Spring 2019
Except where otherwise indicated, seminars will be held Thursdays at 4 pm in PLS 1140. If you are interested in meeting with any of the speakers, please notify the host faculty member.
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Date: |
Guest Speaker: |
Presentation Title |
University/Institution: |
Host: |
| February 7 | Dr. Ravi Singh | Wheat Breeding to Enhance Productivity in Asia, Africa, and Latin America | CIMMYT | Dr. Vijay Tiwari |
| February 14 | Dr. Stephen Baenziger | The Evolving Story of Triticale | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
Dr. Vijay Tiwari |
| February 21 | Dr. Andy Baldwin | Ecosystem development in restored tidal freshwater wetlands: Lessons fromt he Anacostia and Patuxent Estuaries | University of Maryland-College Park | Dr.Nidhi Rawat |
| February 28 | Dr. Amit Dhingra (canceled) | Physiogenomic Characterization of Ripening Anomaly in Pyrus Communis-Discovery and Application | Washington State University | Dr. Christopher Walsh |
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March 7 |
No lecture series | |||
| March 14 | Tesfaye Mengiste | Plant Responses to Fungi: Pathology, Mechanisms, and Applications | Purdue University | Dr. Nidhi Rawat |
| March 21 | Spring Break |
No Lecture Series |
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| March 28 | Nicole Donofrio |
ROS in the time of infection: Understanding the role of reactive oxygen species in two different host-fungal interactions |
University of Delaware | Plant Sciences Graduate Students |
| April 4 | Kerik Cox |
Integrating the Management of Fire Blight and Apple Production Practices |
Cornell University | Dr. Angus Murphy |
| April 11 | Joyce Van Eck |
Improvement of Groundcherry and Goldenberry by CRISPR: Ripening the Potential of Underutilized Fruit Crops |
BTI and Cornell University | Dr. Yiping Qi |
| April 18 | No lecture series | |||
| April 25 | Matthew Elmore | New Insight into the Biology and Management of Warm-Season Weeds of Cool-Season Turfgrass | Rutgers University | Dr. Joseph Roberts |
| May 2 | No lecture series |
To nominate or invite a speaker, please contact Dr.Vijay Tiwari at vktiwari@umd.edu or call 301-405-1730.
