vt- •• ��t E�. Gallo Winery � BalL American Funding Generations of Floral Progress Through Research Image Analysis for Plant Science Endowment and Scholarships 1 of 262 General Information Conference Facilities: Speaker Ready Room: All Conference activities will take place at the Tropicana Oral, Workshop, Special Sessions, and Keynote speakers Las Vegas. are requested to check in at the Speaker Ready Room located in Churchill. Please note, even if you have Registration hours: uploaded in advance, you are still asked to check in at the Speaker Ready room at least 24 hours in advance of Sunday, July 21. .3:00 PM – 6:00 PM your presentation to confirm that your media and Pow- erPoint presentations were successfully uploaded and Monday, July 22 .............7:30 AM – 6:00 PM running properly. Updates and modifications can only Tuesday, July 23. 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM be made up to 24 hours in advance of your presentation. Wednesday, July 24. .7:30 AM – 5:00 PM Thursday, July 25 ............7:30 AM – 2:00 PM Poster Presenters and E-Posters: ASHS is inviting/encouraging poster presenters to up- Posters: load a PDF of their poster. You may also upload mp4 video or audio files to go along with the poster. Posters are located in Cohiba 5-12. As part of enhancing the ASHS online conference proceedings, you have the option to make your poster Poster Set Up: into an interactive electronic version (E-Poster). If you would like to explore this option, a link will appear once Monday, July 22 .............2:00 PM – 5:00 PM you have uploaded your PDF file with instructions on how to create your E-Poster. Please note that E-Posters Viewing Hours: are not available for viewing until after the conference and that you must still present your poster at the sched- Tuesday, July 23. 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM uled time. Wednesday, July 24. .8:00 AM – 5:00 PM If you would like to create your E-Poster at the con- Thursday, July 25 ............8:00 AM – 2:00 PM ference, a computer is available in the Speaker Ready Room. Exhibits: All recordings will be housed on the ASHS website indefinitely. Your presentation will be accessible on the Exhibitors are located in the Cohiba 5-12. site with the rest of the ASHS technical program, giving the poster presenters the same opportunity to detail Exhibitor move-in: their work in an audio and/or video format. Monday, July 22 .............2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Exhibitor move-out: Speaker Ready Room Hours: Thursday, July 25 ............2:30 PM – 5:00 PM Sunday, July 21. .10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Exhibits Open to Attendees: Monday, July 22 .............7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Tuesday, July 23. 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Tuesday, July 23. 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM * Wednesday, July 24. .7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Wednesday, July 24. .8:00 AM – 2:00 PM * Thursday, July 25 ............7:00 AM – 3:00 PM Thursday, July 25 ............8:00 AM – 2:30 PM *Please note the hall will be open until 5:00 PM for post- Conference App: er viewing. However, exhibitors may choose to only staff their booths during the advertised hours. Please note the most up-to-date information will be available on the conference app. The app can be located in either the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. 2 of 262268 2019 ASHS Annual Conference American Society for Horticultural Science 1018 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 July 2019 Dear ASHS 2019 Conference Attendees: I am very excited to welcome you to the 116th annual ASHS Conference in Las Vegas! My research about Las Vegas revealed that geographically, Las Vegas is located in a basin in the Mojave Desert and is surrounded by dry mountain ranges. According to the National Weather Service, Las Vegas receives only 4.2 inches of rain per year. The city of Las Vegas is considered the Entertainment Capital of the World. The Office of Travel and Tourism Industries with the U.S. Department of Commerce notes that Las Vegas annually ranks as one of the world’s most visited tourist destinations. I hope you will take some time to go to a show or visit one of many tourist attractions. An exciting schedule is planned for this year’s conference! Dr. Norman Lownds, Director of the Children’s Garden at Michigan State University will deliver the Tex Frazier Lecture titled “Seeds of Science: Connecting Kids, Plants and Science in the Michigan 4-H Children’s Gardens”. Other keynote speakers include Dr. Larry Smart discussing hemp research, Dr. Harry Klee discussing biochemical genetics in tomatoes, and Dr. Roger Kjelgren discussing tree response to climate change. Are you more interested in focusing on your own horticultural interests? There is a plethora of scientific oral and poster presentations from which to choose! Check out the schedule and use the