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Plant Biology 2010 Final Program

Final Program for Plant Biology 2010

Joint Annual Meetings of the American Society of Plant Biologists

and the Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists - - La Socit Canadienne de Physiologie Vgtale

Palais des Congrs, Montral, Canada

Saturday, July 31 through Wednesday, August 4, 2010

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CONTENTS Complete Daily Schedules ...........................................................................................................1-9 Saturday, July 31...........................................................................................................1 Sunday, August 1...........................................................................................................2 Monday, August 2..........................................................................................................3-4 Tuesday, August 3.........................................................................................................5-7 Wednesday, August 4.....................................................................................................8-9 Special Events.............................................................................................................................11-13 ASPB & CSPP Officers & Committee Meetings................................................................................15 General Information....................................................................................................................17-18 Going Green...............................................................................................................................19 Convention Center Floor Plans......................................................................................................20-21 Exhibit Hall Information...............................................................................................................23 Exhibitor Directory............................................................................................................33 Abstract Titles and Authors Major Symposia Abstracts............................................................................................................29-30 Minisymposia Abstracts................................................................................................................31-37 Poster Session Information...................................................................................................38 Poster Abstracts..........................................................................................................................39-85 Index of Authors with Abstract Number.........................................................................................87-103 Notepaper.104-108 THE MEETING AND ABSTRACTS The program for Plant Biology 2010 (Palais des Congrs, Montral, Canada) was organized by the ASPB & CSPP Program Committees:

Chair: Judy Callis Committee Members: Nicholas C. Carpita, Danny J. Schnell, Jeffrey Harper, Georg Jander, Janet Braam, Todd Mockler and Anja Geitman and Carl Douglas as our local CSPP representatives

The call for abstracts for poster presentations and minisymposia was published in December 2009. The deadline for abstracts was May 7. 2010. All of the abstracts were received electronically via the web. All abstracts received on time were accepted, and the program was arranged from those abstracts. A searchable online version of the abstracts has been available since May 2010 via http://abstracts.aspb.org/pb2010/public/. This abstract supplement was produced from the electronic files submitted directly by the authors (missing numbers represent withdrawn abstracts). The author of each abstract is responsible for the abstracts accuracy, appearance, and content. 2010 American Society of Plant Biologists

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CONTENTS Complete Daily Schedules ...........................................................................................................1-9 Saturday, July 31...........................................................................................................1 Sunday, August 1...........................................................................................................2 Monday, August 2..........................................................................................................3-4 Tuesday, August 3.........................................................................................................5-7 Wednesday, August 4.....................................................................................................8-9 Special Events.............................................................................................................................11-13 ASPB & CSPP Officers & Committee Meetings................................................................................15 General Information....................................................................................................................17-18 Going Green...............................................................................................................................19 Convention Center Floor Plans......................................................................................................20-21 Exhibit Hall Information...............................................................................................................23 Exhibitor Directory............................................................................................................33 Abstract Titles and Authors Major Symposia Abstracts............................................................................................................29-30 Minisymposia Abstracts................................................................................................................31-37 Poster Session Information...................................................................................................38 Poster Abstracts..........................................................................................................................39-85 Index of Authors with Abstract Number.........................................................................................87-103 Notepaper.104-108 THE MEETING AND ABSTRACTS The program for Plant Biology 2010 (Palais des Congrs, Montral, Canada) was organized by the ASPB & CSPP Program Committees:

Chair: Judy Callis Committee Members: Nicholas C. Carpita, Danny J. Schnell, Jeffrey Harper, Georg Jander, Janet Braam, Todd Mockler and Anja Geitman and Carl Douglas as our local CSPP representatives

The call for abstracts for poster presentations and minisymposia was published in December 2009. The deadline for abstracts was May 7. 2010. All of the abstracts were received electronically via the web. All abstracts received on time were accepted