Commercial Soybean Breeders' Committee members - Chris Tinius (chair), Bayer CropScience; Curtis Scherder Monsanto Co.; Leandro Mozzoni Monsanto Co.; Clint Mapel Dupont Pioneer
Public Soybean Breeder - Andrew Scaboo Univ. of Missouri - Soybean Breeders' Workshop Chair
Public Soybean Breeder - Aaron Lorenz, Univ. of Minnesota - General Session Chair
Public Plant Pathologist - John Rupe, Univ. of Arkansas - General Session Co-Chair
| Start | End | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00 | 1:05 | Andrew Scaboo, Univ. of Missouri | Welcome and announcements |
| SESSION I: Genetic Diversity | |||
| 1:05 | 1:55 | Steve Tanksley, Nature Source Genetics | Combining genomics and mathematical optimization in the exploitation of natural genetic diversity in plant breeding |
| 1:55 | 2:35 | Ram Singh, USDA-ARS | Methodology to exploit Glycine tomentella for broadening the genetic base of modern soybean |
| 2:35 | 3:05 | David Price, Monsanto Co. | Utilization of genetic diversity with a commercial soybean breeding pipeline |
| 3:05 | 3:25 | Break | |
| SESSION II: Commodity Funding Agencies Update | |||
| 3:25 | 3:55 | Ed Anderson, NCSRP | North Central Soybean Research programs update |
| 3:55 | 4:25 | Rich Joost, USB | USB Strategic Direction FY17 - FY21 |
| 4:25 | 4:55 | Kelly Whiting, USB and Cate Newberg, Iowa Soybean Assoc. | National Soybean Research Database: How it impacts check-off project researchers |
| 4:55 | 5:00 | Andrew Scaboo, Univ. of Missouri | Announcements and Adjourn |
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Hosted by Meredith Mendola, Susannah Cooper, and the Monsanto Women in Plant Breeding Network
Chair, Public Soybean Breeder: Aaron Lorenz, Univ. of Minnesota
Co-Chair, Public Plant Pathologist: John Rupe, Univ. of Arkansas
| Start | End | Speaker | Topic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 | 8:05 | Aaron Lorenz, Univ. of Minnesota | Announcements and Introduction | ||
| SESSION I: Sudden Death Syndrome | John Rupe, USDA-ARS | |||||
| 8:05 | 8:30 | Madan Bhattacharyya, Iowa State Univ. | Novel biotech. approaches in fighting sudden death syndrome in soybean | ||
| 8:30 | 8:55 | Leanor Leandro, Iowa State Univ. | SDS Epidemiology | ||
| 8:55 | 9:20 | Carl Bradley, Univ. of Kentucky | Multistate research on management of SDS | ||
| 9:20 | 9:45 | Dechun Wang, Michigan State Univ. | Breeding for SDS resistance | ||
| 9:45 | 10:05 | Coffee Break | |||
| SESSION II: Soybean Foliar Diseases | Danny Singh, Iowa State Univ. | |||||
| 10:05 | 10:30 | Zenglu Li, Univ. of Georgia | Genetic Improvement of Rust Resistance in Soybean | ||
| 10:30 | 10:55 | Ahmad Fakoury, Southern Illinois Univ. | Management of Cercospora diseases in soybean: USB Project Update | ||
| 10:55 | 11:20 | Karen Lackermann, DuPont Pioneer | Trends in foliar disease diagnosis for 2015 | ||
| 11:25 | 12:55 | Lunch (on your own) | |||
| 1:00 | 1:05 | Aaron Lorenz, Univ. of Minnesota | Announcements and Introduction | ||
| SESSION III: Soybean Nematode | Zenglu Li, Univ. of Georgia | |||||
| 1:05 | 1:30 | Brian Diers, Univ. of Illinois | Impact of SCN resistance on nematode reproduction and yield | ||
| 1:30 | 1:55 | Wayne Parrott, Univ. of Georgia | Untangling the knot: Identifying a gene for root-knot nematode resistance | ||
| 1:55 | 2:20 | Prakash Arelli, USDA-ARS | Improved methods for breeding soybean for more durable resistance to SCN | ||
| 2:20 | 2:45 | Melissa Mitchum, Univ. of Missouri | The shifting sands of the soybean cyst nematode-soybean interaction | ||
| 2:45 | 3:05 | Snack Break | |||
| SESSION IV: Soybean Seedling Diseases | Leah Mchale, Ohio State Univ. | |||||
| 3:05 | 3:30 | Anne Dorrance, Ohio State Univ. | Seedling pathogens of soybean, their diversity and best practices for breeding for resistance | ||
