2018 Rice Technical Working Group Conference
2018 Rice Technical Working Group Conference
2018 Rice Technical Working Group Conference
University of California
2018 Rice Technical Working Group Conference

Technical Sessions

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Tuesday, February 20

Time

PLANT BREEDING AND GENETICS
Session Chair: Thomas Tai
Moderator: Thomas Tai
Room: Salon D

RICE CULTURE
Session Chair: Cass Mutters
Moderator: Jim Hill
Room: Salon C
PLANT PROTECTION
Session Chair: Luis Espino
Moderator: Luis Espino
Room: Barcelona
3:05-3:25 Gearing Up for the Next 100 years of Rice Breeding in California, VIRGILIO ANDAYA Measuring Mid-season Nitrogen in Rice Using Remote Sensing, BRIAN DUNN Field Evaluation of Advanced Rice Lines to Sheath Blight in Arkansas, SCOTT BELMAR
3:25-3:45 Rice Variety Development in Louisiana: Objectives, Technologies, and Resource Allocation, ADAM FAMOSO Nitrogen Cycling Under Alternate Wetting and Drying Cycles in Arkansas Rice, DAN OLK Development of Sheath Blight-Resistant Breeding Lines for Southern U.S. Environments, DOMINIQUE GALAM
3:45-4:05 Breeding Related Research Activities in Texas Inbred Rice Varietal Development Project, RODANTE E. TABIEN Breaking Yield Barriers of Uruguayan Rice Farmers, JOSE TERRA Dynamic changes of rice blast fungus in the USA through Six decades, YULIN JIA
4:05-4:25 Missouri Rice Breeding: Current Status, Challenges and Opportunities, CHRISTIAN DE GUZMAN Soil Health Evaluation of Flooded Rice Cultivation in South Florida, JEHANGIR BHADHA Are We There Yet for Rice Disease Control?, YULIN JIA
4:25-4:45 A Simple and Robust Crossing Method for a Rice Breeding Program, XUEYAN SHA Aerobic Rice Production System in Water-Scarce Areas in Cagayan Valley, Philippines, ORLANDO BALDERAMA Field Response of Advanced Rice Entries to Bacterial Panicle Blight Using Burkholderia Glumae, TIBEBU GEBREMARIAM

