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22 - Graduate Student TMP Competition: P-IE

Monday, November 17, 2014: 7:55 AM-12:30 PM
E146 (Oregon Convention Center)
Moderator:
Gregory J. Wiggins


7:55 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:00 AM
Assessing the impact of alfalfa leafcutting bee (Megachile rotundata) foraging on gene flow in alfalfa seed fields
Natalie Boyle, Washington State University ; Douglas Walsh, Washington State University
8:12 AM
Predicting the evolutionary fate of a virus resistant transgene in wild populations of Cucurbita pepo
Jacquelyn Harth, Pennsylvania State University ; Matthew Ferrari, Pennsylvania State University ; Andrew G. Stephenson, Pennsylvania State University
8:24 AM
Establishing a test system for Drosophila melanogaster to assess the non-target effects of genetically engineered plants
Simone Haller, Agroscope, Institute for Sustainability Sciences ; Michael Meissle, Agroscope, Institute for Sustainability Sciences ; Jörg Romeis, Agroscope, Institute for Sustainability Sciences
8:36 AM
Transfer of insecticidal Cry proteins from stacked Bt crops along the food chain
Zdenka Svobodova, Institute of Entomlogy ; Jörg Romeis, University of Bern ; Oxana Skokova Habustova, Institute of Entomlogy ; Michael Meissle, Agroscope, Institute for Sustainability Sciences
8:48 AM
Evaluating the role of soybean in the natural refuge system within the Mid-South
Taylor Dill, Mississippi State University ; Angus Catchot, Mississippi State University ; Jeff Gore, Mississippi State University ; Fred R. Musser, Mississippi State University ; Michael Caprio, Mississippi State University ; Don Cook, Mississippi State University
9:00 AM
Effect of pollen movement in different proportions of seed mix conditions of non-Bt and pyramided Bt corn on survival and development of corn earworm
Fei Yang, Louisiana State University ; David L. Kerns, Louisiana State University ; B. Rogers Leonard, Louisiana State University ; Graham P. Head, Monsanto Company ; Ying Niu, Louisiana State University ; Vikash Dangal, Louisiana State University ; R. Levy, Louisiana State University ; Fangneng Huang, Louisiana State University
9:12 AM
Withdrawn
9:24 AM
Picky caterpillars: Feeding choices and adaptation to Bt crops by cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa zea)
Robert Orpet, University of Arizona ; Xianchun Li, University of Arizona ; Bruce E. Tabashnik, University of Arizona ; Yves Carriere, University of Arizona
9:36 AM
Interplant signaling and its effects on Bt toxin expression in corn rootworm-targeting transgenic corn
Stephanie L. Gorski, North Carolina State University ; Yasmin Cardoza, North Carolina State University
9:48 AM
Break
10:00 AM
10:12 AM
Monitoring the effectiveness of Bt corn hybrids against corn rootworm in South Dakota
David Ordosch, South Dakota State University ; Adrianna Szczepaniec, South Dakota State University
10:36 AM
Effect of crop management on root injury and adult abundance of western corn rootworm
Mike W. Dunbar, Iowa State University ; Matthew E. O'Neal, Iowa State University ; Aaron Gassmann, Iowa State University
10:48 AM
Effect of Bt corn expressing Cry34/35Ab1, Cry3Bb1, and Cry3Bb1 plus Cry34/35Ab1 on western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera) field emergence
Andrea Hitchon, University of Guelph ; Jocelyn L. Smith, University of Guelph ; Arthur W. Schaafsma, University of Guelph
11:00 AM
11:24 AM
Allele frequency of resistance to Cry2Ab2 corn in field populations of fall armyworm in the south region of the United States
Ying Niu, Louisiana State University ; Robert L. Meagher, USDA - ARS ; Jawwad A. Qureshi, University of Florida ; Xinzhi Ni, USDA - ARS ; Xiangbing Yang, Texas A&M University ; Graham P. Head, Monsanto Company ; David L. Kerns, Louisiana State University ; D. Henne, Texas A&M University ; R. Levy, Louisiana State University ; Fei Yang, Louisiana State University ; Vikash Dangal, Louisiana State University ; Fangneng Huang, Louisiana State University