PROGRAM - DATES and SESSIONS
INTERNATIONAL WHEAT QUALITY CONFERENCE
May 18-22, 1997
Holiday Inn - Holidome
Manhattan, Kansas, USA
Sunday, May 18
WELCOME RECEPTION - INTERNATIONAL Buffet Dinner
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Monday, May 19
OPENING SESSION
James L. Steele, Conference Co-Chair
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- Welcome (KSU, AIB, GMPRC)
- Two Keynote Speakers
BIOCHEMICAL DETERMINANTS FOR QUALITY PREDICTION
Co-Chairs: George L. Lookhart (USA) and Colin W. Wrigley (Australia)
10:15 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
- Definition of Wheat and Flour Quality
- Wheat Protein as a Quality Determinant
- Wheat Starch as a Quality Determinant
- Wheat Lipids as a Quality Determinant
- Wheat Enzymes as a Quality Determinant
RAPID QUALITY PREDICTION SYSTEMS
Co-Chairs: Charles W. Deyoe (USA) and Philip C. Williams (Canada)
1:30 - 5:20 p.m.
- Near-Infrared Technology in the Cereal Industry: Reflectance and
Transmittance Applications
- Single Kernel Characterization System
- Image Analysis-Prediction and Assessment of Wheat Quality and Milling
Properties
- Objective Determination of Bread Crumb Visual Texture by Image Analysis
- Quality Evaluation on a Micro-Scale
- Wrap-Up of the Two Sessions on Quality Prediction (Round Table Discussion)
6:00 - 9:30 p.m. Tour to KSU Agronomy Field and BBQ Dinner
Tuesday, May 20
BREEDING AND GENETICS OF WHEAT QUALITY
Co-Chairs: Rollin G. Sears (USA) and Ram B. Gupta (Australia)
8:00 - 12:00 p.m.
- Breeding for Quality
- The Suitability, Development and Application of Early-Generation Predictive Tests for Quality in Wheat Breeding Programs
- An Integrated Approach for Improving Wheat Processing Quality
- Applications of Molecular Biology in Understanding and Improving Wheat Quality
- Taking Quality to the Market Place
- Wrap-Up (Round Table Discussion)
SELECTION OF WHEATS FOR WET-MILLING AND MODERN METHODS OF
SEPARATING COMPONENTS AND THEIR NEW USES
Co-Chairs: Paul A. Seib (USA) and Wolfgang J. Bergthaller (Germany)
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
- Selection of Wheats and Their Dry-Milling Prior to Wet-Milling
- Modern Methods of Separating the Components of Wheat
- Genetic Engineering of Wheat for Starch Modification
- Update on Wheat Starch and Its Uses
- New Uses of Wheat Gluten and Non-Starch Wheat Components
- Wrap-Up (Round Table Discussion)
6:00 - 10:30 p.m. American Barn Dance and Dinner
Wednesday, May 21
ECONOMICS OF END-USE QUALITY
AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
Co-Chairs: William W. Wilson (USA) and Dennis G. Stephens (Canada)
8:00 - 12:00 noon
- Effect of Changing Global Marketing Systems upon Wheat Quality
- Demand, Supply and Competition for Quality Characteristics of Hard Wheat
- Market Responses to Wheat Quality
- Economic Aspects of Quality Issues in Wheat Variety Improvement
- Import Wheat Buyers: How Their Quality Demands are Changing and Why
- Wrap-Up (Round Table Discussion)
PRESERVATION OF QUALITY
Co-Chairs: Frank H. Arthur (USA) and Chong-Ho Lee (Korea)
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
- Biological Preservation of Grain Quality: Losses in Storage and Handling
- Effect of Wheat Scab and Karnal Bunt on Quality
- Engineering Aspects of Grain Storage for Quality Maintenance
- Strategic Planning for Effective Integrated Pest Management in
Private Industry: A Case Study
POSTER VIEWING
Co-Chairs: David B. Sauer (USA) and Donald B. Bechtel (USA)
3:15 - 5:15 p.m. Posters, Presenters in Attendance
6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Banquet
Thursday, May 22
GRADE DETERMINANTS AND PREDICTION OF CLEANLINESS AND SOUNDNESS
Co-Chairs: Do Sup Chung (USA) and Wilfried Seibel (Germany)
8:00 - 12:00 noon
Perspective and Need for International Standards:
- French
- Australian
- Canadian
- USA
- Round Table Discussion (Russian, Korean, French, Australian, Canadian and USA Panel)
CLOSING REMARKS
Okkyung Kim Chung, Conference Co-Chair
12:00 - 12:15 p.m.
OPTIONAL TECHNICAL TOURS*
1:30 - 5:15 p.m.
- Department of Grain Science and Industry, KSU
- American Institute of Baking
- U.S. Grain Marketing Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS
* Tours are sequential, chose any or all of the above.
Last revision May 4, 1997. JSteele
For further Conference information, contact:
Ms. Sandra Mathewson
GMPRC, USDA-ARS
1515 College Avenue
Manhattan, KS 66502 USA
Voice: 913-776-2701
FAX: 913-776-2789
Inet: sandy@usgmrl.ksu.edu
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