Plant Pathology Seminar Schedule for Fall 2022
The Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology is pleased to present the Departmental Seminar series for the Fall 2022 semester. Seminars feature a series of speakers presenting topics on plant diseases, the pathogens that cause them and their management.
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. Tristan Watson, twatson@agcenter.lsu.edu. Click here to download a seminar schedule.
| Date | Seminar Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2022 | Dr. Tristan Watson LSU AgCenter - LSU PPCP |
Managing a new invasive nematode pest: the story of Meloidogyne enterolobii in Louisiana |
| September 7, 2022 | Dr. David Moseley LSU AgCenter - Dean Lee Research and Extension Center |
Louisiana soybean production |
| September 14, 2022 | Dr. Johan Desaeger Univeristy of Florida - Gulf Coast Research and Education Center |
Integrated Nematode Management: State-of-the-art and Visions for the Future |
| September 21, 2022 | Dr. Shankar Gaire LSU AgCenter - LSU PPCP |
Fine mapping of the narrow brown leaf spot disease resistance locus CRSP2.1 and candidate gene identification in rice |
| September 28, 2022 | No seminar | |
| October 5, 2022 | Dr. Washington da Silva Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station |
Nano-enabled technologies: prospective weapons to tackle destructive plant viruses |
| October 12, 2022 | Dr. Gregg Pettis LSU A&M - Department of Biological Sciences |
TBD |
| October 19, 2022 | Dr. José Úrbez-Torres Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Summerland Research and Development Centre |
Management of fungal pathogens of grapevine |
| October 26, 2022 | Jacob Searight LSU AgCenter - PPCP (Major Advisor - Dr. Jonathan Richards) |
Advancements in host-parasite interactions: understanding interactions and outcomes in plant immunity networks |
| November 2, 2022 | Dr. Scott Moore Syngenta Crop Protection |
New product development: a field scientist's perspective |
| November 9, 2022 | Dr. Horacio Lopez-Nicora Ohio State University - Department of Plant Pathology |
Active soybean cyst nematode management in Ohio |
| November 16, 2022 | Dr. Boyd Padgett LSU AgCenter - PPCP |
Developing disease management programs in selected row crops |