| 6:00 |
Dinner & Poster Session click
to view poster abstracts
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Forage Genetic Resources
of the USDA National Plant Germplasm System
& Roundtable Discussion || Presentation |
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Peter Bretting, USDA-ARS, ONP |
| Brian Irish, USDA-ARS PGITRU |
| Welcome Session
(Moderator: Mark Smith) |
| 8:00 |
Greetings from Utah State |
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Dean Ken White, Utah State University |
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| 8:10 |
USDA-ARS Logan, UT Update |
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Joseph Robins, USDA-ARS Forage and Range Research Laboratory |
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| Session I: Forage Pathology
& Entomology (Moderators: Scott Newell & Alpa Puri) |
| 8:30 |
Genetic Mapping of Resistance
to Aphanomyces Root Rot in Alfalfa || Presentation |
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Deborah Samac, USDA-ARS |
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| 8:50 |
A Transgenic Approach to Alfalfa Crown Rot
Control || Presentation |
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Andrew Sathoff, University of Minnesota |
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| 9:10 |
Developing
Molecular Markers for Verticillium Wilt Resistance in Autotetraploid
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) || Presentation |
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Long-Xi Yu, USDA-ARS |
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| 9:30 |
Linking Pollinator Behavior
to Gene Flow to Improve Coexistence || Presentation |
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Johanne Brunet, USDA-ARS |
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| 9:50 |
Break and Posters |
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| Session
II: Research Supported by NAFA Efforts (Moderators: Laxman Adhikari & Olivia Steinmetz) |
| 10:15 |
NAFA - Working to Enhance the Forage Industry |
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Beth Nelson, National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance |
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| 10:25 |
AFRP Lightning
Presentations (Moderators: Ann Marie Thro, Felix Gutierrez
& Kyle Harrington) || Presentations |
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Developing Regionally-Adapted, Resilient Alfalfa Germplasm Pools
|| Video |
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Charles Brummer,
University of California-Davis |
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A Decision Support Tool for Predicting Alfalfa Yield and Quality to Enhance Resource
Use Efficiency || Video |
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Michael Ottman,
University of Arizona |
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Development of Grazing Recommendations and On-Farm Decision Tools for Managing
Alfalfa-Grass Mixtures in the Southeastern U.S.
|| Video |
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Jennifer Tucker, University of Georgia |
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Bacterial Stem Blight of Alfalfa: Connection with Frost Damage, Development of Resistant
Germplasm, and Mapping Resistance Genes || Video |
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Deborah Samac, USDA-ARS |
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Developing an Attractant for Lygus Hesperus Derived from Host Plant
Volatile Compounds
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Zainulabeuddin
Syed, University of Kentucky |
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Determining Genetic Factors that Influence Forage Quality in Alfalfa
|| Video |
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Steven Norberg,
Washington State University |
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Identifying Factors to Optimize Establishment of Alfalfa Interseeded
in Corn || Video |
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John Grabber, USDA-ARS |
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Overhauling Alfalfa Weevil Management in Irrigated Southwest Desert Alfalfa
|| Video |
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Ayman Mostafa, University of Arizona |
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LIDAR and Photogrammetry to Map Alfalfa Yield and Quality Using Unmanned
Aircraft Systems || Video |
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Joseph Dvorak, University of Kentucky |
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Managing Selfing Rates in Alfalfa Seed Production Fields || Video |
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Johanne Brunet, USDA-ARS |
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| 11:05 |
Predictive Accuracy of Alfalfa Fall Dormancy Assessed in Field Density Sward Plots || Presentation |
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Scott Newell, University of California-Davis |
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| 11:20 |
Subsurface Drip Irrigation, Deficit Irrigation Strategies, and Improved
Varieties to Improve Alfalfa Water Use Efficiency || Presentation |
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Dan Putnam, University of California-Davis |
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| 11:35 |
Impact of Potassium Fertilization, Harvest Frequency, and Grazing Management in Alfalfa Persistence Across the Southeastern U.S. |
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Impact of Microbial Inoculants on the Quality and Fermentation Stability of Alfalfa Round-Bale Baleage || Presentation |
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Rocky Lemus, Mississippi State University |
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| 11:50 |
Awards Luncheon |
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| Session
III: Forage Breeding & Genomics (Moderators: Jeremie
Favre & Scott Newell) |
| 1:10 |
Field Validation of the Improvement of Alfalfa Stem Cell Wall Digestibility || Presentation |
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Annick Bertrand, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
