EDUCATION SILENT
ABSTRACT
E-2000
Effect of Green Tea and Garlic on Gastric Cancer Cells In Vitro Study
Stephen Wen Li, Clear Brook High School, Qiang Shen, and Xuejun Fan
P-2025
Mapping Fertility Restoration Gene, Rf4, for WA-cytosplasmic Male Sterility in
Rice (Oryza sativa)
Asadollah Ahmadikah, Moscow Timiriazev Agricultural Academy, V. S.
Sheveloukha, and G. I. Karlov
P-2026
Effect of Different Parameters on Agrobacterium Mediated Gene Transfer in
Cherry Tomato Cultivars
Betsy Amporful, Fort Valley State University, and Seema Dhir
P-2027
Production of Additional Allotetraploid Somatic Hybrids Combining Mandarins
with Pre-selected + Pummelos as Potential Candidates to Replace Sour Orange
Rootstock
G. Ananthakrishnan, University of Florida, J. W. Grosser, P. Serrano, and M.
Calovic
P-2028
An Easy and Convenient Method for Maintenance of Embryogenic Cultures of
Vitis vinifera for Propagation or Transformation Purposes
Paolo Croce, Università dell’Insubria
P-2029
Regeneration and Cloning of Stevia Plant: A Low Caloric Sweetener
Shireen Dhir, Feagin Mill Middle School, K. Knowles, and S. K. Dhir
P-2030
Phenolic Compounds Produced in Shoots and Roots of Plantlets and Hairy
Roots of In Vitro Cultures of Mentha piperita L.
Manuel Fernandes-Ferreira, University of Minho, Ana Patricia P. Guedes,
Margarida Oliveira, Paulo S. C. Braga, Carla A. C. Araújo, Paula B. Andrade,
Patrícia C. R. Valentão, and Rosa Seabra
P-2031
Metabolomics in In Vitro Culture of Sage (Salvia officinalis L.)
Manuel Fernandes-Ferreira, University of Minho, Paulo S. C. Braga, Paula C.
Santos-Gomes, Patrícia C. R. Valentão, Rosa Seabra, and Paula B. Andrade
P-2032
Evaluation of Regeneration Capacity through Immature Embryo Culture in
Soybean and the Identification of Associated RAPD and SSR Markers
Wenbin Li, University of Northeast Agriculture, Yingpeng Han, Dezhu Yao,
Shifeng Li, Meilu Yang, and Genlou Sun
P-2033
A Normalized Transient Expression System to Study Transgene Expression
Hongmei Ma, USDA/ARS, R. Griesbach, and M. Pooler
P-2034
Determination of Tomatoes, Flavor Producing Biochemical Pathways
Isaac Mickens, Fort Valley State University, Tiffany Lester, and Harry Klee
P-2035
Effect of Chlorate6, a Moco Biosynthetic Gene, on Arabidopsis Root Growth
Responses to Abiotic Stress and Exogenous Hormones
Rhea Moore, Fort Valley State University, and Mark Settles
P-2036
Plant Regeneration from Callus Cultures Derived from Mature Zygotic Embryos
in White Pine (Pinus strobes L.)
Ronald J. Newton, East Carolina University, and W. Tang
P-2037
Differential Expression of the “Super-promoter” in Leaves and Hairy Roots of
Tobacco
Luis H. Nopo-Olazabal, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,
Bonnie J. Woffenden, Deborah G. Reed, W. Scott Buswell, Chenming Zhang,
and Fabricio Medina-Bolivar
P-2038
Transgenic “Hamlin” Sweet Orange Plants Containing a Rice Xa21 cDNA Gene
Obtained by Protoplast/GFP Transformation
Ahmad Al-Sayed Omar, University of Florida, and J. W. Grosser
P-2039
Production of Acidothermus Cellulolyticus Endoglucanase (E1) Enzyme in
Transgenic Rice
Hesham Farouk Oraby, Michigan State University, Rashid Ahmad, Callista
Ransom, and Mariam Sticklen
P-2040
Clonal Root Technology (CRT) for Target Protein Production
Marina V. Skarjinskaia, Fraunhofer USA, J. R. Karl, and V. M. Yusibov
P-2041
Transgenic Christmas Trees Regenerated from Agrobacterium tumefaciens-
mediated Transformation of Zygotic Embryos and T-DNA Junction Analysis in
Transgenic Plants
Wei Tang, East Carolina University, and R. J. Newton
P-2042
Analysis and Use of the Tobacco elF4A-10 Promoter Elements for Transgene
Expression
Lining Tian, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, K. Wu, C. Hannam, M.