scheduling tool to help plan your time at the conference. Maybe you are more interested in touring sites of interest in the area. You may tour Hoover Dam or see vineyards of Nevada. Regardless of your individual interest when participating in the conference, there will be plenty of time to renew friendship with colleagues from “back then” and now. I hope you will take advantage of the opportunities presented at the conference and in the city of Las Vegas! I would like to thank our sponsors of this year’s conference. E&J Gallo Winery, Ball, Regent Instruments, and the American Floral Endowment provided financial support for the conference. We appreciate the support of each of these sponsors in making this event possible. Janet C. Cole President of the American Society for Horticultural Science 2019 ASHS Annual Conference 3 of 262622 Cohiba 1 - 11 Montecristo 1 - 4 Churchill Elevators Ashton rooms 1 - 6 Conference Center Restaurants/Bars Stores/Services Partagas Walkway to Club Tower Elevators LAUGHFACTORY North Entrance Palm Way to Club Tower (Upper Level) Ramp to Pool Access Escalators to Conference Center & Club Tower Tropicana Self Parking Tropicana Lounge Hotel & Rooms Entertainment Conference & Event Services 1. Club Tower Hotel Rooms 6. Laugh Factory 11. Ashton Rooms 2. Paradise Tower Hotel Rooms 12. FedEx Business Center UPPER LEVEL Shopping & Recreation 13. Cohiba Restaurants & Bars 7. Glow®, a Mandara Spa & Fitness Center 14. Montecristo 3. Bacio® 8. Palm Way Retail Shops 15. Partagas 4. Oakville Steakhouse 9. Virgin Holidays 16. Trinidad Pavilion & Meeting Rooms 5. Barista Café 10. Welcome to Las Vegas Gift Shop 17. Wedding Chapel Hotel & Rooms Restaurants & Bars Entertainment Shopping & Recreation 18. Bungalow Hotel Rooms 25. Savor The Buffet 31. Tropicana Theater 37. Essentials Gift Shop LOWER LEVEL 19. Bell Desk 26. Chill’m Bar 32. Box Office 38. A Garden Floral 20. Car Rental 27. Food Court Casino Conference & Events Services 21. Concierge 28. Robert Irvine’s Public House 33. Cashier 39. Sky Beach Club 22. Front Desk 29. Starbucks 34. High Limit 40. Havana Room™ 23. Paradise Tower Hotel Rooms 30. Tropicana Lounge 35. Race & Sports Book 24. VIP Lounge 36. Marquee Rewards Player Services 4 of 262262 EXHIBITORS Exhibitors are located in Cohiba 5–12. Exhibits Open to attendees: Tuesday, July 23, 8:00 am – 2:00 pm* Wednesday, July 24, 8:00 am – 2:00 pm* Thursday, July 25, 8:00 am – 2:30 pm *Please note the hall will be open until 5:00 pm for poster viewing. However, exhibitors may choose to only sta their booths during the advertised hours. Booth #509 Booth #508 Apogee Instruments CABI/CSIRO www.apogeeinstruments.com Apogee Instruments develops and manufactures innovative www.styluspub.com environmental instrumentation for horticulture, meteorology, CABI is a not-for-prot international organization that improves sustainable food production, and renewable research applications. people’s lives by providing information and applying scientic The Logan, UT based company was founded in 1996 by Dr. Bruce expertise to solve problems in agriculture and the environment. Bugbee, a professor of crop physiology at Utah State University, with the focus of providing high-quality, cost-eective instrumentation for research and commercial applications. This year at ASHS, CSIRO PUBLISHING is an internationally recognized science and Apogee will be featuring our full-spectrum quantum sensor and technology publisher, covering a wide range of disciplines, including durable eld spectroradiometer for light measurements, chlorophyll agriculture, plant and animal sciences, and environmental concentration meter with linear output, and full line of infrared management. radiometers to measure plant canopy temperature. Booth #606 Booth #411 CID Bio-Science Bio Chambers Inc. www.cid-inc.com CID Bio-Science designs, engineers, and manufactures instruments for plant scientists. From photosynthesis analysis and leaf area www.biochambers.com measurement, to leaf spectroscopy and root imaging, our portable, durable tools provide the data you need wherever you need it— BioChambers is a leading manufacturer of reach-in and walk-in from inside the lab to out in the eld. plant growth chambers that range from small bench top units 2 providing 8ft of growth area to large multi-tier walk-in rooms that To learn more or make an appointment to meet with us, visit Booth 2 provide a growth area exceeding 400ft . Each chamber is integrated #606, or contact us at [email protected]. with our easy to use control system that provides lighting level, photo-period, temperature and fan speed control as standard features, and humidity and CO2 control as optional features. We invite you to visit us at our booth and see how we can help create ideal environments for your research needs. 2019 ASHS Annual Conference 5 of 262 EXHIBITORS Booth #506 Booth #608 Conviron Driscoll's www.driscolls.com Driscoll’s is the global market leader for fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries.