Note: Program subject to change without notice

Monday, November 5, 2007: 9:25 AM
45: Symposium--Agronomy Matters: Achieving Millennium Development Goals in Rice-Based Agriculture
Sponsor: A06 International Agronomy
Presiding: Andrew McDonald, Cornell University
  Introductory Remarks
  Research Challenges and Opportunities for Rice Research in Asia and Africa.
Achim Dobermann, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
  Future Prospects for Rice Germplasm Improvement.
David Mackill, International Rice Research Institute
  Managing Soil Micronutrient Deficiencies and Toxicities for Rice Productivity and Human Health.
John Duxbury, Cornell University
  The State of the Us Rice Industry and Lessons for Developing Countries.
Bruce Linquist, UC Davis, James Hill, UC Davis
  Opportunities with Improved Crop and Healthy Canopy Management for Rice.
Roland J. Buresh, International Rice Research Inst., Shaobing Peng, International Rice Research Inst., Achim Dobermann, International Rice Research Inst., Andrew McDonald, Cornell University, Peter Hobbs, Cornell University
  Climate Change and Rice: Implications for Crop Adaptation.
Motohiko Kondo, National Agriculture and Food Research Orgnization (NARO), National Institute of Crop Science (NICS), Shaobing Peng, International Rice Research Institute
  Discussion
  Adjourn

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