Wednesday, February 21

Time PLANT BREEDING AND GENETICS
Session Chair: Thomas Tai
Moderator: Xueyan Sha
Room: Salon C
RICE CULTURE
Session Chair: Cass Mutters
Moderator: Chuck Wilson
Room: Salon A
PLANT PROTECTION
Session Chair: Luis Espino
Moderator: Don Groth
Room: Barcelona
ECONOMICS AND MARKETING
Session Chair: Lanier Nalley
Moderator: Lanier Nalley
Room: Tokyo
PROCESSING, STORAGE, QUALITY
Session Chair: Zhongli Pan
Moderator: Ragab Gebreil
Room: Melbourne
WEED CONTROL
Session Chair: Kassim Al-Khatib
Moderator: Katie Driver
Room: Salon D
8:20-8:40 a.m. Application of Molecular Breeding in Louisiana Rice Variety Development, BRIJESH ANGIRA Understanding Grain Yield and Economic Results of Sub-Optimum Stand Densities in Rice, JARROD HARDKE Organic Rice IPM Research Update in the United States, XIN-GEN (SHANE) ZHOU Economic Factors Driving USDA’s 2017/18 U.S. Domestic Rice Market Baseline Projections, NATHAN CHILDS Effects of Resistance Starch in Rice Batter on Oil Uptake and Texture, STEPHEN BOUE Efficacy of a RinskorTM Active Plus Cyhalofop-butyl Premix in U.S. Mid-South Rice, LARRY WALTON
8:40-9:00 Discovery and Evaluation of DNA Markers for Grain Chalk in U.S. Germplasm, ANNA BORJAS ARTICA Evaluations of an Experimental Urease Inhibitor on Ammonia Volatility, NUE and Rice Yield, DUSTIN HARRELL Development of Biological Agents That Promote Rice Health and Growth, JONG HYUN HAM Economic and Environmental Impact of Weedy (red) Rice Control in the U.S., ALVARO DURAND-MORAT Effects of Growing Environment and Cooking Methods on Resistant Starch Content of High Amylose Rice Varieties, MING-HSUAN CHEN Gambit Herbicide for Sedge and Broadleaf Weed Control in Mid-South Rice, CRAIG SANDOSKI
9:00-9:20 Association Analysis and Marker Development for Grain Quality Traits Using USDA Diverse Rice Germplasm Collections, JEREMY D. EDWARDS Effect of Nitrogen Fertilization and Variety Selection on Organic Rice Production, FUGEN DOU Endophytes: As Management Strategy for Major Rice Diseases, TEMESGEN (TEMU) MULAW Non-convergence in Rice Futures Market, ANDREW MCKENZIE Development of Rice Mutants with Altered Starch Traits for the Enhancement of Grain Quality, HYUNJUNG KIM Butte-Based Weed Control Programs in California Rice, AMAR GODAR
9:20-9:40 Developing Molecular Markers for Use in Marker-assisted Selection from Rice Genome-wide Association Studies, GEORGIA EIZENGA N-Stabilizers and Temperature Effect on NH3 Volatilization and N2O Emissions from Poultry Litter, NUTIFAFA ADOTEY Endophytes for Rice Disease Management, SAI SREE UPPALA Economics of Row Rice Production in Arkansas, RANJITSINH MANE Comparison of Rice Milling Quality Results from USDA Standard Laboratory Mill and Commercial Mills, RAGAB KHIR Field Performance of an Indica x Tropical Japonica Rice Mapping Population Under AWD Stress, DAVID GEALY
9:40-10:00 Regulation of Symbiotic Expression in Rice, ARIJIT MUKHERJEE Effect of Nitrogen Source and Rate on Soil Microbial Community Structure during Rice Production, XIUFEN LI Correlation Between Leaf and Neck Blast Diseases in Arkansas Commercial Rice, YESHI WAMISHE Non-Radial Technical Efficiency of Irrigation Water Use in Arkansas Rice Production, BRADLEY WATKINS Influence of Infrared Radiation Heating on Physicochemical Characteristics of Rice, RAGAB KHIR Genetic Characterization of California Weedy Red Rice Reveals Multiple Possible Origins TERESA DE LEON
10:00-10:20 Transcriptomic Analysis and Agronomic Characters of Two Rice Genotypes Under Drought Conditions, ENDANG SEPTININGSIH Yield Gap Analysis and Prognosis of Yield Increase of Irrigated Rice in Uruguay, GONZALO CARRACELAS Amistar® Top: A New Fungicide for Use in Rice, PETE EURE  

Green Processing Technologies for Improving Germinated Brown Rice Milk Beverages, JOHN BEAULIEU

Weedy Rice in California: Addressing an Emerging Pest Through Outreach and Research, LUIS ESPINO

 

Time PLANT BREEDING AND GENETICS
Session Chair: Thomas Tai
Moderators: Teresa De Leon and Cynthia Andaya
Room: Salon C
RICE CULTURE
Session Chair: Cass Mutters
Moderator: Ted Wilson
Room: Salon A
PLANT PROTECTION
Session Chair: Luis Espino
Moderator: Don Groth
Room: Barcelona
ECONOMICS AND MARKETING
Session Chair: Lanier Nalley
Moderator: Alvaro Durand-Morat
Room: Tokyo
PROCESSING, STORAGE, QUALITY
Session Chair: Zhongli Pan
Moderator: Ragab Gebreil
Room: Melbourne

WEED CONTROL
Session Chair: Kassim Al-Khatib
Moderator: Katie Driver
Room: Salon D

