Click below to see the previous semester’s seminar lists.
2:10 p.m.
Seminars will be held at FSHN 354 and via Zoom
Contact/Organizers: Kevin Murphy and Sarah Dohle
August 28
Michael Neff
‘WSU Grass Breeding and Ecology Farm: Rebuilding and Expanding the Turf Program in CSS’
Click here for a recording of Michael Neff’s presentation.
September 4
no seminar, Labor Day
September 11
Click here for a recording of Fabio Scarpare’s presentation.
September 18
Click here for a recording of Kayla Altendorf’s presentation.
September 25
2023 Campbell Lecture
Ning Lu, Professor,Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
‘Unitary Definition of Soil Water Potential’
Please note there is a change in venue for this presentation. This presentation will be held in the Biotechnology Life Sciences Building, Room 402.
October 2
Click here for a recording of Drew Lyon’s presentation.
October 9
This presentation is sponsored by the CSS DEI Committee.
Click here for a recording of John Fowler’s presentation.
October 16
Click here for a recording of Darren Drewery’s presentation.
October 23
Practice Presentations for Students and Post-docs attending the Tri-Societies Annual Meeting
Click here for a recording of the presentations.
October 30
No Seminar, Tri-Societies Annual Meeting
November 6
Emily Klarquist
‘Biofortification Research Methods for Plant Breeding Programs’
November 13
WSU Graduate Student Statewide Tour Report
November 20
no seminar, Thanksgiving Break
November 27
December 4
This presentation is sponsored by the CSS DEI Committee.
December 11
Kulvinder Gill, Professor
“Improving heat tolerance and climate resilience of wheat and other crops”
1:00 p.m.
Seminars will be available via Zoom and in person in Clark 151
Contact/Organizers: Dr. Lynne Carpenter-Boggs and Dr. Robert Brueggeman
January 9
no seminar
January 16
no Seminar, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 23
January 30
Tom Lumpkin
“Climate Change: Expected Impacts on Food Security”
February 6
no seminar
February 13
Kayla Bordelon
“Participatory Agricultural Research and Extension”
February 20
no seminar, Presidents Day
February 27
March 6
Three Minute Thesis competition
March 13
no seminar, Spring Break
March 20
Sarah Dohle
“Development and Maintenance of Bean (Phaseolus spp.) Genetic Resources“
March 27
Bill Kabasenche
“Research Ethics and Institutional Review”
April 3
Andrew Spishakoff
“Soil Microbial Community under Pennycress”
April 10
Student Choice Seminar
April 17
April 24
Please consult our DEI calendar of events for further information and trainings offered each semester.
All trainings will be offered via zoom.
2:10-3:00 p.m.
Seminars will be available via Zoom and in person in Clark 149
Contact/Organizers: Dr. Lynne Carpenter-Boggs and Dr. Robert Brueggeman
August 22
First Day of Instruction
August 29
no Seminar
September 5
no seminar, Labor Day
September 12
Seminar for Adjunct Nomination
Marilyn Warburton
“The Pathway Association Study Tool: Revealing a clearer picture from GWAS analyses”
September 19
Seminar for Adjunct Nomination
Danielle Gelardi
“Soil health, biochar, and carbon markets: Building defensible programs amidst the hype”
September 26
Seminar for Adjunct Nomination
Claire Philips, USDA-ARS
“Are lawns bad? What turfgrass can teach us about employing soil carbon sequestration as a nature-based climate solution”
October 3
Steve Culman
“Steve Hearts Soil: Highlights from Past Research and Future Directions”
October 10
Lynne Carpenter Boggs
“Composting for Foreign Animal Disease Management”
October 17
no seminar
October 24
Dr. Michael Walsh – University of Western Australia
“Impact of Harvest Weed Seed Control on Australian Cropping Systems”
October 31
PhD Exit Seminar
Katherine Naasko
“Digging deep into soil ecology: defining soil health and carbon-nitrogen chemistry in arid soil profiles”
November 7
no seminar, ASA, CSSA, SSSA Annual Meetings
November 14
2022 graduate student statewide tour presentations
November 21
no seminar, Thanksgiving Break
November 28
PhD Research Seminar
Arjun Upadahaya
“Utilizing GWAS to characterize virulence in a Pacific Northwest stem rust population and new sources of resistance in barley”
December 5
no seminar
December 12
Robert Brueggeman
“Life and Career of Dr. Kleinhofs and Dr. Ullrich: Remembrance of their contributions to barley”
1:10-2:00 p.m.
