09:00 Opening. INIA - QUAKER

Session: History and trading

09:15 A Look Back at 20 Years of Oat Research Conducted in the Quaker Oats International Oat Improvement Program - a North American Viewpoint by Dr. Milton E. McDaniel.

09:30 Breeding Oat Cultivars Suitable for Production in Developing Countries - Progress and Importance for South America by Dr. Elmar L. Floss.

09:45 International trade of oats by Dr. Sam H. Weaver.

10:15 Oats Situation in Argentina by Ing. Agr. Rómulo V. Trombetta.

Recent Brazilian Oat Production by Ing.Agr. Juliano L. de Almeida.

Area, Production and Yield Oat Trend in Chile by Ing. Agr. Edmundo Beratto M. Ing.Agr. Mónica Rebuffo.

10:35 Coffee break.

Session: Regionalization

10:55 Genotype x Environment Interaction in Oats: the Case of Brazil Regional Trails by Dr. Luiz Federizzi.

11:25 Regionalization by Dr. Tabaré Abadie.

11:55 Discussion panel.

13:00 Lunch and set up of the posters.

Session: Crop Management

14:30 Direct Drilling by Ing.Agr. César Belloso.

15:15 Oats Initial Growth and its Influence on Yield Components by Dr. Claudio Mario Mundstock.

15:45 Nitrogen management by Ing.Agr. Adriana García.

16:05 Coffee break.

16:25 Management of oats for forage production in Uruguay by Ing. Agr. Mónica Rebuffo.

16:45 Selection and Management of oats for Forage Production in the Southeastern United States by Dr. Ronald Barnett.

17:15 Discussion panel.

19:00 Posters Session.

20:00 Dinner Casa de Boerger.

 

WEDNESDAY, 12/11

Session: Grain Quality

9:00 Factors Affecting Groat Breakage and Bran Yield during Oat Milling by Dr. Douglas C. Doehlert.

9:30 Avances en la Determinación del Contenido de Pepita en el Grano de Avena por Nirs by Dr. María Elena Molfese.

9:50 Content of Total and Soluble Dietary Fiber in Oat Groat in Chile by Ing. Agr. Edmundo Beratto M.

10:10 Coffee break.

Session: Pest and diseases

10:30 Plant Breeding in Avena Sativa L Resistant to Greenbug by Ing Agr. H. O. Chidichimo.

10:50 Important Notes about Sustainable Resistance by José Antonio Martinelli, Ph.D.

11:20 Rust resistance in oats.

11:40 Breeding for rust resistance in cereals by Dr. Silvia Germán.

12:10 Discussion panel.

13:00 Lunch.

Session: Biotechnology

14:15 Molecular Markers: How Can They Help Oat Breeders? by Dr. Sandra Milach.

14:45 What Oat Breeders Really Need from Biotechnology? by Dr. Deon Stuthman.

15:15 Coffee break.

15:35 Visit to the experimental field.

18:00 Visit to "Colonia del Sacramento" old town.

20:30 Dinner at a restaurant in Colonia.

 

Session: Breeding Programmes in the region

09:00 Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Oat Breeding Program by Dr. Marcelo Teixeira Pacheco.

09:15 Oat Breeding in Entre Ríos by Dr. Juliano L. de Almeida

09:30 Oat Genetic Breeding for Aluminum Tolerance by Dr. Elmar L. Floss

09:45 Oat Breeding Program at the University of Passo Fundo by Dra. Lizete Augustin

10:00 Ing.Agr. Aquileo C. Búcar

10:15 Oat Breeding at Barrow Station by Dr. Liliana Wehrhahne

10:30 Ing.Agr. Mónica Rebuffo

10:45 Coffee break.

Session: Germplasm Exchange

11:05 LACOS. Wheat experience of regional nurseries in the region. by Dr. M.Kohli (CIMMYT)

11:35 Code of ethic by Dr. Robert Forsberg and Dr. Deon Stuthman

12:15 Discussion Panel

13:00 Lunch

14:15 Proposal of the Quaker Programme by Ing.Agr. Rómulo Trombetta

14:45 Works in groups

Dinner