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Spring 2021 PSLA Seminar

January 14, 2021

All seminars for this semester will be held on Mondays at 12PM virtually. If you are interested in meeting with any of the speakers, please notify the host faculty member. Questions? Contact Seminar Co-Chairs Dr. Melissa Welsh or Dr. Nicole Fiorellino

Date:Guest Speaker:Presentation Title:University/Institution:Host:Sponsor:Recordings:
2.1.21Dale LayfieldAssessing Agricultural Professionals’ Awareness and Competencies of Recommended Practices in Synchronous Online Instruction During the COVID-19 PandemicClemson UniversityMelissa Welsh Dale Layfield 2.1.21
2.8.21Joseph FiolaHelping to Build a Successful Grape and Wine Industry -The UME Viticulture and Enology ProgramUMDMengjun Hu Joseph Fiola 2.8.21
2.15.21Neil MattsonEnhancing the Viability of Urban Controlled Environment AgricultureCornell UniversityDiana CochranMNLGANeil Mattson 2.15.21
2.22.21Dilip ShahPlant Antifungal Peptides: Modes of Action and Biotech ApplicationsDanforth Plant Science CenterNidhi Rawat Dilip Shah 2.22.21
3.1.21Walt MahaffeeMission impossible: inoculum monitoring as a decision aidUSDA-ARS, Horticultural Crops Research: Corvallis, ORMengjun Hu Walt Mahaffee 3.1.21
3.8.21James GiovannoniGenetic Regulation of Tomato Fruit Ripening and Quality TraitsCornell UniversityMacarena Farcuh  
3.15.21-Spring BreakNo seminar     
3.22.21Hailing JinDevelop innovative eco-friendly solutions to control plant fungal and bacterial diseases UC RiversideShunyuan Xiao Hailing Jin 3.22.21
3.29.21Tessa Burch-SmithBeyond defense: glucosinolates as signals for regulating intercellular communicationUniversity of Tennessee

Lovepreet Singh

(Graduate Student Association)

  
4.5.21Erin SparksBracing for Impact:  Optimizing Maize Roots for AnchorageUniversity of DelawareNicole Fiorellino Erin Sparks 4.5.21
4.12.21Marc van Iersel
Optimizing light use efficiency in controlled environment agriculture From photon capture to yield
University of GeorgiaDiana CochranMNLGA 
4.19.21Curtis PozniakWelcome to the Future: Application of Genomics Technology to Wheat ImprovementUniversity of SaskatchewanVijay Tiwari  
4.26.21Nidhi RawatDeveloping multi-pronged approaches for fighting fungal foes of wheatUniversity of Maryland   
5.3.21Gregory BratmanNature Contact and Mental Health: Causal Mechanisms and Implications for PlanningUniversity of WashingtonNaomi Sachs/Jennifer RobertsPSLA and Department of Kinesiology 
       

 

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