Session 3A: Plant Biotechnology and Feedstock Genomics

8:00 a.m.

Opening Remarks&mdsh;Session Chair/Co-Chair

8:10 a.m.

Oral Presentation 3A-01. Application of Functional Genomic Tools for Exploring Switchgrass Feedstocks Improved through Divergent Selection, (MS Word 31 KB) G. Sarath, P. Vogel, Rob Mitchell, USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE; Paul Twigg, University of Nebraska-Kearney, Kearney, NE; Christian Tobias, USDA-ARS, Albany, CA; and Lisa. M. Baird, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA

8:35 a.m.

Oral Presentation 3A-02. Genetic Improvement of Shrub Willow (Salix) as a Dedicated Crop for Bioenergy, Biofuels, and Bioproducts, (MS Word 34 KB) Lawrence B. Smart, Juan Lin, Richard F. Kopp, Ingrid S. Phillips, Kimberly D. Cameron, Environmental and Forest Biology, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY; Timothy A. Volk, Edwin H. White, and Lawrence P. Abrahamson, Forest and Natural Resources Management, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY

9:00 a.m.

Oral Presentation 3A-03. Functional Genomics in Forestry: Solutions for the Biomass Economy, (MS Word 31 KB) Robert J. Kodrzycki, Katrina C. Gause, Heather M. Holley, Donald J. Kaczmarek, Kimberly F. McManus, Samantha A. Miller, H. Dayton Wilde, Maud A. W. Hinchee, ArborGen, Summerville, SC; and Mark F. Davis, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

9:25 a.m.

Oral Presentation 3A-04. Development of Biologically Confined Transgenic Crops for Renewable Energy, (MS Word 26 KB) Mariam Sticklen, C. Ransom, H. Oraby, H. Salehi, R. Ahmad and Z. Seddighi, Department of Crop & Soil Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

9:50 a.m.

Break

10:20 a.m.

Oral Presentation 3A-05. Manipulating the Phenolic Acid Content and Digestibility of Forage Grasses by Targeted Expression of Fungal Cell Wall Degrading Enzymes, (MS Word 27 KB) M.M. de O. Buanafina, T. Langdon, S.J. Dalton, B. Hauck, N. Dunn-Coleman and P. Morris, Plant Animal and Microbial Science Department, Institute of Grassland & Environmental Research, Aberystwyth, UK

10:45 a.m.

Oral Presentation 3A-06. Direct Imaging of Pretreatment and Enzymatic Digestion Effects on Corn Stover Ultrastructure, (MS Word 26 KB) Stephen R. Decker, Michael Selig, Michael E. Himmel, Shi-You Ding, and Todd B. Vinzant, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

11:10 a.m.

Oral Presentation 3A-07. Enhanced Processing Characteristics Via Simultaneous Optimization of Stover Composition and Pretreatment Conditions, (MS Word 27 KB) Javier Campos, Ana Saballos, Yulin Lu, Alma Armenta Medina, Gebisa Ejeta, Nathan S. Mosier and Wilfred Vermerris, Department of Agronomy, Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering and Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

11:35 a.m.

Closing Remarks—Session Chair/Co-Chair