Characterizing and Locating Genes for Resistance to Cotton Nematodes

Thursday, January 7, 2010: 8:00 AM-10:00 AM
Mardi Gras Ballroom Salons F, G & H (New Orleans Marriott)
Organizers:
Peng Chee , Jodi Scheffler and Robert L. Nichols
8:00 AM
Inheritance of Resistance to Root-Knot Nematodes in Primitive Cotton Accessions From Mexico
James L. Starr, Texas A&M University; C. W. Smith, Texas A&M University; E. R. Moresco, Texas A&M University; R. L. Nichols, Cotton Incorporated
8:15 AM
SSR Markers Associated with Root-Knot Nematode Resistance
Johnie N. Jenkins, USDA/ARS; Osman A. Gutierrez, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University; Jack C. McCarty, USDA/ARS; Martin J. Wubben, USDA-ARS
8:30 AM
Genetic and Physical Mapping of Root-Knot Nematode Resistance On Chromosome 11 of Acala NemX Cotton
P. A. Roberts, University of California Riverside; Congli Wang, University of California Riverside; Mauricio Ulloa, USDA-ARS, WICSRU
8:45 AM
High-Resolution Genetic Mapping of the Mi-C11 Locus On Chromosome 11
Xinlian Shen, University of Georgia; Yajun He, University of Georgia; Richard Davis, USDA-ARS; Robert L. Nichols, Cotton Incorporated; Peng Chee, University of Georgia
9:00 AM
Development of Upland Cotton Plants Highly Resistant to the Reniform Nematode From the G. Hirsutum x G. Thurberi x G. Longicalyx Hybrid
Guy Gustave Mergeai, Gembloux Agricultural University; J. P. Baudoin, Gembloux Agricultural University; O.N. Konan, Gembloux Agricultural University
9:15 AM
Phenotypic and Genetic Evaluation of LONREN Germplasm
R. L. Nichols, Cotton Incorporated; A.A. Bell, USDA-ARS; D.M. Stelly, Texas A&M Univ.; Nilesh D. Dighe, Texas A&M University; A. F. Robinson, N/A; Monica Menz, Syngenta Seeds SAS; J. L. Starr, Texas A&M University; Paula Agudelo, Clemson University; Jack. E. Jones, JAJO Genetics; C. Overstreet, LSU AgCenter; Gene Burris, LSU AgCenter Northeast Research Station; C. G. Cook, All-Tex Seed; Robert Lemon, AgriThority; David Fang, USDA-ARS, Southern Regional Research Center
9:30 AM
Overview On Use of GB713 in Breeding for Resistance to Reniform Nematode in Cotton
Lawrence D. Young, USDA-ARS Crop Genetics Research Unit; Salliana R. Stetina, USDA-ARS Crop Genetics Research Unit
9:45 AM
Exploring New Sources of Resistance to Reniform Nematode, Gossypium Aridum and Beyond
Jodi A. Scheffler, USDA-ARS Crop Genetics Research Unit; Gabriela Romano, USDA-ARS; Erik J. Sacks, Mendel Biotechnology; Salliana R. Stetina, USDA-ARS Crop Genetics Research Unit; A. F. Robinson, Robinson, Inc.; David Fang, USDA-ARS, Southern Regional Research Center; Osman A. Gutierrez, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University