Forum Presentations 2016

2016 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum

PRESENTATIONS

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KEYNOTE
Economic Impact of USWBSI’s Research on Reducing FHB - Bill Wilson, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA

GENERAL SESSION 1 (12/4/16)
CHAIRPERSONS:  Nilgun Tumer, Rutgers University and Phil Bregitzer, USDA-ARS, ID

Born, Bred, and Brewed for New York - Mark Sorrells, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA A Meta-analysis of the Genetics of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in Barley - Brian Steffenson, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA Adoption of Scab Management Techniques by Region and Demographics (Program Title) - Christina Cowger, USDA-ARS, Raleigh, NC USA

GENERAL SESSION 2 (12/5/16)
CO-CHAIRPERSON:  Corby Kistler, USDA-ARS and Jim Pestka, Michigan State University

Characterization of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in Aegilops tauschii and QTL Discovery in Hexaploid Wheat - Eric Olson, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA Host-induced Silencing of Fusarium culmorum Genes Protects Wheat from Infection - Wanxin Chen, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Gatersleben, Sachsen-Anhalt, GERMANY

GENERAL SESSION 3 (12/6/16)
CO-CHAIRPERSONS:  Christina Cowger, USDA-ARS, NC and John Pitkin, Monsanto, MO

Simultaneous Mapping and Pyramiding Loci in Wheat Breeding Populations: Identity by Descent Mapping Approaches - Jose Gonzalez, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA Antifungal Plant Defensins: Mechanisms of Action and Engineering Resistance to Fungal Pathogens in Transgenic Wheat - Dilip Shah, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO, USA Tissue Culture Induced Variability: Critical Issues that Impact the Evaluation and Use of Transgenic Parents - Phil Bregitzer, USDA-ARS, Aberdeen, ID, USA Are DON Congeners a Food Safety Concern? - Jim Pestka, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA Growers´ Needs and Industry Wants: A Retrospective of Two Decades in the Trenches in the Battle with FHB - Jochum Wiersma, University of Minnesota, Crookston, MN, USA