Date: Monday, April 1, 2024 Time: 3:00 pm Speaker:  Amanda Solliday, PhD Introduction Seminar Title:  Floriculture Sustainability and Climate Adaptation Host: Dr. Melinda Knuth Location: 121 Kilgore / Hybrid Join Zoom Meeting: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/99261847467?pwd=KzY0V0owOG1FbE9lZ1JscjNoWTRRUT09 Meeting ID: 992 6184 7467 Passcode: 028223  Seminar_Amanda Solliday_4.1.24.pdf Abstract: Climate change and economic inequality are pushing sustainability to the forefront of many company strategies, and this includes floriculture…

Date: Monday, April 15, 2024 Time: 3:00 pm Speaker:  Colton Blankenship, PhD Introduction Seminar Title: Evaluating Alternative Weed Management Systems and Emerging Challenges Across a Variety of North Carolina Crops Host: Dr. Katie Jennings Location: 121 Kilgore / Hybrid Join Zoom Meeting: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/99653537424?pwd=SkcvaUN0bHo5aG1HQUxsMVF3UW1rUT09 Meeting ID: 996 5353 7424 Passcode: 468891  Seminar_Colton Blankenship_4.15.24.pdf Abstract: Electrical weed control has diverse potential applications to…

Brianna Haynes, MS Seminar Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 1:00 pm (Under the direction of Dr. Gina Fernandez and Dr. Penelope Perkins-Veazie, Co-Chairs) Location: Plants for Human Health Institute, Kannapolis, NC * / Hybrid Join Zoom Meeting: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/97021701273?pwd=SFBFMkNEdzh5SjBYODVWSU9ib3orQT09 Meeting ID: 970 2170 1273 Passcode: 797575 * Anyone from campus is welcome to attend PHHI if they would like (parking…

Date: Monday, April 29, 2024 Time: 9:00 am Speaker:  Stephen Ippolito, PhD Introduction Seminar Title: Weed Hosts for Guava Root Knot Nematode and Potential Herbicides for Use Post-transplant in Sweetpotato Host: Dr. Katie Jennings Location: 121 Kilgore / Hybrid Join Zoom Meeting: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/94039908453?pwd=WkJkRTMydWMydVY5YUVpeWlrYytXdz09 Meeting ID: 940 3990 8453 Passcode: 802309  Seminar_Stephen Ippolito_4.29.24.pdf Abstract: In the U.S. sweetpotato is an economically…

Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 Time: 3:00 pm Speaker:  Taylor Hatfield, MHS Project Seminar Title: Regenerative Landscape Design in the Southeast Host: Anne Spafford Location: 121 Kilgore / Hybrid Join Zoom Meeting: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/92586277428?pwd=OGxpamFSVHZqOFlZZmNTWE5wU2JjQT09 Meeting ID: 925 8627 7428 Passcode: 569748  Hatfield.Abstr.pdf Abstract: Regenerative landscape design uses a holistic approach to create landscapes that serve the homeowner, environment, and greater community on…

Product Source Labeling and E-Commerce: Consumer Perception of Horticultural Products through Information and Messaging Ethan Jenkins, MS Seminar Monday, June 10, 2024, 8:30 am (Under the direction of Dr. Melinda Knuth, Chair) Location: 121 Kilgore / Hybrid Join Zoom Meeting:  https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/94402142870 Meeting ID:  944 0214 2870  Jenkins.Abstr.pdf Abstract: Consumer behavior concerning horticultural products has indicated an…

Date: Monday, June 17, 2024 Time: 1:30 pm Speaker:  Katy Shook, MHS Project Seminar Title: PowerPlants: Assigning Performance Value to Landscape Plants Under the direction of Ms. Anne Spafford and Dr. Melinda Knuth, Co-Chairs Location: 121 Kilgore / Hybrid Join Zoom Meeting: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/92332970176?pwd=bpa4ur9yYEaVmxeUK4G1v4KlrFjRbb.1 Meeting ID: 923 3297 0176 Passcode: 190194  Shook.Abstr.pdf Historically, the value of plants has been measured by…