Spring 2019 Seminar Schedule
The Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology is pleased to present the Departmental Seminar series for the Fall 2016 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. Edward McGawley at EMcgawley@agcenter.lsu.edu.
Spring 2019 Seminar Schedule
| Date | Presenter | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| January 9 |
Dr. Edward McGawley |
Organizational seminar meeting (Only for students registered in PLHL 7052) |
| January 23 | Dr. Thanos Gentimis, Asst. Professor LSU Dept. Expt. Statistics |
“Statistics: a path you might want to follow.” |
| January 30 | Dr. Mary Palm USDA-APHIS, Washington, DC |
"WEBINAR: "The role of USDA APHIS in protecting U.S. agriculture" |
| February 6 | Mr. Tiago Lelis Graduate Student, LSU PPCP |
"Characterization of the integrated signaling network of Burkholderia glumae for the regulation of virulence-related function in the bacterial pathogenesis of rice plants." |
| February 13 | Ms. Nike Omolehin Graduate Student, LSU PPCP |
"New insight into the genetic basis of haploid induction in maize." |
| February 20 | Dr. Lee Simmons Technical Director, AgBiome |
"A career as a plant pathologist/nematologist in the crop production industry" |
| February 27 | Dr. Linda Kinkel, Professor Dept. of Plant Pathology, Univ. of Minnesota |
“Managing the microbiome: competition, coevolution, and pathogen suppression.” |
| March 13 | Dr. Singh Raghuwinder Associate Professor, LSU PPCP |
“The role of plant diagnostic centers in safeguarding agriculture.” |
| March 20 |
Mr. Ateet Maharian |
“Development of biological tools to promote rice health and growth.” |
| March 25 (Special Date) |
Mr. Jhonson Leonard |
"Evaluating the effect of silica combined with antagonistic bacteria as a sheath blight suppressing agent." |
| March 27 | Dr. Ashok Chanda, Assistant Professor Dept. of Plant Pathology, Univ. of Minnesota |
“Finding better ways to beat the beet root rots.” |
| April 3 |
Dr. Larry Duncan, Professor |
“Plant PR-10 proteins and their functions.” |