Communications and presentations during 2003

1. Adhikari T., Goodwin S.B. and Dubcovsky J. "Molecular markers linked to two Septoria tritici leaf blotch resistance genes in wheat", January, 2003. Plant and Animal Genome XI Conference, January, 2003 San Diego, California.

2. Sorrells M.E. and Tanaka J., "Identification and utilization of molecular markers", Kellog Company, Feb. 5 2003, Ithaca, NY.

3. Sorrells M.E. and Tanaka J. "Identification and utilization of molecular markers", Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Expert Committee meeting, Feb. 9-11 2003 Ottawa, Ontario.

4. Souza E.  "Wheat Growers Workshop", Feb. 26-2003. Aberdeen Research and Extension Center.

5. Sorrells M.E. and Tanaka J. "Identification and utilization of molecular markers" Noble Foundation, March 10, 2003 Ardmore TX.

6. Dubcovsky, J. Integrating genomics and wheat breeding. California Wheat Collaborator Meeting,  March 25, 2003,Sacramento, CA.

7. Ohm H. Southern Small Grain Workers Conference. Little Rock, AR, April 27-29 2003. 

8. Sorrells M.E. MASWheat project. Hallauer Symposium, August 19, 2003. Mexico.

9. Ohm H., Sharma H.C., Anderson J.M. and Ayala-Navarrete L. 2003. Soft winter wheat wine P961341 with yellow dwarf virus resistance from wheatgrass (C01-ohm980031-poster). American Society of Agronomy Meeting,  November 2-6, Denver.

10. Talbert L.E.  Progress in the Development of New Wheat Varieties.  Montana Grain Growers Association, Great Falls, MT.  Dec. 4, 2003.

11. Sherman J.D.  Molecular Markers in Plant Breeding.  Montana Crop School, Bozeman, MT.  Jan. 14, 2003.

12. Anderson J.A. Invited speaker at eight Small Grains Update Meetings in NW Minnesota 01/21/03 to 01/23/03 (680 growers).

13. Anderson J.A.  Invited presentation at the Minnesota Wheat Research and Promotion Council. June 2003.

14. Anderson J.A. Breeder's Perspective: Genetics of Quality. American Association of Cereal Chemist's Milling and Baking Division's Spring Technical Conference and the Northwest Section's 15th Annual Food Focus, Minneapolis, MN 05/07/03.

15. Peng J., Stromberger J., Wang H., Sharma, V., Tahir M., Haley S. and Lapitan N. Marker-assisted breeding  for agronomically important traits in common wheat, Triticum aestivum. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee. April 10, 2003. Fort Collins, CO.

16. Dubcovsky J. Presentation of IFAFS isogenic lines with new rust resistance genes. UC Davis Small grains and Alfalfa Field Day. May 7, 2003.

17. Distelfeld A., Olmos S. ,Uauy C., Schlatter A. R., Dubcovsky J. and Fahima T. Microcolinearity between the grain protein content QTL region in wheat chromosome arm 6BS and rice chromosome 2. X International Wheat Genetics Symposium, Paestum, Italy, September 1-6, 2003. PDF link

18. Lapitan N.L.V., Peng J.P., Tahir M., Sharma V. and Haley S.D. High throughput marker assisted selection in wheat: breeding for Russian wheat aphid resistance. X International Wheat Genetics Symposium, Paestum, Italy, September 1-6, 2003.

19. Tanaka J. Update on Marker Assisted Selection in the Cornell Wheat Breeding Program. Field Crops Agent Training Workshop, New York, November 12, 2003.

20. Anderson J. DNA Marker Analysis of a Major QTL for Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in Wheat. Presented at the University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, August 29, 2003.

21. Anderson J. Evaluating Wheat Varieties Based on Vulnerability of Pre-Harvest Sprouting. Prairie Grains Conference for Minnesota Wheat and Barley Growers, Grand Forks, ND. December. 11, 2003

22. Gill K. Marker assisted selection and wheat improvement. Spillmanfield Day, Pullman, Washington. July 11, 2003.

23. Gill K. New approaches of wheat improvement. Lind Field day, Lind, WA. June 12, 2003.

24. Kianian S.F. Laboratory Tour for the North Dakota Grain Growers Association (45 participants). Fargo, ND. June 18, 2003.

25. Kianian S.F. Laboratory Tour for the Northern Seed Trade Association (24 participants). Fargo, ND. July 9, 2003.

26. Kianian S.F. Laboratory Tour for County Extension Agents. Fargo, ND. October 15, 2003.

27. Kidwell K., Shelton G., DeMacon V., McClendon M., Baley J. and Higginbotham R. 2003. Washington State University: Spring wheat breeding and genetics. Annual Wheat Newsletter 49:235-238.

28. Kidwell K., Shelton G., DeMacon V., McClendon M., Baley J. and Higginbotham R. 2003. Spring wheat breeding and genetics. p. 15. In Burns, J. and Veseth, R. (eds), 2003 Field Day Abstracts: Highlights of Research Progress. Cooperative Extension, Washington State University, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Technical Report 03-2.

29. Kidwell K. 11 October 2003. Feeding the World: Biotechnology in Action. Fantasy or Reality? Washington State Science Teacher’s Annual Conference. Pullman, WA.

30. Kidwell K. 3 November 2003. Plant Breeding: A Sexy Science. 2003 Annual Meeting American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, November 2-6, Denver, CO.

31. Kidwell K. 10 December 2003. Plant Breeding: A Sexy Science. Departmental Seminar, Dep. of Crop and Soil Sciences. Washington State University. Pullman, WA.