Department of Horticulture Seminar Series
The Department of Horticulture provides students the opportunity to present scientific material as a learning experience in the Horticulture 407, 507 and 607 Seminar Series. Department of Horticulture Faculty and industry leaders are often also featured as speakers and present on current topics of concern in horticulture research. All seminars are free and open to the public, and, unless otherwise specified, take place in Agricultural Life Sciences Building, Room 4001. The Seminars are recorded using Zoom and are accessible for live participation via the 'Live Feed' link if it is available for that seminar. To join the meeting, you need to have a Zoom account set up and/or download the Zoom application. Please note that the quality/transmission of video/sound may be dependent on the end-users internet connection and/or computer/viewing device. Access presentations from 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and upcoming 2023 seminars from side bar menu.
Spring 2023 Seminar Series
Join us for the Spring Seminar Series in ALS 4001 or via Zoom at 12 PM, NOON, on Tuesdays. Recorded Seminar presentations will be posted on the 2023 Horticulture Seminar Series webpage as they become available. Please see the seminar series schedule link and below for upcoming seminars. Zoom information is at the bottom of the page.
For an idea of what to expect in the series, check out the Fall 2020 Horticulture Seminar Video to the right.
APR 4
Filling the Gaps in Weed and Sucker Management in Hazelnut with Tiafenacil and Florpyrauxifen-benzyl
Joshua Miranda, PhD Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
and
Breeding for Heat tolerance in Northern Highbush Blueberry
Todd Anderson, PhD Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
APR 11
Characterizing Willamette Valley Soils and Evaluating their Effects on Grapevine Performance
Mat Lange, MS Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
and
Plant Stem Hydraulics - Methods and Applications
Sadie Keller, MS Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
APR 18
An Overview of Improvements in the Use of Entomopathogenic Fungi for Pest Management
Ryssa Parks, MS Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
and
Not So Dysfunctional Traits: Functional Traits as Indicators of Drought Responses
Scout Dahms-May, MS Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
APR 25
Aspects of horticultural crops production in Brazil
Luisa Baccin, PhD Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
and
Understanding Pacific Northwest Turfgrass Plant-Parasitic Nematode Communities
Emily Braithwaite, MS Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
MAY 2
Beyond Hemp: Potential Medicinal Herb Crops for the Willamette Valley
Rachel Cross, MS Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
and
Effect of Soil Potassium Enrichment on Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Fungi
Santosh Kalauni, PhD Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
MAY 9
Pesticide hazard to honey bees: There is insufficent power to detect changes in across cropping systems
Emily Carlson, PhD Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
and
Insights in Dynamics Between Wild Apple (Malus sieversii) and Valsa canker Disease Using Full-length Transcriptomics.
Rion Mooneyham, PhD Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
MAY 16
Parasitoid Biocontrol in Spotted-Wing Drosophila
Abigail Greenhalgh, MS Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
MAY 23
How chemical cues affect physiology and behaviors of Drosophila suzukii
Hojung Yoon, MS Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
and
A Peek Under the Hood: Differential Gene Expression Analysis
Brianna Heilsnis, PhD Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
MAY 30
How can we use growing degree days in agriculture
Joussy Hidrobo, MS Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
and
Detecting SWD with Deep Learning
Michael Getz, MS Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
JUNE 6
Electric Weed Control (EWC); Dose Response and Crop Safety
James Wirth, MS Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
and
Big City Bees: Assessing specialist bee communities in urban gardens
Nicole Bell, MS Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
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