Spring 2021 Seminar Schedule
The Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology is pleased to present the Departmental Seminar series for the Spring 2020 semester. Seminars feature a series of speakers presenting topics related to the plant and crop sciences.
Seminars take place every Wednesday at 3:30 PM in Room A465 Life Science Annex and is open to the everyone who would like to attend. For more information, contact Dr. Sara Thomas-Sharma at sthomassharma@agcenter.lsu.edu.
| Date | Seminar Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 1/13/2021 | Organizational meeting (for students registered for PLHL 7052) | |
| 1/20/2021 | Dr. Cristina Sabliov, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, LSU | Nano delivery systems for agriculture |
| 1/27/2021 | Dr. Jenny Koebernick, Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, Auburn University | Addressing Cotton Blue Disease in the Southeastern US |
| 2/3/2021 | Dr. Courtney Gallup, Corteva Agriscience | How industry identifies talent in recruiting and hiring |
| 2/10/2021 | Chenie Zamora, PPCP, LSU | Characterization of the Sugarcane mosaic virus and Sorghum mosaic virus in Louisiana’s sugarcane breeding program |
| 2/17/2021 | Gabriel Munoz Herrera, PPCP, LSU | Induced defense mechanisms against plant pathogens: Lignification and callose deposition |
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2/24/2021 |
Dr. Raj Singh, PPCP, LSU | Miracle medicinal plant with many health problems |
| 3/3/2021 | Hamilton Crockett, PPCP, LSU | Soil microbiota, plant-soil feedbacks, and plant health |
| 3/10/2021 | Dr. Hailing Jin, Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, UC Riverside | TBA |
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3/17/2021 |
Turner Graham, PPCP, LSU | Using UAV technology to assess crown rust epidemics in oats |
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3/24/2021 |
Jose Solorzano, PPCP, LSU | Understanding the etiology of taproot decline of soybean caused by Xylaria sp. |
| 3/31/2021 | David Galo, PPCP, LSU | Diversity of endophytic fungi isolated from Roseau cane foliage: pathogenic or non-pathogenic? |
| 4/7/2021 | Max Miller, PPCP, LSU | Characterization of ZmPR10 from maize in abiotic stress tolerance and phytohormone signaling |
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4/14/2021 |
Heather Cizek, PPCP, LSU | Effects of the mealy plum aphids (Hyalopterus pruni) on multiple Roseau Cane lineages |
| 4/21/2021 | John Ontoy, PPCP, LSU | Genetic characterization of resistance to bacterial panicle blight and sheath blight in rice using a recombinant inbred line population |