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IV. News

THE SIXTH WHEAT GENETICS SYMPOSIUM, JAPAN

Cytogenetics and Breeding of Intergeneric and Interspecific Hybrids

National Institute of Genetics, Misima, Japan
April 16 (Sat.), 1966
Organized by National Institute of Genetics and Kihara
Institute for Biological Research

PROGRAM
Opening Speech ......H. KIHARA
Session I, Wheat-rye Hybrids
  Chairman: M. SASAKI
    "Crossability in wheat-rye hybrid."
T. TOZU (Sizuoka Univ.)

"Cytogenetics in wheat-rye hybrids."
G. NAKAJIMA & A. ZENNYOZI (Gumma Univ.)

"Biochemistry in crossability ...... On the germinability in hybrid seeds."
H. NAKAMURA (Nihon Noyaku Co. Ltd.)
  Lunch
Session II, Problems in Hybrid Wheat
  Chairman: A. MOCHIZUKI
    "Fundamental problems in hybrid wheat I."
H. KIHARA (Natl. Inst. Genet.)

"Fundamental problems in hybrid wheat II."
K. TSUNEWAI (Kyoto Univ.)
  Tea Break  
  Chairman: K. YAMASHITA
    "On the heterosis in wheat hybrids."
H. AKEMINE & K. KUMAGAI (Natl. Inst. Agric. Sci.)

"Hybrids wheats in the United States."
J. W. SCHMIDT (Univ. Nebraska, U. S. A.)
Banquet
    "Plan of the botanical expedition to the Caucasus."
K. YAMASHITA (Kyoto Univ.)


       

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