“What we did was to empower our students in ways that support their desire to strengthen our world in healthy ways, in ways that are important to them and their families—and to all of us.”
This semester’s students in Bob Patterson’s introductory class lab Crop Science 214 have created impressive academic posters of extraordinary polish and power. Students chose the research area they wanted to emphasize from a global perspective, giving them ownership in the process of learning how they might strengthen global food security.
Bob Patterson could not be happier with his undergraduate students: “What we did was to empower our students in ways that support their desire to strengthen our world in healthy ways, in ways that are important to them and their families—and to all of us.”
The exceptional posters addressed a variety of global issues, with the titles:
- Controlling Black Rot in Sweet Potatoes in NC
- Preventing and Treating Malaria with Plants
- CRISPR Cas9
- Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems— Diversity Income Streams While Simultaneously Reducing Inputs and Increasing Soil Health
- How Mixing Crops Can Impact Soil Health and Productivity
- Soil Erosion in Agriculture
- Wheat Rust Diseases: Problems and Solutions
- Deforestation
- No-till Farming for Soil Health and Significance of Cover Crops
- Soybean Cyst Nematode
- Stevia Production
- Responsible use of Group 4 Herbicides (Focus on Non-Target Tobacco Injury)
These extraordinary posters will be on display at the McKimmon Center during the Annual Meeting of the Soil Science Society of North Carolina January 16-17, 2018.
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– written by Kaki Carl