Thursdays, 2:55 – 3:45 PM
This seminar series is open to the public.
Locations
Notice: For Spring 2021, HORT 509/510 will only be offered virtually and not in person
Access Information:
Zoom meeting ID: 913 8036 2164
Full link: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/91380362164?pwd=V09jR3VxZldsZjlYVTQvQXhqSVZSUT09
More information
Questions? Contact Dr. Carolina Torres or Dr. Per McCord
Syllabus: Check Blackboard Course Space
Archived seminars: Archived videos are available in Blackboard.
Seminar Schedule – Spring 2021
Dates and Speakers
Abstracts, when available, are accessible by PDF by clicking on the talk title.
January 21 – First Day of Class. Introduction to course, using Blackboard, Expectations
January 28 – Guest Speaker: Cougar Health and Wellness
February 4 – Guest Speaker: Dr. Brian Irish, USDA-ARS. Plant genetic resource’s crucial role in long-term sustainability
February 11 – Guest Speaker: Dr. Jenny Bolivar-Medina. From cranberries to tree fruits: a fruitful path. WSU- Tree Fruit Extension
February 18 – Guest Speaker: Dr. Macarena Farcuh, Metabolic reprogramming during ripening of a climacteric fruit and its non-climacteric mutant. Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland.
February 25th – No Class
March 4 – Dr. Craig Yencho, North Carolina State University. Career Path and International Wanderings of a Wazzu Grad Breeding Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes at NC State.
March 11 – Bernardita Sallato. Nutrient management for tree fruit growers in the PNW. WSU- Tree Fruit Extension
March 18 – Student Speaker: Francisco Gonzalez: “The Effects of Reduced Late-Season Irrigation on Potato, and How Evapotranspiration Differs Across Varieties”
March 25 – Student Speaker: Stefan Roeder: “Effective Pollination Period and Implications for Successful Pollination in Apple”
April 1 – Student Speaker: Claudia Baldassi: “Rootstock and crop load effects on ‘Honeycrisp’ fruit quality and photosynthetic performance”
April 8 – Guest Speaker. Dr. Per McCord.
April 15 –Dr. Jingi Yoo, WSU-TFREC: Superficial scald on apples and pears
April 22 – Student Speaker: Brent Arnoldussen – “Plant Based Dispersions: Novel sprayable frost protectants for tree fruit reproductive buds”
April 29 – Student Speaker: Wesley Crump – DISCOVERY, CHARACTERIZATION, AND UTILIZATION OF GENOTYPIC VARIATION TO IMPROVE FRUIT FIRMNESS AND CRACKING TOLERANCE IN SWEET CHERRY