10:40-11:00

Protein Lysine Malonylation, Succinylation, and 2-hydroxyisobut-
yrylation in Developing Rice Seed, ZHAOHUA PENG

Effect of Long-term Potassium Fertilization on Rice Yield and Mehlich 3 Extractable Potassium, TRAVIS JONES Management of Second Crop Diseases with Fungicides, DONALD GROTH Economic Factors Driving USDA’s 2017/18 International Rice Baseline Forecasts, NATHAN CHILDS Dissection of Genetic Architecture of Grain Chalk Using NIR Spectroscopy, JINYOUNG BARNABY Effects of Weedy (Red) Rice Competition on Early Growth and Yield of California Medium-grain Rice, WHITNEY BRIM-DEFOREST
11:00-11:20 CRISPR/Cas9 Mediated Modification in Rice: A Proof of Concept Experiment, GRETCHEN ZAUNBRECHER Does Moist Soil Analysis Improve Soil-test Based Potassium Fertilizer Recommendations for Rice?, NATHAN SLATON Fungicide Sensitivity Among the Isolates of Tilletia Barclayana, Causal Agent of Rice Kernel Smut, SAI SREE UPPALA Institutional Agreements as Decisive Factors in the Development of Uruguayan Rice, MARIA NOEL SANGUINETTI Improving Milled Rice Nutrition via Manipulation of Starch Crystalline Structure and Micronutrient Penetration Treatments, ZHAOHUA PENG Registration Update and Proposed Use Directions for Benzobicyclon in the Mid-South United States, CRAIG SANDOSKI
11:20-11:40 Developing Rice Varieties with Enhanced Salt Tolerance, PRASANTA SUBUDHI Irrigation Advancements in Furrow Irrigated Rice, CHRIS HENRY CruiserMaxx® Vibrance Rice: The Next Generation Insecticide/ Fungicide Seed Treatment for Rice, B. DAVID BLACK Breaking Rice Yields Through Sustainable Intensification Pathways, RODRIGO SALDIAS Effect of Water Management and Silica Slag Application on the Arsenic Content of Rice, DUSTIN HARRELL Community Efforts to Detect and Manage Herbicide Resistant Weeds in California Rice, KASSIM AL-KHATIB
11:40-12:00 Identification of Seedling Vigor-Associated Quantitative Trait Loci in Temperate Japonica Rice, KARLA CORDERO-LARA Evapotranspiration and CO2 Dynamics in AWD Irrigated Rice Production, BENJAMIN RUNKLE Value of Insecticide Seed Treatments in Arkansas Rice, NICK BATEMAN Uruguay Rice Production: Efficient in the International Market and Supportive of National Economy, ENRIQUE FERNANDEZ Silicon Amendments for Managing Arsenic Accumulation in Rice, MATT LIMMER BUSINESS MEETING

 

Time PLANT BREEDING AND GENETICS
Session Chair: Thomas Tai
Moderator: Kent McKenzie
Room: Salon C
RICE CULTURE
Session Chair: Cass Mutters
Moderator: Dustin Harrell
Room: Salon A
PLANT PROTECTION
Session Chair: Luis Espino
Moderator: Mo Way
Room: Barcelona
ECONOMICS AND MARKETING
Session Chair: Lanier Nalley
Moderator: Lanier Nalley
Room: Tokyo

PROCESSING, STORAGE, QUALITY
Session Chair: Zhongli Pan
Moderator: Ragab Gebreil
Room: Melbourne

