Optimizing Organic Hemp Production: The Role of Colored Plastic Mulches in Enhancing Soil Microbial Diversity and Plant Health Gwendolyn Englebach, MS Seminar Monday, March 18, 2024, 10:00 am (Under the direction of Dr. Jeanine Davis, Chair) Location: Mtn Hort Crops Research & Extension Center / Hybrid Join Zoom Meeting: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/91831050573?pwd=bmNWNWd6RmROOFFRMkNCWmFoYjRVZz09 Meeting ID: 918 3105 0573 Passcode:…

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…

How Is the Shoot Apical Meristem Organized and Maintained in Zea mays? Ceres Hahnni, MHS Presentation Tuesday, June 25, 2024, 11:00 am (Under the direction of Dr. Wusheng Liu and Dr. Craig Yencho, Co-Chairs) Location: 121 Kilgore / Hybrid Join Zoom Meeting https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/92489930745?pwd=zsYxKkCVn5Ylcxn0NW9cNQO0JjYfxB.1 Meeting ID: 924 8993 0745 Passcode: 847294    Hahnni.Abstr.pdf   Abstract: The shoot apical…

Evaluation of Yield, Fruit Chemistry, and Firmness of Seven Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) Cultivars and Four NCSU Advanced Strawberry Selections in an Eastern North Carolina Greenhouse Joy Johnson, MS Seminar Wednesday, June 26, 2024, 9:00 am (Under the direction of Dr. Mark Hoffmann, Chair) Location: 121 Kilgore / Hybrid Join Zoom Meeting: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/98479641675?pwd=cTHHXGkN9aaBtqb5FF4Eha9Yag5nnV.1 Meeting ID: 984 7964 1675…