Using Translational Biotechnology to Deploy Disease Resistance Traits in Crop Plants

Tuesday, August 9, 2011: 8:30 AM-11:15 AM

319AB

8:30 AM

119-S

An ethical look at integrating new traits using biotechnology—A nonscientist perspective.
David Magnus, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, U.S.A.

Recorded Presentation Audio File PDF file

9:00 AM

120-S

Risk assessment studies: insights into the safety of disease-resistant transgenic horticultural crops
Marc Fuchs, Cornell University, Geneva, NY, U.S.A.

Recorded Presentation Audio File PDF file

9:30 AM

121-S

Transgenic squash: The inside story
Hector Quemada, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.

Recorded Presentation Audio File PDF file

10:15 AM

122-S

A resistance gene from pepper confers effective field resistance to Bacterial Leaf Spot in tomatoes
Diana Horvath, Two Blades Foundation, Evanston, IL, U.S.A.

10:45 AM

123-S

History of the successful introduction of transgenic virus-resistant papaya in Hawaii
Dennis Gonsalves, USDA, Hilo, HI, U.S.A.

Recorded Presentation Audio File PDF file