Seminars will be available via Zoom and in-person in Johnson Hall 343.
SOIL_SCI 501 and CROP_SCI 510 Contact/Organizer: Dr. Tarah Sullivan and Dr. Robert Brueggeman
January 10
CSS Town Hall – All Faculty, Staff, and Students Welcome to Please Take Part: Department DEI Survey Results!
Watch a recording of the CSS Town Hall here.
January 17
no seminar, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 24
Dr. Melissa LeTourneau
Watch a recording of Dr. LeTourneau’s seminar here.
January 31
no seminar
February 7
Dr. Sue Rhee
“Pennycress Genetics”
February 14
Dr. Eric Brevik
“International Gender Equity in Agronomic Sciences”
Watch a recording of Dr. Brevik’s seminar here.
February 21
no seminar, Presidents’ Day
February 28
Dr. Matthew Jeffries, Director of Campus Climate and Community-Building, a Division of Student Affairs“Universal Design: Making Classrooms More Accessible for All”
Watch a recording of Dr. Jeffries’ seminar here.
March 7
Dr. Garret Heineck
“Exploring Alternative Cropping Systems for the Inland Pacific Northwest”
Watch a recording of Dr. Heineck’s seminar here.
March 14
no seminar, Spring Break
March 21
Dr. Karen Vaughan
“Bringing Equity to Soil Sciences”
Watch a recording of Dr. Vaughan’s seminar here.
March 28
Michael Heim, Director- CAMP
“The College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP): Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Student Success at WSU”
April 4
Tiyana Casey and Josiah Pinkham
“Nez Perce Climate Change and Agriculture”
Watch the recording of the seminar “Nez Perce Climate Change and Agriculture” here.
April 7
Campbell Lecture
Cristine Morgan, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, Soil Health Institute
Reception is from 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Seminar is from 3:00-4:00 p.m.
VBRB 305 and via Zoom
Watch the recording of the Campbell Lecture here.
April 11
Dr. Alecia Kiszonas
“Life and Career of Craig Morris”
Watch a recording of the seminar “Life and Career of Craig Morris“ here.
April 18
Mike Pumphrey & Arron Carter
“T-CAP”
Watch a recording of Dr. Pumphrey and Dr. Carter’s presentation here.
April 25
Student Choice Speaker
Dr. Jessica Rutkoski
“Small Grains Improvement”
Please consult our DEI calendar of events for further information and trainings offered each semester.
All trainings will be offered via zoom.
1:10-2:00 p.m.
Johnson Hall 343
Seminars will also be available via Zoom.
SOIL_SCI 501 and CROP_SCI 510 Contact/Organizer: Dr. Tarah Sullivan and Dr. Robert Brueggeman
August 23
Dr. Teal Potter, Postdoctoral Researcher, Griffin LaHue Soil Health Lab NWREC | Washington State University
“How much do microbial communities matter in agricultural soils?”