| 3:30 | 3:55 | Jianxin Ma, Purdue Univ. | Molecular mapping and characterization of novel Rps genes | ||
| 3:55 | 4:20 | Martin Chilvers, Michigan State Univ. | Oomycetes associated with soybean disease and improved molecular diagnostics | ||
| 4:20 | 4:45 | John McDowell, Virginia Tech. Univ. | Effector-directed breeding as a tool to improve soybean resistance to Phytophthora sojae | ||
| 4:50 | 5:00 | Aaron Lorenz, Univ. of Minnesota | Announcements and Adjourn | ||
| 5:30 | 6:30 | Social Hour & Poster Session, Foyer & Versailles 2 | |||
| Start | End | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6:45 | 8:00 | Continental Breakfast, Versailles Foyer | |
| 8:00 | 8:05 | Andrew Scaboo, Univ. of Missouri Chris Tinius, Bayer CropScience | Welcome and Announcements Poster Winners Announced |
| 8:05 | 8:10 | Andrew Scaboo, Univ. of Missouri | Genetics Committee Report |
| 8:10 | 8:15 | Silvia Cianzio, Iowa State Univ. | Germplasm Committee Report |
| 8:15 | 8:20 | Kristin Bilyeu, USDA-ARS | SoyGEC Report |
| 8:20 | 8:40 | David Grant, Iowa State Univ. | SoyBase Update |
| 8:40 | 8:55 | From the Floor | Retirements and Announcements |
| 8:55 | 9:10 | Ling Li, Iowa State Univ. | A molecular tool to increase protein content and broad disease resistance in soybeans |
| 9:10 | 9:25 | Alencar Xavier, Purdue Univ. | Learning from data: GxE analysis on multiple populations |
| 9:25 | 9:40 | Justin Vaughn, Univ. of Georgia | Genomic signatures of North American soybean improvement |
| 9:40 | 10:10 | Henry Nguyen, Univ. of Missouri | The 1000+ soybean genomes and beyond |
| 10:10 | 10:40 | Randall Nelson, USDA-ARS | USAID Soybean Innovation Lab: Increasing soybean production in sub-Saharan Africa |
| 10:45 | 10:45 | Andrew Scaboo, Univ. of Missouri - Adjourn | |
The 2016 USB Seed Composition Workshop highlights current research on soybean seed composition and quality traits and presentations on the value and delivery of soybean quality traits to the market. The workshop will begin immediately after the Soybean Breeders' Workshop and thus begin Wednesday February 24th, 2016 at 11:00 am. It will be in the St Moritz/Bern conference room of the Sheraton Chalet Hotel.
| Start | End | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 am | 11:05 am | Welcome and Introduction to Session | Mark Leitman, USB staff |
| 11:05 am | 11:35 am | John Brake, North Carolina State University | Update on development of a tool for carbohydrate breeding: Sucrose content index relative to metabolizable energy content of animal feed |
| 11:35 am | 12:00 pm | Zenglu Li, University of Georgia | Prospect of simultaneous genetic gains in yield and protein content in soybean |
| 12:00 pm | 1:20 pm | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 1:20 pm | 2:20 pm | USB Carbohydrate Traits project update | |
| 2:20 pm | 3:20 pm | USB Increased Oil Content project update | |
| 3:20 pm | 3:40 pm | Break | |
| 3:40 pm | 4:40 pm | USB Increased Protein Content and Amino Acids project update | |
| 4:40 pm | 5:40 pm | USB Stearic Acid project update | |
| 6:15 pm | Zermatt Room | Dinner for USB composition project researchers (only) (Please inform if a vegetarian meal is requested) |
| Start | End | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 | 8:05 am | Kelly Whiting, USB staff | Welcome & Introduction to Session |
| 8:05 | 9:05 am | USB High Oleic Breeding project update | |
| 9:05 | 9:50 am | Chris Schroeder, Centrec Consulting Group, LLC | Market Considerations for Extracting Value from Soybean Compositional Enhancement |
| 9:50 | 10:10 am | Break | |
| 10:10 | 10:25 am | Dan Corcoran, USB Farmer-Director | Update on USB Value Task Force |
| 10:25 | 11:00 am | Gordon Denny, Consultant, Denny LLC | What Will it Take to Introduce into the Market Soybean Meal Derived from Varieties with Improved Meal Traits |