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Program Agenda
Thursday, March 6, 2008 |
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| 8:00 | Introduction – Welcome to the 4th National SCN Conference |
Current Research on SCN |
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| 8:05 | Impact of SCN on World Soybean Supply Allen Wrather, University of Missouri |
| 8:50 | New angles on disease interactions involving SCN Jason Bond, Southern Illinois University |
| 9:35 | Unwanted Waste or Potential Products for Soybean Cyst Nematode Control Inga Zasada, USDA-ARS Beltsville |
10:20 |
Break |
| 10:30 | Use of Resistance for SCN management Greg Tylka, Iowa State University |
| 11:15 | Studies on the effects of major SCN resistance genes Brian Diers, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
12:00 |
Lunch (provided) |
| 1:00 | SCN genetics and genomics Kris Lambert, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| 1:45 | SCN parasitism genes Rick Davis, North Carolina State University |
| 2:30 | Soybean Cyst Nematode CLAVATA3/ESR-like (CLE) Peptides: A Cross-Kingdom Adaptation for Plant Parasitism Melissa Goellner Mitchum, University of Missouri |
3:00 |
Break |
Commentaries |
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| 3:30 | SCN Extension Education – Are We Meeting the Needs of the Northern Soybean Producer? Albert Tenuta, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs |
| 3:45 | SCN Extension Education Needs, Points South Don Hershman, University of Kentucky |
| 4:00 | SCN – The Checkoff Strikes Back Mark Halsey, United Soybean Board |
| 4:15 | The North Central Soybean Research Program David Wright, North Central Soybean Research Program |
| 4:30 | Perspectives of Soybean Growers Ken Dalenberg, Illinois soybean producer |
| 4:45 | The Battle Continues: Commercial Breeding Approaches for Control of SCN Jeffrey Thompson, Pioneer, Inc. |
5:00 |
Break |
| 5:30 | Contributed poster session with buffet (provided by sponsors) |
Friday, March 7, 2008 |
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Assessment of resistance to SCN |
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| 9:00 | Assessment of SCN Resistance Terry Niblack, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| 9:30 | Evaluating Phenotypic SCN Screening Methods Jennifer Hicks, Monsanto, Inc. |
| 10:00 | A Proposal For Standardizing SCN Resistance Assessment- SCE07 Ralph von Qualen, ACTS, Inc. |
10:30 |
Break |
| 11:00 | Group discussion |
12:00 |
Lunch (on your own) |
| 1:00 | SCN Research and Education Needs – group discussion Greg Tylka David Wright |
| 3:00 | Adjourn |
United Soybean Board
North Central Soybean Research Program
The Society of Nematologists
NC1035 Technical Committee
Scientific program offered by the Society of Nematologists and the NC1035 Technical Committee.
Meeting production by the American Phytopathological Society.
Sponsored by the United Soybean Board, the North Central Soybean Research Program.