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Exploring Pure Seed Definitions: AOSA Rules Section 2.7
and Seed Species Identification on samples brought to Forum by Analysts

Host: National Seed Storage Laboratory,    Fort Collins, Colorado
Time: Workshop 9:00 am – 12:00 noon / 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
          Business Meeting  12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
          Recognition dinner for Dr. A. Larsen  6:30pm
Workshop committee chair: Marilyn Milhous


Workshop Agenda
9:00 – 9:05 am: Welcome by Billie Lundberg, FRSA President
9:05 – 9:15 am: Focus of workshop by Marilyn Milhous, Forum Planning Committee Chair
9:15 – 9:45 am: General Overview of Family Morphology and Seed Physiology; Morphology of
          Tall Wheatgrass (Elytrigia elongata) by Jim Bruce
9:45 – 10:30 am: Section 2.7g—endosperm development in Tall Wheatgrass (E. elongata)
   presented by Marilyn Milhous and Laurie Thoma

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10:30 – 10:45 am: Morphology of Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) by Jim Bruce
10:45 – 11:30 am: Section 2.7g.—endosperm development in Big Bluestem (A. gerardii)
               presented by Marilyn Milhous and Laurie Thoma
  
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11:30 – 12:00 noon: Open Discussion Period
12:00 noon – 1:00 pm: Boxed Lunch and short session FRSA Business Meeting
1:00 – 1:15 pm: Morphology of Gaillardia species and flake African daisy (Dimorphotheca sinuata)
                  by Jim Bruce
1:15 – 2:00 pm: How does Section 2.7 apply to pure seed determination of Gaillardia species and
         flake African daisy (D. sinuata) by Jane Hall
2:00 – 2:15 pm: Morphology of winterfat (Krascheninnikovia lanata) and saltbush (Atriplex)
          species by Jim Bruce
2:15 – 3:00 pm: How does Section 2.7 apply to pure seed determination of winterfat (K. lanata)
         and saltbush (Atriplex) species by Barbara Atkins
3:00 – 3:30 pm: Open Discussion Period
3:30 – at least 4:30 pm: Seed Species Identification of samples brought to workshop by Analysts
             (verification of questionable former id and/or unknown species id)
Additional packet information:
Appendix 4 tutorial


6:30 pm: Recognition Dinner for Dr. Arnold Larsen at Caninos Italian Restaurant.

At the dinner, Connie Ramirez  reminisced about Dr. Larsen's management of the Colorado Seed Lab.  Marilyn Milhous presented Dr. Larsen with a photo of the commemorative brick in CSU's Morgan Library.  FRSA donated money for books in Dr. Larsen's name.  The brick reads
"FRSA Honors Dr. A. Larsen"   Annette Miller announced the initiation of  a school outreach program dedicated to Dr. Larsen.  The program will provide seed discovery kits to teachers and students in middle school grades.   The program will be called "YOU NEED THE SEED."