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 from the 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.
