| Date |
Subject |
Speaker |
Department |
Time / Location |
| January |
12 |
Special seminar (with plant breeding) - Hybrid soybean seed production: goals and challenges |
Evelyn Ortiz-Perez and Reid Palmer, Research Assistant and Professor |
Dept. Crop Science, Univ. Illinois |
3:45-4:45 / 216 Scott Hall |
24 |
Graduate student seminar - Vermicompost use for Containerized Crop Production: Benefits and Pitfalls |
Michelle McGinnis, Graduate Assistant |
Dept. Horticultural Science, NC State |
3:00-4:00 / 159 Kilgore Hall |
31 |
Special seminar - Tomato genome sequencing (sponsored by the Hort. Sci. Grad. Student Assoc.) |
Dr. Steve Tanksley, Professor |
Dept. Plant Breeding, Cornell University |
3:00-4:00 / 2215 Williams Hall |
| February |
7 |
Graduate student seminar - TBA |
Monica SantaMaria, Graduate Assistant |
Dept. Horticultural Science, NC State |
3:00-4:00 / 159 Kilgore Hall |
21 |
Diversity and evolution of the dogwood genus |
Jenny Xiang, Professor |
Dept. Botany, NC State |
3:00-4:00 / 159 Kilgore Hall |
28 |
Breeding and Genetics of Gerbera Daisy |
Wes Kloos, Professor of Genetics and Microbiology |
Dept. Genetics, NC State |
3:00-4:00 / 159 Kilgore Hall |
| March |
21 |
Recent Issues and Advances of Ag Biotechnology |
Susan MacIntosh,
Global Head of Regulatory Affairs |
Bayer CropScience |
3:00-4:00 / 159 Kilgore Hall |
28 |
Integration of Research into the Classroom |
Helen Kraus, Lecturer |
Dept. Horticultural Science, NC State |
3:00-4:00 / 159 Kilgore Hall |
| April |
4 |
TBA |
- |
- |
3:00-4:00 / 159 Kilgore Hall |
18 |
Special seminar - Tomato Flavor: Taking Apart a Complex Trait with Molecular and Genetic Tools (sponsored by the Hort. Sci. Grad. Student Assoc.) |
Dr. Harry Klee, Professor |
Dept. Horticultural Sciences, Univ. Florida |
3:00-4:00 / TBA |
25 |
Graduate student seminar - Effects of Polyploidy on Fertility, Breeding Behavior, and Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Stokes Aster |
Jessica Gaus, Graduate Assistant |
Dept. Horticultural Science, NC State |
3:00-4:00 / 159 Kilgore Hall |
