Plant Science Lecture Series

January 16, 2014

Spring 2019

Except where otherwise indicated, seminars will be held Thursdays at 4 pm in PLS 1140. If you are interested in meeting with any of the speakers, please notify the host faculty member. 

Date:

Guest Speaker:

Presentation Title

University/Institution:

Host:

February 7 Dr. Ravi Singh Wheat Breeding to Enhance Productivity in Asia, Africa, and Latin America  CIMMYT  Dr. Vijay Tiwari
February 14 Dr. Stephen Baenziger The Evolving Story of Triticale University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Dr. Vijay Tiwari

February 21 Dr. Andy Baldwin Ecosystem development in restored tidal freshwater wetlands: Lessons fromt he Anacostia and Patuxent Estuaries University of Maryland-College Park Dr.Nidhi Rawat
February 28 Dr. Amit Dhingra (canceled) Physiogenomic Characterization of Ripening Anomaly in Pyrus Communis-Discovery and Application Washington State University Dr. Christopher Walsh

March 7

   No lecture series    
March 14 Tesfaye Mengiste Plant Responses to Fungi: Pathology, Mechanisms, and Applications  Purdue University Dr. Nidhi Rawat
March 21 Spring Break 

No Lecture Series

   
March 28 Nicole Donofrio

ROS in the time of infection: Understanding the role of reactive oxygen species in two different host-fungal interactions

University of Delaware Plant Sciences Graduate Students
April 4 Kerik Cox

Integrating the Management of Fire Blight and Apple Production Practices

 Cornell University Dr. Angus Murphy
April 11 Joyce Van Eck

Improvement of Groundcherry and Goldenberry by CRISPR: Ripening the Potential of Underutilized Fruit Crops

 BTI and Cornell University Dr. Yiping Qi
April 18    No lecture series    
April 25 Matthew Elmore New Insight into the Biology and Management of Warm-Season Weeds of Cool-Season Turfgrass  Rutgers University  Dr. Joseph Roberts
May 2   No lecture series    

To nominate or invite a speaker, please contact Dr.Vijay Tiwari at vktiwari@umd.edu or call 301-405-1730.