2013 SOYBEAN BREEDERS & PHYSIOLOGISTS WORKSHOP


Monday, February 11

1:301:40Katy Martin Rainey, Purdue Univ.Welcome and announcements
1:402:10Rich Joost, United Soybean BoardUpdate on USB Restructuring
2:102:50Michelle Graham, USDA-ARS, AmesAnalysis of Rpp-4-like genes in legumes
3:103:25Wayne Parrott (Univ. Georgia)Outline for Genetic Stocks Repository
3:254:05Andrew Bent, Univ. WisconsinCopy Number Variation of Multiple Genes at Rhg1 Mediates
Nematode Resistance in Soybean
4:054:45Barbara Campbell & James Weatherly
Patent Attorneys, Cochran Freund & Young LLC Denver, CO
Bowman vs. Monsanto and new challenges for plant IP
4:455:15Group Discussion from the Floor:Expiration of the SCN MAS patents: When and Where?

Tuesday, February 12

General Session

Chair, Public Breeder: Andrew Scaboo, Univ. Missouri

Co-Chair, Public Pathologist: Kiersten Wise, Purdue Univ.


SESSION I: Soybean Viruses (Chair: Leigh Ann Harrison, Monsanto Co.)
8:058:30Pengyin Chen, Univ. ArkansasGenetics Of SMV Resistance
8:308:55Ioaniss Tzanetakis, Univ ArkansasSVNV
8:559:20Said Ghabrial, Univ. KentuckyTSV and BPMV-based VIGS
9:209:45John Hill, Univ. IowaBPMV

SESSION II: Charcoal Rot (Chair: Terri Hughes, USDA-ARS, West Lafayette)
Terri HughesPathogen Diversity In Northern States
Chris Little, Kansas State UniversityEvaluating 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

8:058:35Ben Fallen, Univ. TennesseeSelective Genotyping For MAS Strategies For Soybean Yield Improvement
8:509:10From The FloorRetirements & Announcements
9:109:20Committee MemberSoybean Germplasm Committee Report
9:209:30Committee MemberSoybean Genetics Committee Report
9:309:45David Grant, USDA-ARS, AmesSoyBase Update