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| 1:30 |
Understanding Adaptive Responses to Drought Stress in Alfalfa (Medicago
sativa L.) || Presentation |
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MD Rokebul Anower, Noble Research Institute |
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| 1:50 |
The Alfalfa Breeder's Toolbox (ABT) Integrates Genetic, Genomic, and Germplasm Resources for Alfalfa Improvement || Presentation |
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Maria Monteros, Noble Research Institute |
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| 2:10 |
Accuracy of Eight Genomic Selection Models in the Prediction of Salt Tolerance in Alfalfa || Presentation |
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Charles Hawkins, USDA-ARS |
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| 2:30 |
Dissecting Alfalfa Dormancy Using Selection Mapping || Presentation |
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Charles Brummer, University of California-Davis |
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| 2:50 |
Utilizing Artificial Intelligence in Red Clover Breeding || Presentation |
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Heathcliffe Riday, U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center |
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| 3:10 |
Impact of Reduced Lignin or Ferulate Crosslinking on Fitness of Temperate Grasses || Presentation |
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Michael Casler, USDA-ARS |
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| 3:30 |
Poster
Session |
| 4:30 |
Business
Meeting |
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| Session
IV: AFRP Lightning Presentations, continued (Moderators:
Ann Marie Thro, Kiran Baral & Samantha Rude) || Presentations |
| 8:00 |
Increasing Preventative and Curative Options for Clover Root Curculio Management in Western Alfalfa || Video |
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Ricardo Ramirez, Utah State University |
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The Silent Decline in Soil Potassium Levels and Its Effect on Alfalfa Productivity in the Central and Western U.S. || Video |
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Anowar Islam, University of Wyoming |
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Re-Establishing IPM Recommenddations for Aphids in Alfalfa Hay in the Low Desert || Video |
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Ayman Mostafa, University of Arizona |
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Developing Molecular Markers for Enhancing Resistance to Drought and High Salinity in Alfalfa || Video |
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Long-Xi Yu, USDA-ARS |
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Developing an Alfalfa Hay Export Market in the Humid Eastern United States || Video |
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Chris Teutsch, University of Kentucky |
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Nutritive Value and Forage Accumluation of Alfalfa and Alfalfa-Mixtures as Influenced by Forage Management || Video |
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Renata Nave Oakes, University of Tennessee |
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| Session
V: Forage Agronomy & Management (Moderator: Marcia Pereira da Silva & Andrew Sathoff) |
| 8:25 |
Keys to Alfalfa Establishment Under Densely Planted Silage Corn || Presentation |
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John Grabber, USDA-ARS |
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| 8:40 |
Resilience, Stability, and Productivity of Alfalfa (Medicago
sativa L.) in North America || Presentation |
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Valentin Picasso, University of Wisconsin |
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| 8:55 |
Incorporating Alfalfa into Bermudagrass for Baleage Production:
Improving Forage Quality and Yield in the Southeast || Presentation |
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Jennifer Tucker, University of Georgia |
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| 9:10 |
Forage Yield and Nutritive Value of Perennial Grain Kernza Grown in Monoculture and Intercropped with Red Clover || Presentation |
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Jeremie Favre, University of Wisconsin |
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| 9:25 |
Developing Dual-Purpose Perennial Forage and Grain Legumes || Presentation |
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Brandon Schlautman, The Land Institute |
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| 9:40 |
Break and Posters |
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| 10:10 |
Red Clover Varieties with Nitrogen Fixing Advantage During the Early Stages of Seedling Development || Presentation |
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Yousef Papadopoulus, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
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| 10:30 |
Characterization of Crested Wheatgrass Populations for Plant Maturity & Associated Physiological & Morphological Traits || Presentation |
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Samuel Tandoh, University of Saskatchewan |
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| 10:50 |
Genetic Parameters for Agronomic and Morphological Traits in Annual
Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lamarck) || Presentation |
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Esteban Rios, University of Florida |
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| 11:10 |
Fall and Winter Forage: Case Study - Sieben Land and Livestock || Presentation |
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Kevin Jensen, USDA-ARS |
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12:00 |
Box
Lunch, Bus Tour & Dinner (event free with registration;
registration required)
Dutch Oven Dinner sponsored by Barenbrug USA
Bus will return to SpringHill Suites at approximately 8:00 p.m. |
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