Our second state-level summit, to be held September 20, 2019 in Raleigh, NC, will be an opportunity to strengthen the network of practitioners committed to any and all components of farm to school—from local food purchasing, training opportunities with school nutrition staff, partnering with food councils, racial equity work, to experiential learning about agriculture, gardening,…
Zhongchi Liu, PhD, Professor Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics University of Maryland Monday, 23rd September 2019 3:00 pm 121 Kilgore Hall Flower and fruit are major contributors to food and feed. Our lab is interested in understanding the basic mechanisms controlling flower and fruit development as well as translating that knowledge into solutions…
Department of Horticultural Science Seminar DATE: Monday, September 30, 2019 TIME: 3:00 PM PLACE: 121 Kilgore Hall ZOOM link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/368356355 SPEAKER: Dr. Massimo Iorizzo, Assistant Professor Department of Horticultural Science and Plants for Human Health Institute, NC State Leveraging genetic and genomic resources to improve quality, nutritional and health related traits in fruits and vegetables In the last…
Department of Horticultural Science Seminar DATE: Monday, October 7, 2019 TIME: 3:00 PM PLACE: 121 Kilgore Hall ZOOM link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/102807814 SPEAKER: Dr. Mark Hoffmann Assistant Professor, Small Fruits Extension Specialist Department of Horticultural Science, NCSU TITLE: It’s all about the Longterm: Two years into the development of a comprehensive extension and research program for small fruits in…
Jonathan Lynch Penn State University Dr. Lynch has a long career in international agriculture focused on root alterations to improve crop response to phosphorus and water limitations. Roots of the Second Green Revolution Monday, 21 October 3:30 PM 2405 Williams Hall Tuesday, 22 October am Discussion Sessions Pizza lunch with Graduate Students
Food Science Seminar: Dr. Matthew Allan speaks about the effects of sugars and sugar alcohols on starch gelatinization and retrogradation.
Bridging the Workforce Gap: A Partnership Between Academia and Horticulture Industries with speaker Dr. Helen Kraus, Associate Professor in the Department of Horticultural Science at NC State.
Dr. David Stelly - "Interspecific Breeding to Genetically Diversify and Improve Crops: Needs, Challenges, and Solutions" Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 Time: 10:00 am Location: 2405 Williams Hall Speaker: Dr. David M. Stelly, Professor Dept of Soil and Crop Sciences Texas A&M University Specialty: Plant Breeding, Genetics, Molecular & Environmental Plant Sciences Title: “Interspecific Breeding…
Dr. Jason Ward, Asst. Prof., Dept. of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, will present a seminar: “Connecting the Dots: New Insights from Existing Ag Data.”
Dr. Tim Kelliher Principal Scientist, Reproduction Biology, Syngenta Genome editing using CRISPR-Cas9 works efficiently in plant cells, but delivery of genome editing machinery into the vast majority of crop varieties is not possible using established methods. We co-opted the aberrant reproductive process of haploid induction (HI) to induce edits in nascent seeds of diverse monocot…
