Date: Monday, October 2, 2023 Time: 3:00 pm Speaker: Dr. Melinda Knuth Title: Melinda Knuth Reappointment Seminar Location (Hybrid): 121 Kilgore Hall Join Zoom Meeting: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/96687588333?pwd=VkEwKzJVV1hIcHpJTUlWWllWNUpHdz09 Meeting ID: 966 8758 8333 Passcode: 272913  Seminar_Melinda Knuth_10.2.23.pdf Dr. Knuth’s research priorities are on consumer and market research experience by focusing on the interface between people and plants, helping the horticulture industry understand…

Date: Monday, October 16, 2023 Time: 3:00 pm Speaker: Simon Fraher, PhD Introduction Seminar Title: Combining Traditional and Modern Breeding Strategies in the NCSU Sweetpotato Breeding Program Host: Dr. Craig YenchoLocation: 121 Kilgore / Hybrid Join Zoom Meeting: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/91258818866?pwd=NVZycEZFY0NZZmN0N3ArSWhaSFhTdz09 Meeting ID: 912 5881 8866 Passcode: 618866  Seminar_Simon Fraher_10.16.23.pdf Abstract: The North Carolina sweetpotato industry is the largest in the United States.…

Improving Tissue Culture and Transformation Efficiency using Controlled Environment Optimization: Studies on Glycine max (Light Intensity), and Cannabis sativa (Air Change Rate) Xiaonan Shi, PhD Final Seminar Wednesday, Oct 18, 2023, 9:00 am (Under the direction of Dr. Ricardo Hernández)Location (Hybrid): 121 Kilgore Hall Join Zoom meeting: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/92918554666?pwd=Y2lvNmk0UG9mYk04UXN4L3BiaTJ2dz09 Meeting ID: 929 1855 4666 Passcode: 503426  Shi_PhD.Abstract.pdf Abstract: This project…

Date: Monday, October 23, 2023 Time: 3:00 pm Speaker: Michael Palmer, PhD Introduction Seminar Title: Impact of Daughter Plant Size on Subsequent Yield and of Early Chill Hours on Flowering of Strawberry Host: Dr. Mark Hoffmann Location: 121 Kilgore / Hybrid Join Zoom Meeting: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/99728388661?pwd=cm1qbUZWdkZSRDZTTXVFSWt5ZGdqZz09 Meeting ID: 997 2838 8661 Passcode: 489742  Seminar_Michael Palmer_10.23.23.pdf Abstract: Soilless and some raised bed strawberry…

Genome Doubling of Northern Spicebush, Lindera benzoin Ramsey Arram, MHS Seminar Wednesday, November 1, 2023, 1:00 pm (Under the direction of Dr. Hsuan Chen , Dr. Hudson Ashrafi and Dr. Gina Fernandez) Location (Hybrid): 121 Kilgore Hall / Zoom Join Zoom Meeting: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/91322111689?pwd=S2xmL3JSaDFsVUlXaXAxWUt2ZE1Zdz09 Meeting ID: 913 2211 1689 Passcode: 936811  Arram.Abstr.pdf Abstract Lindera benzoin is a dioecious understory shrub,…

An Efficient Suspension Culture System for In Vitro Rose Regeneration Anna Nelson, MS Seminar Thursday, November 2, 2023, 9:00 am (Under the direction of Dr. Wusheng Liu, Chair) Join Zoom Meeting https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/94745965956?pwd=RG1IZytMVzJHWnVxQ0NHa1BGdTNMUT09 Meeting ID: 947 4596 5956 Passcode: 805723  Nelson.Abstr.pdf Abstract: Roses (Rosa hybrida L.) are used for a variety of purposes, ranging from cut flower production to perfumes…

Date: Monday, November 6, 2023 Time: 3:00 pm Speaker: Jack Bobo, PhD Introduction Seminar Title: Investigating the Phytotoxic Potential of Engineered Wood Substrates Host: Dr. Brian Jackson Location: 121 Kilgore / Hybrid Join Zoom Meeting: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/94548586163?pwd=cXc3ZDZFTGxtcjJRV1o1MVVweHJFUT09 Meeting ID: 945 4858 6163 Passcode: 496405< Seminar_Jack Bobo_11.6.23.pdf Abstract: Abstract: The demand for soilless substrates is on the rise, while simultaneously, countries across the…