Grow Your Understanding
Delve into topics presented by Department of Horticulture faculty, researchers and graduate students. Click the links below to view videos of the 2020 presentations given in the Horticulture Seminar Series. Double-click on each video to view the video full-screen.
WINTER 2023
FEB 6, 2023
Strategies to limit environmental impact of pest management practices
Serhan Mermer, Faculty Research Assistant, Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University
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FEB 13, 2023
Indigo Tomatoes: How they came to be and future prospects
Jim Myers, Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University
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FEB 20, 2023
Are newer insecticides (in a post-chlorpyrifos world) safe for bees?
Andony Melathopoulos, Faculty, Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University
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MAR 6, 2023
Agriculture across borders: Challenges and lessons from field trials in the US and Japan
Hannah Velazquez, MS Candidate, Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University
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APR 4
Filling the Gaps in Weed and Sucker Management in Hazelnut with Tiafenacil and Florpyrauxifen-benzyl
Joshua Miranda, PhD Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
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Breeding for Heat tolerance in Northern Highbush Blueberry
Todd Anderson, PhD Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
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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
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APR 18
An Overview of Improvements in the Use of Entomopathogenic Fungi for Pest Management
Ryssa Parks, MS Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
and
Title TBD
Scout Dahms-May, MS Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
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APR 25
Aspects of horticultural crops production in Brazil
Luisa Baccin, PhD Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
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Beyond Hemp: Potential Medicinal Herb Crops for the Willamette Valley
Rachel Cross, MS Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
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MAY 2
Understanding Pacific Northwest Turfgrass Plant-Parasitic Nematode Communities
Emily Braithwaite, MS Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
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Effect of Soil Potassium Enrichment on Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Fungi
Santosh Kalauni, PhD Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
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MAY 9
A Peek Under the Hood: Differential Gene Expression Analysis
Brianna Heilsnis, PhD Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
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Insights in Dynamics Between Wild Apple (Malus sieversii) and Valsa canker Disease Using Full-length Transcriptomics.
Rion Mooneyham, PhD Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
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MAY 16
Parasitoid Biocontrol in Spotted-Wing Drosophila
Abigail Greenhalgh, MS Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
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Pesticide hazard to honey bees: There is insufficent power to detect changes in across cropping systems
Emily Carlson, PhD Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
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MAY 23
How chemical cues affect physiology and behaviors of Drosophila suzukii
Hojung Yoon, MS Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
and
Title TBD
Nicole Bell, MS Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
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MAY 30
Title TBD
Joussy Hidrobo, MS Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
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Detecting SWD with Deep Learning
Michael Getz, MS Graduate Student, OSU, Horticulture
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