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The 2009 Drought Center Symposium and Roundtable Discussion focuses on “United for a Challenging Future: Merging Applied and Basic Agricultural Sciences for Agriculture Intensification.” Current population trends and environmental issues present challenges to producers that feed the world. The SDSU Drought Tolerance Center is striving to link basic and applied research techniques to finding practical solutions to current and foreseeable problems. This meeting is an extension of a series of in-house roundtable discussions entitled “The Future of Agriculture in a Changing World,” held on the SDSU campus this past winter. Over 200 faculty and staff participated in the roundtables, communicating their concerns and questions regarding Pest Impacts, Natural Resource Stewardship, and the Role of Molecular Biology. This meeting brings researchers, South Dakota commodity group representatives, and industry together to discuss priorities.
SD Wheat Commissioners attended the meeting and are delighted that now through electronic technology all producers can take advantage of the information presented at the Conference. "This is information that all producers can benefit from," says Bill Ferguson, Chairman of the South Dakota Wheat Commission. "For years check off dollars have funded research designed to improve the profitability of producers. My concern is that, in the past, the findings might not have been passed on to those that could benefit from the findings. The connection between the basic research and the applied in very important if we are going to take advantage of the research."
August 26th, 2009
Using molecular biology to increase yields and better understand ecosystems
Session 2:
Research needs and round table discussion Current and future needs
August 27th, 2009
Session 3: Understanding Linkages Between Soil Biology and Plant Productivity
Challenges of improving our understanding of agricultural systems
Dan Forgey, Gettysburg, SD
Bacterial cyanogenesis and its role in biocontrol of plant parasitic nematodes
Chris Taylor, The Ohio State University
Managing insect pests ecologically: the importance of biodiversity in farmland
Jonathon Lundgren, USDA/NCARL, Brookings, SD
Root exudates: Beacons for soil microbes
Senthil Subramanian, Drought Tolerance Center, Plant Science Department, South Dakota State University
On-farm production and utilization of mycorrhizal fungi
David Douds, USDA/ARS, Wyndmoor, PA
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