2015 Symposium

2015 R. F. Baker Plant Breeding Symposium

Germplasm History: The Foundations of Plant Breeding

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Sponsored by DuPont Pioneer and ISU Department of Agronomy
Organized by ISU plant breeding graduate students

Speakers

Randall Nelson
Randall Nelson - USDA-ARS
hallauer
Arnel Hallauer - Iowa State University
Anna McClung
Anna McClung - USDA-ARS
Baenziger
Stephen Baenziger - University Nebraska-Lincoln
Stanton
Dan Stanton - DuPont Pioneer
Fred Miller
Fred Miller - MMR Genetics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Presentation Recordings

1. Opening Remarks - Matt Dzievit and Chantal McCabe - Iowa State University; Dr. Kendall Lamkey, Iowa State University; and Dr. Tabare Abadie, DuPont Pioneer.

 

2. Dr. Fred Miller: A Historical Look at Sorghum, the Sorghum Conversion Program & Sorghum into the Future.

 

3. Dr. Stephen Baenziger: The Germplasm and Its History of Common Wheat.

 

4. Dr. Randall Nelson: Germplasm:  the past and the future of soybean breeding.

 

5. Dr. Anna McClung: Exploration of Rice Germplasm for Utilization in the Southern USA.

6. Dr. Arnel Hallauer: Origin and development of corn (maize) germplasm.

 

7. Closing Remarks and Awards - Drs. Jessica Barb and Thomas Lubberstedt, Iowa State University.