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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Durum Coordinated Project (DUR-CP) Committee will organize a virtual DUR-CP Planning Meeting at 1-4 PM on March 17, 2021. The purpose of the meeting is to exchange research results and ideas to enhance collaboration and to avoid duplications
in our future research. We invite you to attend the planning meeting. The meeting will include the following agendas:
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Update on the extent of the FHB problem for durum production from the regional growers and industrial representatives<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Review our research progress from the currently-funded projects,<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Discuss the challenges we have faced and the actions we need to take in effectively improving FHB resistance of durum in the next 2-4 years<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Discuss and review currently-available germplasm, genomic resources, and high-throughput genotyping platforms that could be utilized for improvement of FHB resistance in U.S. durum
wheat in the next 2-4 years<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Discuss and compile a list of potential projects for new DUR-CP pre-proposal.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Join ZoomGov Meeting <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1619857959?pwd=akYyZExtaDk0cy9VNHlDZ1pkellqdz09">https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1619857959?pwd=akYyZExtaDk0cy9VNHlDZ1pkellqdz09</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Meeting ID: 161 985 7959 <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">+16692545252,,1619857959#,,,,*243181# US (San Jose) <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please contact me if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Steven Xu<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chair, Durum Coordinated Project Committee<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%">Steven S. Xu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%">Research Geneticist<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%">United States Department of Agriculture
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%">Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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