Latoszek-Green, S. Sibbald, M. Hu, D. C. W. Brown, and B. Miki
P-2043
Electroporation Mediated Gene Transfer in Stevia rebaudiana Protoplasts
Mahogany Walker, Fort Valley State University, and S. K. Dhir
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR
BIOLOGY
P-2044
The 3’ Untranslated Region of the Soybean Gmglnß1 Gene Controls Gene
Expression at the Post-transcriptional and Translational Level
Carol Potenza, New Mexico State University, Jose Ortega, Fernando Solorzano,
Champa Sengupta-Gopalan
P-2045
The Beta-zein is Not Enough to Stabilize the Delta-zein in Transgenic Tissues to
High Enough Levels
Nina Klypina, New Mexico State University, Suman Bagga, Carol Potenza,
Dennis Sutton, Soumitra Ghoshroy, Stephen F. Hanson, and Champa Sengupta-
Gopalan
P-2046
Use of the Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) Gene in Prunus incisa ‘February
Pink’ as a Selectable Marker
Eunju Cheong, USDA/ARS, and M. R. Pooler
P-2074
Resistance to Tobacco Black Shank (Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae) in
Nicotiana Species
Baochun Li, University of Kentucky, W. T. Bass, P. L. Cornelius, and W. C.
Nesmith
P-2047
Expression of Gal/GalNAc Lectin of Entamoeba histolytica in Transgenic
Chloroplasts to Develop a Vaccine for Amebiasis
S. Chebolu, University of Central Florida, B. Mann, and Henry Daniell
P-2048
The Nucleoprotein Gene of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus as a Protein Fusion for
Production and Purification of Recombinant Protein in Plants
Cristiano Lacorte, EMBRAPA-Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, D. Lohuis,
R. Goldbach, and M. Prins
P-2050
Expression of a Subunit Vaccine for Pneumonic Plague in Tobacco Hairy Roots
Fabricio Medina-Bolivar, Virginia Tech, B. J. Woffenden, L. H. Nopo-Olazabal,
D. G. Reed, and C. Cramer
EMBRYOGENESIS/REGENERATION/MICROPROPAGATION
P-2050
Thidiazuron Induced High Frequency Shoot Induction and Plant Regeneration in
Psoralea crorylifolia – An Endangered Medicinal Plant
Mohd. Faisal, Aligarh Muslim University, and M. Anis
P-2051
Factors Affecting Somatic Embryogenesis in Different Cultivars of Cotton
(Gossypium spp.)
Tanveer Khan, Kumaun University Nainital, Anil K. Singh, Alok Shukla, and R.
C. Pant
P-2052
Embryogenic Callus Induction in Stemona tuberosa Lour
Nattaya Montri, University of Vienna, C. Waworsch, and B. Kopp
P-2053
Plant Regeneration via Indirect Somatic Embryogenesis in Panax notoginseng
(Araliaceae) – A Medicinal Plant
Satish Manohar Nalawade, Chaoyang University of Technology, Chao-Lin Kuo,
and Hsin-Sheng Tsay
P-2054
Micropropagation of Food Crops in the Micronesian Atolls
Dilip Nandwani, College of the Marshall Islands, and Arwan Soson
P-2055
In Vitro Propagation of Erythronium propullans
Valerie C. Pence, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, J. R. Clark, and S. M.
Charls
P-2056
Rescue of Transformed Avocado Somatic Embryos and Recovery Plants by
Micrografting and Ex Vitro Grafting
Simon H. T. Raharjo, University of Florida, T. Witjaksono, D. Efendi, and R. E.
Litz
P-2057
Differentiation and Encapsulation of Saintpaulia rupicola Shoots
Michael H. Renfroe, James Madison University, E. N. Johnson, and C. J. Elder
P-2058
High Frequency Regeneration of Plantlets from Leaf Explants of Commercial
Pear (Pyrus communis L.) Cultivars ‘Onward’ and ‘Old Home’
Qingrong Sun, USDA/ARS, R. E. Davis, and Y. Zhao
P-2059
Thidiazuron Induced Somatic Embryogenesis and Organogenesis in Taro
Virendra Mohan Verma, College of the Marshall Islands, John J. Cho, Jabukja
Aikne, and Jina David
P-2060
Effect of Plant Growth Regulators on In Vitro Multiplication and Conservation of
Sweetpotato
Virendra Mohan Verma, College of the Marshall Islands, Jabukja Aikne, and
Jina David
P-2061
Establishment of a Highly Efficient Protocol for Micropropagation of North
American Ginseng
Sijun Zhou, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and Daniel C. W. Brown
P-2062
Transformation of 95-kb Maize Centromeric DNA Segment Back Into Maize and
Analysis of Transgenic Plants
Bao Huy Phan, University of Georgia, C. Smith, C. Topp, J. Jiang, R. K. Dawe,
and W. A. Parrott
P-2063
Validation of Real-time PCR Assays for Transgenic Grapevine Analysis
Lucia Martinelli, Istituto Agrario San Michele All’Adige, Federica Savazzini, I.
