2004 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meetings

Division A-6 International Agronomy

Oral (Invited Session)

Monday, Nov. 1

 

Session (AM and PM): Harvesting Health: Farming for More Nutritious Foods Through Agricultural Technologies; HarvestPlus Biofortification Challenge Program

 

Presiding: Torbert Rocheford and Joe Tohme

 

8:00 AM

Introductory Remarks Paul Vlek

8:05

Overview of HarvestPlus Staple Crop Biofortification Program. J.Tohme, International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Columbia.

8:20

Relevance of Biofortification Strategies to International Development. L. Beach, USAID, Washington, DC.

8:40

Agriculture, Nutrition and Health: Challenges and Opportunities. R. Welch, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University.

9:00

Food and Nutrition: Interactions that Determine Vitamin A, Iron, and Zinc Status in Humans. P. Nestel, International Food Policy Research Institute.

9:30

Consumption of Biofortified Rice Improves the Iron Nutritional Status of Philippine Women. J. Haas, Cornell University.

9:50

Recess and Poster Viewing

10:20

Breeding and Management Strategies for Enhanced Zn, Se, and I Grain Density in Cereals. J. Stangoulis, Univ. of Adelaide, Australia

10:40

Role of Wild Wheats in Improving Zinc Deficiency Tolerance and Seed Zinc Concentration of Modern Wheat. I. Cakmak, Sabanci Univ., Turkey

11:00

Some Plant Mechanisms for Improving Uptake of Nutrients. V. Jolley, Brigham Young Univ.

11:20

Micronutrient Seed Enrichment of Rice, Wheat and Grain Legumes through Agronomic Management. J. Duxbury, Cornell Univ.

11:40

The Role of Nutritional Genomics in the Effort to Improve Crop Micronutrient Levels. M. Grusak, USDA/ARS.

 

 

Noon

Lunch and Poster Viewing

 

 

Presiding: Joe Tohme and Torbert Rocheford

 

 

1:20

Genetic and Breeding Strategies for Enhancing Beta-Carotene and Carotenoid Levels in Maize. T. Rocheford, Univ. of Illinois.

1:40

Golden Rice and Transgenic Strategies, Progress and Implications. G. Barry, International Rice Research Institute.

2:00

Outreach Strategies to Gain Acceptance of Orange Sweet Potatoes in Africa. M. Andrade, IITA-Mozambique.

2:20

Private Sector Contributions and Perspective on Crop Biofortification. W. Niebur, Pioneer Hi-Bred Int’l Inc., Johnston IA.

2:40

Panel Discussion and Future Strategies

3:00

Adjourn & Poster Viewing

4:00

A-6 Business Meeting