Presented by Matt Herman (Iowa Soybean Association)
Thurs. November 9, 2023
Time: 4:00 – 5:00 pm
location: Agronomy 2050
Part of the Agronomy Graduate Student Club Fall Seminar Series
Welcome Back! Classes begin Monday, August 21.
CALS New Student BBQ
New students are invited to a kickoff BBQ in the Kildee Farm Bureau Pavillion to enjoy burgers and learn about the student organizations the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has to offer! (copied from CALS site: https://www.cals.iastate.edu/event/2023/new-student-bbq)
SASES National Meeting (along with ASA-CSSA-SSSA)
MS Agronomy Program Celebrates 25 years!
AGSC Spring BBQ at Brookside Park, May 18, 6:30pm
Everyone in the Agronomy Department is welcome to join the fun !
This year, we also have the support of the DEIB Committee, providing ice cream!
Remember to sign up for the Spring BBQ by AGSC.
When? Thursday 18th 6:30 PM
Where? Brookside Park, Maple Shelter
How? Sign up on this form! tinyurl.com/agscBBQ
2023 Agronomy Graduate Students Club
Plant Breeding Seminar: Pulse Crop Breeding
By Nonoy Bandillo – North Dakota State University
Online: use updated Zoom link
Plant Breeding Seminar: Triple feature
Liza Van de Laan – Iowa State University: Understanding the genetic diversity of heat stress tolerance in soybeans
Stephen Gray – Iowa State University: Exploring the role of stigmasterol on maize growth and development
Juan Panelo – Iowa State University: Understanding crop growth genetics in sorghum
Online: use updated Zoom link
Plant Breeding Seminar: Crop-Environment Interactions
By Anna Locke – USDA-ARS, NCSU
Online: use updated Zoom link
Soil Science Seminar: Graduate Student Presentations
- 4:10: Overview of student seminars
8-minute Insight Presentations (2-minute question period after each presentation)
- 4:15: Ala Khaleel: “Soil Enzymes: What They Do Is Important”
- 4:25: Reid Barker: “Stratification: A Caveat of No-till”
- 4:35: Jessica Nelson: “Soil: The Hidden City Beneath Our Feet”
- 4:45: Max Eness: “Root Identification in Intensified Cropping Systems”
Soil Science Seminar: Graduate Student Presentations
4:10: Overview of student seminars
4:15: Ala Khaleel: “The Effect of Perennial Prairie System on Soil Enzyme Measurements and Kinetics” (2-minute question period)
5-minute Lightning Presentations (~8-minute question period for all speakers at the end)
4:30: Reid Barker: “Phosphorous Stratification in In-field BMPs”
4:35: Jessica Nelson: “Pore Space In and Around Aggregates Influences Soil Water Holding Capacity”
4:40: Max Eness: “Root Distribution Changes in Intercropping”
4:45: Ala Khaleel: “High Nitrogen Rate and Perennial Cropping Had Limited Effect on Soil Extracellular Enzymes and Microbial Biomass”
Seminar: Fine-mapping efforts reduce chromosomal region responsible for qshgd1 in maize
By Tyler Foster – Iowa State University