Alternative title: Crop Adaptation Integrating Evolutionary Genetics, Crop Modeling and Molecular Breeding Presented by Geoffrey Morris (Colorado State University) Thurs. November 16, 2023 Time: 4:00 – 5:00 pm location: Agronomy 2050 Part of the Agronomy Graduate Student Club Fall Seminar Series
David Brenner, USDA, will present on "30 years of amaranth breeding for non-shattering, reduced stature, and male sterility." This seminar is sponsored by Jamie O’Rourke and Michelle Graham from USDA-ARS. Also available via Zoom.
Robert Horton, agronomy, will present on “How does a Soil Physics Professor become the 12th most cited scientist at ISU and 9th most cited "soil" scientist globally: Insights into your future?” Also available via Microsoft Teams.
Iowa Learning Farms Webinars are held each Wednesday over the noon hour. On Feb. 28, Rick Cruse, agronomy, will present on “Soil Conservation and Water Management - the Keys to Improving Climate Resilience.” For more information and to connect to the webinar, visit: https://www.iowalearningfarms.org/webinars
Mercy Fakude, agronomy, will present on “Doubled haploid breeding: Incorporating Spontaneous Haploid Genome Doubling (SHGD) in maize breeding programs” and Samuel Blair, agronomy, will present on “Soybean Breeding and Genetics.” Also available via Zoom.
Michael Cook: "Quantifying nitrogen availability in manured soils." Co-major professors: Marshall McDaniel and Sotirios Archontoulis. This week's seminar is ONLY in TEAMS
Ning Wang, Professor in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Oklahoma State University, “Innovative Agriculture: Harnessing Smart Sensing Technology for Enhanced Agri-Food Production.” More information
Johnson Mtama, PhD student in Soil Science, ISU: “Computing lime requirements for amelioration of soil acidity in Southern Highland Zone of Tanzania.” C. Lee Burras, Major Professor Join the meeting now
Jacob Washburn & Daniel Kick Title: "The Promises and Pitfalls of Deep Learning Methods for Plant Phenotype Prediction." Plant Breeding Seminar- Jacob Washburn & Daniel Kick | Raymond F. Baker Center for Plant Breeding (iastate.edu)
Yunjiao Zhu, PhD student in Soil Science, ISU: “Drainage systems impact on nitrous oxide emissions.” Sotirios Archontoulis and Michael Castellano, Major Professors.
Eli Rodgers-Melnik, "From Cells to Satellites: Using AI to Accelerate Breeding 4.0" More information Zoom
Presentation by Raquel Chan, Senior Researcher at CONICET-Argentina, Senior Lecturer at UNL, and Director of the Agrobiotechnology Institute. More information