1:30-1:50 Sequence References of the Amino Acid Transporter OsAAP6 Found Among High-Protein Rice Lines and Field Performance of Marker-Assisted Breeding Lines, HERRY UTOMO Agronomic, Physiological and Biochemical Evaluations of Rice Under a Water-deficit Irrigation System, JAI ROHILA Fortenza®: A New Seed Treatment Insecticide for Mid-South Rice, B. DAVID BLACK How Rice for Feed Consumption Affects Feed Markets, NATHAN CHILDS Stable Mercury Isotopes in Polished Rice and Hair from Rice Consumers, SARAH ROTHENBERG
1:50-2:10 Performance of High-Protein Lines Compared to the Released Cultivar Frontière, IDA WENEFRIDA Strategies to Minimize Water Used While Maintaining Grain Yields in Uruguayan Rice Systems, GONZALO CARRACELAS Insecticide Seed Treatment Combinations for Control of Grape Colaspis and Rice Water Weevil, GUS LORENZ Feasibility and Impact of Rice Self-Sufficiency Strategies in East Africa, ALVARO DURAND-MORAT  Genetic and Physiological Relationships Between Grain Arsenic and Resistance to Straighthead, SHANNON PINSON
2:10-2:30 Inheritance of Resistance to ACCase Inhibitor in Rice, JAMES OARD Subsurface Water Losses: Seepage and Percolation in CA Rice Fields, GABRIEL LAHUE Effect of Planting Date on Efficacy of Insecticide Seed Treatments in Rice, KEVIN MCPHERSON Reducing Global Food Insecurity through Rice Breeding, LANIER NALLEY BUSINESS MEETING
2:30-2:50 Development and Evaluation of Hybrid Rice Resistant to the ACCase Inhibitor Quizalofop-P-Ethyl, DEMOCRITO REBONG Evaluation of Water Management Practices in a Drill Seeded Rice Production System on NUE, Water Use Efficiency, and Grain Yield, MANOCH KONGCHUM Insecticidal Seed Treatments vs Seeding Rates, MICHAEL (MO) WAY Intrinsic Rice Attributes and Consumer Preferences: Empirical Evidence from Peru, ALVARO DURAND-MORAT  
2:50-3:10 Development and Evaluation of Hybrid Rice Resistant to the Inhibitor Imazethapyr, PAOLA MOSQUERA Insights into the Operational Mechanisms and Optimization of Multiple-Inlet Rice Irrigation, JOSEPH MASSEY Potential Exposure of Honey Bees to Neonicotinoid Insecticides in Rice, NICKI TAILLON BUSINESS MEETING  

 

Time PLANT BREEDING AND GENETICS
Session Chair: Thomas Tai
Moderator: Thomas Tai
Room: Salon C
RICE CULTURE
Session Chair: Cass Mutters
Moderator Gabe LaHue
Room: Salon A
PLANT PROTECTION
Session Chair: Luis Espino
Moderator: Mo Way
Room: Barcelona
3:40-4:00 Relationships Between Shoot and Root Growth Support Indirect Selection for Increased Root Biomass, SHANNON PINSON Evaluation of Alternate Wetting and Drying Irrigation for Mid-South Rice Production, RICHARD ATWILL Revision of the Economic Threshold for Rice Stink Bug in Louisiana, BLAKE WILSON
4:00-4:20 Interspecific Variation in Physiological and Foliar Metabolic Responses to Reduced Soil Water Availability, JINYOUNG BARNABY Evaluation of Flood Timing on Rice Agronomics in a Drill-seeded Delayed Flood Rice Production System, NUTIFAFA ADOTEY Effect on Planting Time After Flooding on Tadpole Shrimp Injury to Rice in California, LUIS ESPINO
4:20-4:40 Seed Weight Reduction of Selected Japonica and Texas Rice Genotypes at Low Temperature Germination, STANLEY OMAR SAMONTE Adoption Rates of Rice Irrigation Practices in the Mid-south, CHRIS HENRY BUSINESS MEETING
4:40-5:00 Impact of Rice Genotype and Canopy Structural Components on Diurnal and Seasonal Patterns of Light Interception, TED WILSON Drip Irrigation of Rice Promotes Health, Environment and Food Security, DANNY SOSEBEE  
5:00-5:20 BUSINESS MEETING BUSINESS MEETING  
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