2010 SOYBEAN BREEDERS/PLANT PATHOLOGISTS WORKSHOP

Workshop Coordinatiors:

Vince Pantalone(Public Breeder), Univ. of Tennessee, Overall planning and coordination
Clem Weidenbenner (Commercial Breeder), Harmony Agricultural Products in Ohio (HAPI-O) Facilities and hotel arrangements
David Walker (Public Breeder), USDA-ARS, Urbana, IL, Program Chair
Jason Bond (Public Plant Pathologist), Southern Illinois University, Program Co-Chair

Monday, February 22, 2010

Speaker Topic
Public Breeder Coordination Session
Rich WilsonDocumenting Soybean Genomics Research
Roy ScottNational Program Update
Jim Orf, Univ. of MinnesotaPhytophtora
Katy Martin Rainey, Virginia Tech Univ.Soybean Mosaic Virus
Brian Diers, Univ. of IllinoisAsian Soybean Rust
Stella Kantartzi, Southern Illinois Univ.Sudden Death Syndrome
David Lightfoot, Southern Illinois Univ.Soybean Cyst Nematode
Paul Stephens, Pioneer Hi-BredPioneer Optimum GAT Technology Update
Rick LeitzMonsanto Technology Update
Wayne Parrot, Univ. of GeorgiaUSB Update: Center for Soybean Tissue Culture and Genetic Engineering

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Speaker Topic
Nematodes | Chair: Prakash Arelli, USDA-ARS, Jackson, TN
Brian Diers, Univ. of IllinoisBreeding soybean for nematode resistance in the Midwest
Grover Shannon, Univ. of MissouriSoybean breeding for SCN resistance in the Midsouth
Bo-Keun Ha, Univ. of GeorgiaBreeding soybean for resistance to root-knot nematode
Don Hershman, Univ. of KentuckyHindrances to effective cyst nematode extension programming
Istvan Rajcan, Univ. of GuelphRecent mapping efforts for SCN resistance in G. max and G. soja
Prakash Arelli, USDA-ARS, TNdiverse sources of resistance to SCN in soybean
Frogeye Leaf Spot and SMV | Chair: Jason Bond, Southern Illinois University
Melvin Newman, Univ. of TennesseeSoybean cultivar reaction to frogeye leaf spot
Rouf Mian, USDA-ARS, OHGenetic resistance of soybean to frogeye leaf spot, mapping of Rcs3, and breeding for resistance
Jason Bond, So. Illinois Univ.Identifying resistance to frogeye leaf spot in plant introductions
Saghai Maroof, Virginia Tech Univ.Soybean mosaic virus resistance genes and their interactions
Charcoal Rot | Chair: Alemu Mengistu, USDA-ARS, Jackson, TN
Allen Wrather, Univ. of MissouriImpact of charcoal rot and other diseases on world soybean supply
Alemu Mengistu, USDA-ARS, TNScreening and identifying soybean lines for resistance to charcoal rot in a field environment
Glen Hartman, USDA-ARS, ILScreening and identifying soybean lines for resistance in non-field environments
Rusty Smith, USDA-ARS, MSStudies in genetics and breeding for resistance to charcoal rot in soybean
John Rupe, Univ. of ArkansasMulti-environment testing for charcoal rot resistance: a regional approach
Ahmad Fakhoury, Purdue Univ.Phasiolinone as a new tool to evaluate resistance to charcoal rot
Sudden Death Syndrome Chairs: Jason Bond, SIU and Brian Diers, Univ. of IL
Leonor Leandro, Iowa State Univ.Epidemiological studies on the timing of inoculation and development of sudden death syndrome in soybean
Ahmad Fakhoury, Purdue Univ.Identifying fungal factors affecting Fusarium virguliforme aggressiveness and SDS development
Silvia Cianzio, Iowa State Univ.Breeding efforts for SDS resistance
Madan Bhattacharyya, Iowa State Univ.How does the fungal pathogen, Fusarium virguliforme cause SDS?
David Lightfoot, So. Illinois Univ.Transgenics, QTL stacks and NIL verifications for SDS
Other Soybean Diseases | Chairs: Jason Bond, SIU and Brian Diers, Univ. of IL
Anne Dorrance, Ohio State Univ.Resistance to Phytophthora sojae: current status and challenges

Wednesday, February 24

Speaker Topic
Public Breeder Coordination Session
Vince Pantalone, Univ. of TennesseeSoybean Germplasm Committee Report
David Walker, USDA-ARS, ILSoybean Genetics Committee Report
David Walker, USDA-ARS, ILProgress in Developing Soybean Resistant to Soybean Rust
Jim Specht, Univ. of Nebraska and Perry Cregan, USDA-ARS, MDSelective Genotyping and Association Mapping for Protein/Oil QTLs
David Grant, USDA-ARS, IASoyBase & the Soybean Breeders Toolbox