Ciabatti, A. Paternò, U. Marchesi, and D. Amaddeo
P-2064
Transformation of Sour Cherry Montmorency (Prunus cerasus L.) and Sweet
Cherry Rootstock Gisela 6 (Prunus cerasus x P. canescens) Mediated by
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Kenneth C. Sink, Michigan State University, and Guo-Qing Song
P-2065
Genetic Transformation of Canola (Brassica napus L.) For Engineering
Resistance Using Gene Encoding Antimicrobial Peptides
Kamal Ghasemi Bezdi, Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Universit, V. S.
Sheveloukha, and G. I. Karlov
GENOMES/GENOMICS/BIOINFORMATICS
P-2066
Complete Chloroplast Genome Sequence of Glycine max and Comparative
Analyses with Other Legume Genomes
Seungbum Lee, University of Central Florida, Christopher Saski, Todd Wood,
Jeffrey Tomkins, Hyi-Gyung Kim, Robert K. Jansen, and Henry Daniell
IN VITRO TOOLS,
TECHNIQUES, AND OPTIMIZATION
P-2067
Effect of Simulated Wavelength Colors on Tissue Culture Regeneration and
Development of Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva L.)
Johnny Carter, Fort Valley State University, and A. J. Askew
P-2068
In Vitro Cold Storage of Stone Fruit Germplasm in Kazakhstan
Irina Kovalchuk, Institute of Plant Physiology, Genetics and Bioengineering, S.
Kushnarenko, B. Reed, and I. Rakhimbaev
P-2069
A Dual Color Fluorescence Staining Tool for the Assessment of Plant Cell
Viability
Kristen Opper, Sigma-Aldrich, L. Ralston, and K. Song
P-2070
A Comparison of Visual and Image Analysis for the Storage of Micropropagated
Plants
Barbara M. Reed, USDA/ARS, Hailu M. Aynalem, and Timothy L. Righetti
P-2071
Production of a Marker-free Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Plants Transformed by
Agrobacterium
Manuela Campa, University of Insubria, Candida Vannini, Enrico Puja, Priscilla
Francia, Maria Rosaria Stile, and Marcella Bracale
P-2072
Improving Digestibility of Forage Grasses by Genetic Manipulation of Lignin
Biosynthesis
Zeng-Yu Wang, The Samuel Noble Roberts Foundation, Lei Chen, Xiao-Fei
Cheng, Chung-Kyoon Auh, and Paul Dowling
PLANT SECONDARY
METABOLISM
P-2073
Effect of Sodium Butyrate on Production of Paclitaxel in Taxus chinensis Cell
Culture
Chang-Heon Kim, Samyang Genex Food & Bio Research Center, J. A. Kim, J.
Y. Song, and H. J. Choi
P-2075
In Vitro Conservation of Turk’s–cap Lily (Lilium martagon L.) Bulblets in Hypoxic
and Hypothermic Conditions
Dorina Bolba, Haute Ecole Charlemagne, J. Roggemans, and A. Lebrun
P-2076
Somatic Embryogenesis and Plant Regeneration from Valeria (Valeriana
officinalis: A Medicinal Plant)
Kiofa Clark, Fort Valley State University, K. Knowles, and S. K. Dhir
P-2077
The Effects of Ethylene Inhibitors on Rooting of Three Endangered Florida
Pawpaws In Vitro
Megan A. Jaskowiak, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens, V. C. Pence, and
S. Charls
P-2078
In Vitro Flowering and Differential Accumulation of Andrographolide in Cultures
and Andrographis lineata Nees - An Important Medicinal Plant of India
Arifullah Mohammed, S. V. University, and Ghanta Rama Gopal
P-2079
Engineering Cytoplasmic Male Sterility via the Chloroplast Genome
Henry Daniell, University of Central Florida, and Oscar N. Ruiz
P-2080
Metabolic Engineering of the E. coli ubiC Gene Reveals that Chorismate is a
Readily Abundant Plant Precursor for p-Hydroxybenzoic Acid Biosynthesis
Andrew L. Devine, University of Central Florida, Paul V. Viitanen, Muhammad
Sarwar Khan, Deborah L. Deuel, Drew E. Van Dyk, and Henry Daniell
P-2081
Biolistic Transformation of Easter Lily is Dependent on Callus Type
Kathryn K. Kamo, USDA, and B. H. Han
P-2082
Transformability of Nicotiana Species by Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Baochun Li, University of Kentucky, Hui Qiu, Huan Xie, and Troy Bass
P-2083
Stability of ß-glucuronidase Expression in Vegetative Generations of Transgenic
Hevea brasiliensis
Arokiaraj Pappusamy, Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia, R. Leelawathy,
and S. Siti Hawa
P-2084
Characterization of Heterologous Multigene Operons in Transgenic Chloroplasts:
Transcription, Processing, and Translation
Tania Quesada-Vargas, University of Central Florida, Oscar N. Ruiz, and Henry
Daniell
P-2085
Factors Influencing GUS Transient Expression After Bombardment of Leaves of
Rapid-cycling Fast Plants
Margaret M. Young, Elizabeth City State University, G. Jones, S. Cogbill, T.