August 30
Dr. Luz-Maria Gordillo, Assistant Dean for Inclusive Excellence, CAHNRS
Associate Professor and Program Leader of History, WSU Vancouver
“CAHNRS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusive Excellence”
Watch the recording of Dr. Gordillo’s presentation here
“Towards Diverse Representation and Inclusion in Soil Science in the United States”
September 6
no seminar – Labor Day
September 13
Dr. Jill McCluskey, Director and Regents Professor of the School of Economic Sciences, WSU
“WSU Salary Equity Studies”
Watch the recording of Dr. McCluskey’s presentation here
September 20
Dr. Xianran Li, Candidate for adjunct faculty member in CSS
“Sensing Plants Sense: Exploring Crop Genetics in Environmental Dimensions”
Watch the recording of Dr. Li’s presentation here
September 27
Dr. Aaron MacLeod, Director, Center for Craft Food and Beverage at Hartwick College
“Barley Malt Quality in the Face of Climate Change”
Watch the recording of Dr. MacLeod’s presentation here
October 4
Mr. Stephen Bramwell, County Director & Agriculture Faculty, WSU Thurston County Extension
“Connecting Land Grant Research to Local Agriculture in Southwest Washington; A Case of Malting Barley and Market Development”
Watch the recording of Mr. Bramwell’s presentation here
October 11
Dr. John Sedbrook, Professor of Genetics, Coordinator for the School of Biological Sciences Bioenergy Master’s Sequence, and Coordinator of the Integrated Plant Biology and Bioenergy Research Education Group, Illinois State University
“Developing Pennycress into an Oilseed Cash Cover Crop Named Covercress”
Watch the recording of Dr. Sedbrook’s presentation here
October 18
Margaret Viebrock, Chelan-Douglas Extension County Director, Faculty Professor in WSU Extension Youth & Family Unit
“Women, Farms & Food – An Overview of the WSU Women in Agriculture Six-State Project that has Successfully Empowered Women to Manage Risk through Education, Networking and Technology”
Margaret Viebrock Celebrates 50 Years with WSU Extension
Watch the recording of Margaret Viebrock’s presentation here
October 25
Soil Health Initiative Interactive Session
Watch the recording of the Soil Health Initiative Interactive Session here
November 1
Practice for Tri-Societies
November 8
no seminar
November 15
Student Choice Seminar
Dr. Giovanna Cruppe, Assistant Professor, Kansas State University
November 22
no seminar – Thanksgiving Break
November 29
Statewide Tour Presentations
December 6
Statewide Tour Presentations
1:10-2:00 p.m.
SOIL_SCI 501 and CROP_SCI 510 Contact/Organizer: Dr. Rich Koenig
January 25
Adjunct Faculty Seminar
Evy Jaconis, USADPL Director of Research
“Particulates to Peas: My Scientific Path”
February 1
no seminar
February 8
Adjunct Faculty Seminar
Kayla Altendorf, USDA-ARS Hops Breeder at IAREC
“Increasing the Efficiency and Precision of Selection in Intermediate Wheatgrass and Hop Breeding”
February 15
no seminar – Presidents’ Day
February 22
Jason Jimenez, USDA Soil Scientist, 3 Rivers District
“Seasonal Work Opportunities with the U.S. Forest Service”
March 1
Graduate Student 3-Minute Thesis (3MT)
March 8
Cancelled
March 15
Graduate Student Choice Speaker
Dr. Jesse Poland, Associate Professor at Kansas State University
“Integration of Genomics and High Throughput Phenotyping in Wheat Breeding”
March 22
No Seminar
March 29
Dr. LaKisha Odom, Scientific Program Director, Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR)
“Overview of the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Partnerships, Priorities, and Programs”
April 5
Graduate Student Choice Speaker
Dr. Tim Crews, The Land Institute
“New Roots for Ecological Intensification”
April 12
Chun-Peng (James) Chen, PhD Candidate
“A Paradigm Shift in Breeding: From Genomics to Phenomics”
April 19
- Wilson Craine, PhD Candidate
“Developing a Phenotype Pipeline for GWAS in Camelina” - Nikayla Strauss, PhD Candidate
“Identifying Novel Disease Resistance and Drought Tolerance Genes in a Synthetic NAM Population”
April 26
Affiliate Faculty Seminar
Martine Perrigue (Petey), Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology in ESFCOM”
“A Role for Human Clinical Trials in Crop Nutrition Enhancement”
1:10-2:00 p.m.
