Tuesday, July 20, 2004

SESSION 3:  PLANT BREEDING

Moderator:  Nancy J. Ehlke, University of Minnesota, St. Paul

8:10

Heritability of seed color in red clover.  A. Boe, R. Bortnem

8:30

Progress from divergent selection for pectin concentration in alfalfa.  
I. Y. Tecle, D. Viands, J. Hanson

8:50

Alfalfa response to manures applied during the growing season.  
J.F.S. Lamb, M.P. Russelle, M.A. Schmitt

9:10

Breeding strategies in balansa clover (Trifolium michelianum Savi). 
R.M. Nair, A.D. Craig, R.A. Ballard

9:30

BREAK

9:50

Alfalfa cold hardiness: Past improvements and future prospects. 
J.J. Volenec, S.M. Cunningham, E.C. Brummer

10:30

Genetic analysis of complex traits in alfalfa.  J.G. Robins, D. Luth, T.A. Campbell, D.R. Viands, E.C. Brummer. 

10:50

Gene flow in alfalfa under honeybee (Apis mellifera) pollination. L.R. Teuber, A. Van Deynze, S. Mueller, M. McCaslin, S.Fitzpatrick, and C. Wiltse

11:10

Seed quality issues and management in the era of biotech traits.  
M. McCaslin, S. Fitzpatrick, P. Reisen

12:00-6:00

GROUP LUNCH AND AGRONOMIC TOUR

The participants will depart the Hotel Plaza Quebec at 12:00 and travel to Le Ricaneux, an artisanal farm specialized in wine making from diverse small fruits (raspberry, strawberry, blackberry, cranberry, etc), where lunch will be served.  Afterwards, we will travel to the Ythèbe Farm, a successful dairy farm for which a key-factor to do high performance is alfalfa. The next stop will be the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada experimental site where alfalfa and clover breeding experiments will be presented. A final stop will be a visit of the Farm in the City. The SMA farm is a non-profit organisation accessible to persons with special social needs who want to reintegrate the work force. The SMA farm milks 130 cows, raises 120 replacement subjects and cultivates 600 acres, all that in Quebec City. The tour will end with a BBQ at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Chapais’ experimental farm overlooking the St. Lawrence River.