Department of Crop and Soil Sciences

46th Annual Pah-Loots-Pu Powwow at Beasley Coliseum sponsored by WSU Native Programs
2024-03-30 12:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Beasley Coliseum, 925 NE North Fairway Rd, Pullman, WA

Preliminary Examination - Christopher Benedict
2024-03-29 10:00 - 11:00

Wall of Appreciation Opening Event
2024-03-28 09:00 - 12:00

Final Examination - Andrew Herr
2024-03-27 13:00 - 14:00 | BLS 402
“Applications of UAS Imagery in Wheat Breeding”1:00 p.m., BLS 402

Seminar - Doug Collins
2024-03-25 14:00 - 15:00 | FSN 354
Doug Collins, Extension Specialist and Soil Scientist WSU Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources“Urban Underground: Agroecological Functions of Soils in the City”

PhD Proposal Seminar
2024-03-19 12:30 - 13:30 | Clark Hall 331
“Farmer Perceptions and Alternative Management of Soil Compaction in Eastern Washington Cropping Systems”12:30 p.m., Clark Hall Room 331 and via Zoom

Seminar - Corteva Plant Breeding Symposium
2024-03-18 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354
Corteva Plant Breeding Symposium“Challenges in food production across diverse environments”

Final Examination - Robin Morgan
2024-03-18 13:00 - 14:00 | WSU Breadlab, Burlington, WA, United States
“Are Plant Breeders Willing to Change Food Systems?”1:00 p.m., WSU Bread Lab and via Zoom

Seminar - Rex Bernardo
2024-03-04 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354
Student Choice SpeakerRex Bernardo, Professor Corn Breeding and Genetics, Univ. of Minnesota“The People Part of Plant Breeding”

Preliminary Examination - Madeline Desjardins
2024-03-01 09:00 - 10:00 | NWREC Art B 115, 16650 State Route 536, Mt. Vernon, WA, 98273, United States

Seminar - Kim Garland Campbell
2024-02-05 14:00 - 15:00 | FSN 354
Kim Garland Campbell, Crops Graduate Coordinator“Review of Graduate Student Programs and Climate at WSU”

Seminar - Ryan Behnke
2024-01-29 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354
Ryan Behnke, USDA Headquarters Postdoc Bioinformatics
“Utilizing deep neural networks trained with long-term variety testing trials and historical weather conditions to predict future wheat performance”

Seminar - Paul Galewski
2024-01-22 14:00 - 15:00 | FSN 354
Paul Galewski, Research Geneticist and Curator – USDA ARS Plant Introduction“Genetic Resource Conservation at the Western Region Plant Introduction Station”

Seminar - Steven Norberg
2024-01-09 08:00 - 17:00
Steven Norberg, Regional Forage Specialist – WSU Extension“Economics and Yield of P and K applications in Alfalfa”

Proposal Defense Seminar - Evan Domsic
2023-12-15 13:00 - 13:30 | NWREC Art B 115, 16650 State Route 536, Mt. Vernon, WA, 98273, United States
“Unlocking Quinoa’s Budding Potential: Overcoming Barriers to its Adoption as a Commodity Crop in Western Washington and Beyond”1:00 p.m., NWREC ArtB 115 and via Zoom

Preliminary Exam - Diana Salguero
2023-12-14 09:00 - 10:00 | Clark Hall 331

Seminar - Kulvinder Gill
2023-12-11 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354
“Improving heat tolerance and climate resilience of wheat and other crops”

Final Examination - Yi-Ting Chen
2023-12-08 13:00 - 14:00 | Clark Hall 331
“The Importance of Global Germplasm Distribution and Exchange for Plants and Recommendations for the Future”1:00 p.m. Clark Hall 331 and via Zoom

Seminar - Viviana Medina Rodriguez
2023-12-04 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354
‘Climate-Smart Caribbean: Enabling climate-smart decisions for agriculture in Puerto Rico and the USVI’

Proposal Defense Seminar - Madeline Desjardins
2023-12-04 12:00 - 12:30 | NWREC Art B 115, 16650 State Route 536, Mt. Vernon, WA, 98273, United States
“Evaluating the Short- and Long-Term Effects of Biosolids on Soil Functions, Carbon Sequestration, and System Diversification in Semi-Arid Dryland Cropping Systems”12:00-12:30 p.m., NWREC ArtB 115 and via Zoom

Seminar - Xianran Li
2023-11-27 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354
“Repurpose and revitalize long-term variety testing trial records to decode ingrained climate change”

Proposal Defense Seminar - Diana Salguero
2023-11-22 09:00 - 09:30 | Clark 393, Pullman, WA, United States
“Soil compaction impact on soil functions in dryland production systems of the Pacific”

Final Examination - Justin Maltry
2023-11-21 09:00 - 10:00 | Puyallup REC Admin Bldg, Chicona Room, Puyallup, WA
“Reducing Soil Compaction with Summer Cover Crops”

Final Examination - Zhou Tang
2023-11-15 14:00 - 15:00 | PSB 401
“Speed Up the Precision Agriculture with Artificial Intelligence Empowered Phenomics”

Winter Canola Shop Talk
2023-11-15 09:00 - 11:00 | Almira Community Center, 408 W. Main, Almira, WA, 99103, United States

WSU Graduate Student Statewide Tour Report
2023-11-13 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354

Final Examination - Tayler Reinman
2023-11-13 13:00 - 14:00 | Clark Hall 331
“Evaluating Characteristics of Proso Millet Cultivars and Potential for Adoption in the Inland Pacific Northwest”

Final Examination - Emily Klarquist
2023-11-07 13:00 - 14:00 | Hulbert Hall 409
“Biofortification Research Methods for Plant Breeding Programs”

Seminar - Emily Klarquist
2023-11-06 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354
‘Biofortification Research Methods for Plant Breeding Programs’

Practice Presentations for Students and Post-docs attending the Tri-Societies Annual Meeting
2023-10-23 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354
