| Wednesday, December 8,
2004 |
| Check out the
activities |
| 5:00-7:00 pm |
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Conference Registration |
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Welcome Reception with local Colorado wines
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| Thursday, December 9,
2004 |
| 7:00 am |
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Conference Registration & Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00-8:10 am |
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Welcome and Opening Remarks |
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Flavor & Production Session
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moderated by Curtis Swift
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| 8:10-8:40 |
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Effect of Domestic Culinary Practices on Onion-Induced
Antiplatelet Activity |
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Emilie Dirkse and Irwin Goldman |
| 8:40-9:10 |
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Genetic Loci Affecting Soluble Carbohydrate Concentrations
in Stored Onion Bulbs and Their Association with Flavor and
Health-Enhancing Attributes |
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C. R. Galmarini, A. Fuat Gokce, C. Henson and Michael J.
Havey |
| 9:10-9:40 |
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Clonal Variations of Pungency Due to Location and Bulb Size
in Onions Grown from Three Fields and a Greenhouse |
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K. S. Yoo, L. Pike, J. Loaiza, K. Crosby, R. Jones, and Dan
Leskavor |
| 9:40-10:10 |
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Poster Session / Break |
| 10:10-10:40 |
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Micronutrient Utilization in Onion (and, of course, how
they affect flavor) |
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W.M. Randle, T.W. Coolong, and P. Chang |
| 10:40-11:10 |
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Recent Experience with Fresh Bulb-Onion Production for
Oklahoma |
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James Shrefler, M. Taylor, W. Roberts, and Charles
Webber |
| 11:10-11:40 |
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Mandated Vidalia Onion Variety Trials; How Well Has it
Worked? |
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George Boyhan, William Randle, Anna Resurreccion, Reid
Torrance, Ronald Blackley Jr., M. Jefferson Cook, Heath
Paradice, C. Randell Hill and J. Thad Paulk |
| 11:40-11:50 |
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General Q / A |
| 11:50-1:00 |
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Luncheon |
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Pest Management Session
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moderated by Howard Schwartz
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Iris Yellow Spot Virus & Thrips Symposium
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| 1:10-1:40 |
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Onion Seed Industry Perspective - Onion Bulb Industry
Perspective |
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Rick Watson & R. T. Sakata |
| 1:40-2:10 |
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IYSV Symptoms and Etiology: Observations since 1989 |
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S. Krishna Mohan |
| 2:10-2:40 |
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Integrated Management of Iris Yellow Spot Virus in
Onion |
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Howard F. Schwartz, David H. Gent, Scott F. Fichtner,
Robert W. Hammon, and Rajiv Khosla . |
| 2:40-3:10 |
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IYSV Challenges to the Seed Industry in Washington |
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Lindsey du Toit, Gary Pelter, and Hanu Pappu |
| 3:10-3:40 |
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Poster Session / Break |
| 3:40-4:10 |
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Managing Thrips in Western Colorado Onions |
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Bob Hammon |
| 4:10-4:40 |
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The Effects of soft insecticides on thrips populations in
red onions.
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Lynn Jensen |
| 4:40-5:10 |
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General Q / A & Discussion |
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| 6:30-9:00 |
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Banquet |
| Friday, December 10,
2004 |
| 7:00 am |
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Conference Registration & Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00-8:10 |
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Announcements |
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Pest Management Session
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moderated by Howard Schwartz
|
| 8:10-8:40 |
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Impact of White Rot (Sclerotium cepivorum)on Garlic
Production in California |
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Robert Ehn |
| 9:10-9:40 |
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Effect of Application Method and Rate of Metam Sodium on
Germination of Yellow Nutsedge |
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Mike Thornton, Brad Geary, D. Beck and D. Atkinson |
| 9:40-10:10 |
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Poster Session / Break |
| 10:10-10:40 |
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Evolving Concepts Concerning the Nature and Control of
Botrytis species Pathogenic to Onion |
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James Lorbeer |
| 10:40-11:10 |
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Efficacy of Fungicide Seed Treatments and Foliar
Applications for Management of Botrytis aclada in
Onion Bulb and Seed Crops in Washington State |
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Lindsey du Toit, Mike Derie, and Gary Pelter |
| 11:10-11:40 |
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A One Year Study on the Effectiveness of Oxamyl (Vydate L)
to Control Thrips in Onions when Injected into a Drip
Irrigation Systems |
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Lynn Jensen, Eric Feibert, Clint Shock and LaMonte
Saunders |
| 11:40-11:50 |
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General Q / A |
| 11:50-1:00 |
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Luncheon & Business Meeting |
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United States Onion Situation, Wayne Mininger, National
Onion Association |
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Genetics & Breeding Session
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moderated by Mike Bartolo
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| 1:10-1:40 |
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Sequencing of Onion DNA Reveals Strong Differences Between
the Alliums and the Grasses |
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Mike Havey, J. Kuhl, E. Cheung, Q. Yuan, W. Martin, Y.
Zewdie, J. McCallum, A. Catanach, P. Rutherford, K. Sink, M.
Jenderek, J. Prince, and C. Town |
| 1:40-2:10 |
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Genetic Mapping of Expressed Sequences in Onion and
Comparisons with Garlic and Rice |
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Mike Havey, W. Martin, J. McCallum, M. Shigyo, J., Jakse,
J. Kuhl, Y. Zewdie, N. Yamane, M. Jenderek, J. Prince, K.
Sink, and C. Town |
| 2:10-2:40 |
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Single Nuleotide Polymorphisms and Simple Sequence Repeats
for Onion Cultivar Identification |
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Mike Havey, W. Martin and J. Jakse |
| 2:40-3:10 |
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Understanding of Onion Bulb Color Inheritance at the
Molecular Level |
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Sun Gil Kim, M. Binzel, S. Park, Kil Yoo, and Leonard
Pike |
| 3:10-3:40 |
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General Q / A |
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| Saturday, December 11,
2004 |
| Check out
the tours |