Hi Wayne, an example icould be foodcrops such as rice that today have hundreds of varieties bred into cultivars over millenia. Plants that grew in drier regions are known (in agriculture) as being drought tolerant, relative to rice plants that have ocurred in wetter areas. Now not being an agricultural scientist, I have nothing to add about modern day genetic practices like inserting dryland rice genes to achieve drought tolerance in a 'super' plant. Cheers, amartya
Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: Wayne Tyson <landr...@cox.net> Sender: "Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news" <ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU> Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:21:17 To: <ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU> Reply-To: Wayne Tyson <landr...@cox.net> Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Plant Physiology Drought tolerance Re: [ECOLOG-L] course and symposium on plant breeding for drought tolerance Ecolog: What IS drought tolerance? What evidence is there that plants can manufacture more biomass/crop yield on less water rather than to evade water deficits by continuing to survive by reducing biomass production? WT ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Inouye" <ino...@umd.edu> To: <ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 1:49 PM Subject: [ECOLOG-L] course and symposium on plant breeding for drought tolerance > PLANT BREEDING FOR DROUGHT TOLERANCE > Moisture deficits loom as one of the greatest challenges to future crop > production, both in rainfed and irrigated agriculture. Enhancing the > genetic tolerance of crops to drought stress, is considered an essential > strategy for addressing these deficits. To respond to the need for more > plant scientists trained in developing drought tolerant cultivars, > Colorado State University will offer a short course in Plant Breeding for > Drought Tolerance June 11-22, 2012. > > The course will end with a two-day symposium on Plant Breeding for Drought > Tolerance, which will be given June 21-22, 2012 and is open to the public. > Confirmed speakers include Drs. John Boyer, John Passioura, Eduardo > Blumwald, Tom Juenger, Amelia Henry, Sean Cutler and Jill Deikman. > > TARGET AUDIENCE > The course is targeted to graduate students in the plant sciences, as well > as to professionals in the public and private sectors. It will provide > three transferable graduate-level credits. > > CONTENT > The course will consist of classroom lectures, hands-on lab exercises, and > field research activities appropriate for a drought breeding and genetics > program. Course activities are designed around three modules: 1) Whole > Plant Physiology of Drought Stress, 2) Plant Breeding for Drought Stress > Tolerance and 3) Genomic Approaches to Drought Stress Tolerance. > > PREREQUISITES > The course will be given in English. > > Participants should have a solid understanding of basic plant physiology > and genetics. Prior to the short course, students will review online > material on these topics to provide a common background in breeding and > physiology concepts. > > PROGRAM COSTS > The cost of student tuition and fees is $1,800. Accommodations for room > and board are available on-campus for either $850 (double occupancy) or > $1,150 (single occupancy). This cost includes three meals daily. Guests > are also welcome to make their own arrangements for room and board. All > foreign visas and travel arrangements are at students' initiative and > expense. > > FUNDING > Partial funding to develop the course was provided by a grant from > USDA-NIFA. No scholarships are available for the course. > > REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION > Participants may apply online > (http://www.droughtadaptation.org<http://www.droughtadaptation.org/>) > through February 1, 2012. > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1415 / Virus Database: 2108/4090 - Release Date: 12/19/11 >