SOIL_SCI 501 and CROP_SCI 510 Contact/Organizer: Dr. Rich Koenig
Join the ZOOM meeting for CROP_SCI 510/SOIL_SCI 501 here. The Zoom Meeting ID is 949 7455 6008 and the password is 601412.
September 21
Ashley Cannon, USDA-ARS
Adjunct Faculty Seminar
September 28
Cancelled
October 5
No Seminar
October 12
Dr. Lindsey du Toit, Professor & Extension Plant Pathologist, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Northwestern WA Research and Extension Center
Adjunct Faculty Seminar“Fusarium Wilt of Spinach: A Case Study in Managing Persistent Soilborne Plant Pathogens”
October 19
Bryan Carlson, USDA-ARS
“Managing Agroecological Data: Challenges and Solutions from a Member of the Long-Term Agroecological Research Network”
October 26
Don McMoran and Team, Skagit County Extension
“Suicide Prevention Training in Agriculture”
November 2
Robert Brueggeman, Nilan Endowed Chair
“The Horizon is Bright for Washington Malt Barley”
November 9
CSS and HORT Graduate Students
Statewide Tour Presentations
November 16
CSS and HORT Graduate Students
Statewide Tour Presentations
November 23
no seminar- Thanksgiving Break
November 30
Graduate Student Choice Seminar
Dr. Meagan Schipanski, Dept. of Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University
“The Risks and Rewards of Ecological Intensification in the Semi-Arid Great Plains”
December 7
Isaac Madsen
“The Future of Northwest Oilseed Production: Challenges and Opportunities”
Mondays in Johnson Hall 343 (unless otherwise noted)
1:10-2:00 p.m.
SOIL_SCI 501 Contact/Organizer: Dr. William Pan
CROP_SCI 510 Contact/Organizer: Dr. Karen Sanguinet
The ZOOM meeting ID information for CROP_SCI 510/SOIL_SCI 501 is 362-780-238 for Spring 2020.
January 13
Alecia Kiszonas, WSU Wheat Quality Lab
“From Flavor to Table: Researching Wheat Quality”
January 20
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – no seminar
January 23
Rattan Lal, The Ohio State University
“Soil and Global Issues: Solutions Under Foot”
3 p.m., Room VBR 305
Reception to follow in the 2nd Floor Vogel Atrium
January 27
Jim Moran, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
“Spatial Evaluation of Carbon Flow and Microbial Function through the Root-Rhizosphere-Soil Continuum”
February 3
no seminar
February 10
Julie Dawson, Dept of Horticulture, UW-Madison Urban and Regional Food Systems Program
“Participatory Variety Trialling for Direct-Market Growers in the Upper Midwest: The Seed to Kitchen Collaborative”
February 17
Presidents Day – no seminar
February 24
Erin Brooks, Dept. of Soil and Water Systems, Univ. of Idaho-Moscow
“Management Implications on Nutrient Transport at the Cook Agronomy Farm”
March 2
- Stephen Taylor, Soil Science PhD Exit Seminar
“Nanoplastic and Nanomaterials in Terrestrial Systems: Environmental Concerns and Challenges” - Abdelsalam Aldarmon, Soil Science PhD Exit Seminar
“Effects of Pyrolysis Temperature and Feedstock on Biochar Characteristics And Effects on Chemical and Physical Properties of Sandy Soil”
March 9
no seminar- cancelled
March 16
Spring Break – no seminar
March 23
Cancelled
March 30
Cancelled
April 6
Cancelled
April 13
**Please note the new time**
Cynthia Gleason, WSU Plant Pathology
“Root-Knot Nematode Effectors and an Induced Potato Resistance”
2:10 p.m.
