ABSTRACTS

Oral Presentations

    1. Characterization of a Heat Shock Transcription Factor from Medicago sativa. Jeremy Friedberg* and Bryan McKersie. University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.
    2. Functional Biology of Alfalfa. Jeffrey J. Volenec*. Purdue University. West Layfette, IN, USA.
    3. A PCR-based Assay Using Sequence Characterized DNA Markers for the Identification and Detection of Aphanomyces euteiches. G. J. Vandemark*, J. M. Kraft, R. C. Larsen, M. A. Gritsenko, and W. L. Boge. USDA-ARS-IAREC, Prosser, WA, USA.
    4. Carbohydrate Metabolism and Freezing Tolerance of Transgenic Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). Dave A. Vadnais*, Bryan D. McKersie, Stephen R. Bowley. University of Guelph. Guelph, ON, Canada.
    5. Functional Analysis of Medicago truncatula Expressed Sequence Tags Associated with Plant-microbe Interactions. Deborah A. Samac*, Maria Fedorova, Stephen Gantt, Carroll P. Vance. University of Minnesota. St. Paul, MN, USA.
    6. Variation in Activity of an Auxin-induced Promoter in Relation to Somatic Embryogenesis in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). Tomás González-Estrada*, Bryan D. McKersie and Steve R. Bowley. University of Guelph. Guelph, ON, Ca