Session: Genomics and Biotechnology Session Two


Wednesday, September 12, 2007: 1:15 PM-3:30 PM
109 (Lubbock Memorial Civic Center)
Genomics and Biotechnology Session Two

Organizer:	Dr. Jack C. McCarty
1:15 PM		Introductory Remarks
1:20 PM		Pollen tube pathway Mediated Genetic Transformation Studies in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Dr. Suma C. Mogali
1:40 PM		Genetic transformation of an elite Indian genotype of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) for insect resistance Dr. Ishwarappa S. Katageri, Dr. Vamadevaih M Hiremath, Dr. Udikeri S Shashi, Dr. Basavaraj Khadi, Dr. Anandkumar Polumetla
2:00 PM		Production of symmetric and asymmetric somatic hybrids via protoplast fusion between cotton species Dr. Xianlong Zhang, Dr. Yuqiang Sun, Mrs. Xiyan Yang, Mr. Yichun Nie, Mr. Xiaoping Guo
2:20 PM		The study of morphogenesis in tissue culture of elite cotton varieties of Kazakhstan Dr. Nazira Bishimbayeva, Ms. Bahit Ertayeva, Dr. Aigul Amirova, Dr. Ibadulla Umbetayev, Dr. Izbasar Rakhimbayev
2:40 PM		Using Virus-Induced Gene Silencing And Gene Expression As Tools To Understand Geminivirus Infection In Cotton Plants Mr. J. Richard Tuttle, Dr. A. M. Idris, Dr. Candace H. Haigler, Dr. Judith Brown, Dr. Dominique Robertson
3:00 PM		Bt cotton offers planting at higher planting densities in India Mr. Prabhakara Rao Mandava, Dr. Satyanarayana Alapati
3:20 PM		Role of phytohormone signaling pathways in cotton fiber development Dr. Lorenzo Aleman, Dr. Yan Sun, Dr. Joohyun Lee, Mr. Suresh Veerabomma, Dr. Mohamed Fokar, Dr. Randy D. Allen
Sponsor:	Genomics and Biotechnology