Faulcon, K. Green, L. Chambers, M. McDaniel, G. Harmon, and R. Blackmon
P-2086
Organogenic Calluses as Target Explants for A. tumefaciens-mediated
Transformation in Soybean
Hongyi Zhang, BASF Plant Science GmbH, Haiping Hong, Helke Hillebrand,
Todd Jones, and Ming Cheng
P-2087
Bio-efficacy of an Alkaloid and Flavonoids from Solanum dulcamara
L. Padma Kumar, University of Rajasthan,and S. Bhadauria
P-2088
Development of a Regeneration Technology for Prunus salicina for Plum Pox
Virus Resistance
Lining Tian, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and S. Sibbald
P-2089
Free Polyamines During Acclimatization of Micropropagated Banana (Musa sp.)
Jose L. Casas-Martinez, Universidad de Alicante, M. D. Serna, F. Serrano, J.
Ramirez, M. Cano, and A. Piqueras
P-2090
Histological Changes in the Root Apex of Micropropagated Rosa Plantlets During
Acclimatization
Abel Piqueras, CEBAS-CSIC, S. Hussein, E. Olmos, and E. Hellín
P-2091
Morpho-histological Analysis of Key Developmental Stages During Somatic
Embryogenesis in Saffron
Abel Piqueras, CEBAS-CSIC, S. Blázquez, E. Olmos, and J. A. Fernández
P-2092
In Silico Designing of the Hypothetical SMC Proteins Involved in Meiosis of
Arabidopsis thaliana
Varsha Raja, University of Toronto, Janet He, and Sachin Gandhi
P-2093
Iranian Olive Cultivars Micropropagation
Farzaneh Tabesh, Azad University, M. Peyvandi, and S. M. Hosseini-Mazinani
P-2024
Genetic Improvement of Traditionally Used Medicinal Plants of India for Superior
Varieties with High Value Compounds
Sharmila Chattopadhyay, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, and Akhilesh
Kuma
VERTEBRATE/TOXICOLOGY POSTERS
VT-2006
Comparative Cytotoxicity of Three In Vitro Viability Assays
Alana Renaud, CIBA Vision, Ann Wright, and Mary Mowrey-McKee
VT-2007
An Non-animal Phototoxicity Test Using Epidermal Tissue Models and Cytokine
Endpoints
George DeGeorge, MB Research Laboratories, A. Gilotti, M. Reeder, C. Kirk, T.
Ripper, and D. Cerven
VT-2008
A High-throughput Unscheduled DNA Synthesis (UDS) Assay Using Flow
Cytometry
C. Kirk, MB Research Laboratories, M. Reeder, T. Ripper, M. Fischl, D. Cerven,
and George DeGeorge
VT-2009
Liver Tissue Engineering in Microgravity Environment
Vladimir I. Khaoustov, Baylor College of Medicine, D. Risin, N. R. Pellis, and B.
Yoffe
VT-2010
Establishment and Characterization of 5 New Human Breast Cancer Cell Lines
Ja-Lok Ku, Seoul National University College of Medicine, K. H. Kim, J. S. Choi,
M. Jung, Y. K. Shin, I. J. Kim, K. J. Choi, S. K. Oh, D. Y. Noh, and J. G. Park
VT-2011
Comparison of Alternative Toxicity Test Methods for Ocular Irritation Using Avian
Chorioallantoic Membrane: HET-CAM vs. CAMVA
Albert Gilotti, MB Research Laboratories, G. DeGeorge, and D. Cerven