Evaluating Alternative Weed Management Systems and Challenges Across a Variety of North Carolina Crops Colton Blankenship, PhD Final Seminar Under the direction of Dr. Katherine M. Jennings Department of Horticultural Science, NCSU 1:00 pm, Friday, March 7, 2025 121 Kilgore Hall (Hybrid) Join Zoom Meeting https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/93140376907?pwd=GvtbnPUiYHiFdP0CPiCwOiYOBPi0CD.1 Meeting ID: 931 4037 6907 Passcode: 506437  Blankenship_PhD.Abstr.pdf

Linkage Map Construction and Identification of Loci Concerning Phenology and Fruit-Quality Related Traits in an F1 ‘Liberty’ x ‘SpringHigh’ Blueberry Population Nyssa Ndey-Bongo, MS Seminar (Under the direction of Dr. Hudson Ashrafi, Chair) Friday, March 14, 2025, 9:00 am 121 Kilgore Hall / Hybrid Zoom info: Meeting link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/98638525437?pwd=iHufFoYV76WgGG3BSYfgWpdDlrOHIO.1 Meeting ID: 986 3852 5437 Passcode: 441704…

Weed Hosts for Root-knot Nematodes and Potential Herbicides for Their Control in Sweetpotato Stephen Ippolito, PhD Final Seminar Under the direction of Dr. Katherine M. Jennings Department of Horticultural Science, NCSU 1:00 pm, Friday, March 14, 2025 2405 Williams Hall (Hybrid) Join Zoom Meeting https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/94317171444?pwd=WuLv3oxh8A7VZKgIC7Z05aCfg39pyC.1 Meeting ID: 943 1717 1444 Passcode: 844950  Ippolito_PhD.Abstr.pdf

Functional Characterization of a Candidate Bacterial Wilt Resistance Gene in Tomato James Duduit, PhD Final Seminar Under the direction of Dr. Wusheng Liu Department of Horticultural Science, NCSU 2:15 pm, Friday, March 14, 2025 121 Kilgore Hall (Hybrid) Zoom link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/96717627623?pwd=D8fVWQgMdTvR0GE6sKArYtPypuecVM.1 Meeting ID: 967 1762 7623 Passcode: 210643  Duduit_PhD.Abstr.pdf

Advancing Pollinator Conservation and Integrated Pest Management within Agriculture and Communities Madison Love, MS Seminar (Under the direction of Dr. Danesha Carley, Chair) Monday, March 17, 2025, 1:00 pm CIPM Conference Rm (1730 Varsity Dr, Suite 110, NCSU Centennial Campus) / Hybrid Join Zoom Meeting https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/99831107113?pwd=2NZizseysudEa02tPmVpPGAMyuN3by.1 Meeting ID: 998 3110 7113 Passcode: 557029  Love.Abstr.pdf

Volatile Composition, Sensory Attributes and Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) Associated with Flavor Traits in Cooked Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) Modesta N Abugu, PhD Final Seminar Under the direction of Drs. G. Craig Yencho and Massimo Iorizzo Department of Horticultural Science and Plants for Human Health Institute, NCSU 2:00 pm, Monday, March 17, 2025   121 Kilgore…

Evaluating the Effects of Herbicide Tolerance on Bambara Nut and Containerized Sweetpotato Samuel Crawford, MS Seminar Under the direction of Dr. Katherine M. Jennings Department of Horticultural Science, NCSU 2:00 pm, Wednesday, April 2, 2025 121 Kilgore Hall (Hybrid) Join Zoom Meeting https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/94976074385?pwd=dSdDq1cd4fnTUZLqaxgwgy4c1SmFbf.1 Meeting ID: 949 7607 4385 Passcode: 672446  S. Crawford.Abstr.pdf