase Update