Zoom ID: 238 645 548
April 20
Cancelled
April 27
Cancelled
May 4
Zoom Meeting ID: 911 7305 1879
- Dr. Lisa DeVetter, Department of Horticulture, NW WA Research and Extension Center
“Improving small fruit production requires investigations in plant-soil interactions” - Dr. Steven Seefeldt, Research Associate, NW WA Research and Extension Center
“Changing the Weed Management Paradigm”
Mondays in Johnson Hall 204
Seminar Series – 1:10-2:00 p.m.
SOIL_SCI 501 Contact/Organizer: Dr. William Pan
CROP_SCI 510 Contact/Organizer: Dr. Karen Sanguinet
The ZOOM meeting ID information for CROP_SCI 510/SOIL_SCI 501 is 506-188-941 for Fall 2019.
August 19
Ricky Lewis
“Fundamental and Applied Research in Soil-Microbe-Plant Interactions”
August 26
TBD
September 2
no seminar – Labor Day
September 9
David Huggins, USDA-ARS
“Sustainable Intensification and Long-Term Agroecosystem Research: The WSU Cook Agronomy Farm”
September 16
Astrid Volder, UC-Davis
“Perennial Root Systems in Orchards – Managing the Downside”
September 23
State Tour Report
September 30
Andrei Smertenko
“Drought Tolerance Mechanisms in Grasses”
October 7
State Tour Report
October 14
Qiuping Peng
“Dynamics and Governing Factors of Soil Organic Carbon in Profile after 17 Years No-till in the Palouse Region”
October 21
David Myrold, Oregon State University
“Can Inclusion of Soil Microbial Data Improve the Assessment of Soil Health?”
October 28
ASA-SSSA-CSSA practice talks
November 4 – Campbell Lecture
Marco Bittelli
“Dielectric spectroscopy to investigate ice and frozen porous media: a journey between spatial and time scales”
1:10-2:00 p.m. in Biotech. Life Sciences rm. 402
Reception to follow
November 11
no seminar – Veteran’s Day
November 18
Kevan Moffett
“Urban Ecohydrology: Tackling the Nexus of Heat-Water-Vegetation-Land Cover-Human Relations”
November 25
no seminar – Thanksgiving Break
December 2
Zhiwu Zhang, Washington State University
“See Beyond What We Can See”
Mondays in Johnson Hall 204
Seminar Series – 1:10-2:00 p.m.
Exit Seminars – 2:10-3:00 p.m.
SOIL_SCI 501 Contact/Organizer: Dr. David Brown
CROP_SCI 510 Contact/Organizer: Dr. Zhiwu Zhang
Arrangements have been made to broadcast to Mt. Vernon, Prosser, Puyallup, and Wenatchee stations.
January 7
Dr. Michael Strickland, University of Idaho
“Leaf Litter Decomposition: Legacy Effects and VOCs”
January 14
Cancelled – no seminar
January 21
no school, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 28
Kirti Rajagopalan
“Agriculture in the Columbia River Basin: Risks and Opportunities”
February 4
Jack Brown
“Canola, Mustard, and Rapeseed Breeding at the University of Idaho”
February 11
Cancelled – no seminar
February 18
no school, Presidents’ Day Holiday
February 25
Zachary Kayler
“Integrating Aquatic and Terrestrial Perspectives to Improve Insights into Organic Matter Cycling at the Landscape Scale”
March 4
Seminar Series
Jason Kelley
“Real Data and Machine Learning to Support Site-Specific Agriculture”
Exit Seminar
Stephanie Sjoberg
“Controlling Wheat Grain Germination and Seedling Emergence: Can We Have Our Cake and Eat it too?”
March 11
no school, Spring Break
March 18
Seminar Series
Cornelius Adewale
“Research and Practical Approaches to Improve Climate Impacts of Agriculture”
Exit Seminar
Muhammad Ahsan Khan
“Promoter Characterization if Ph1 Gene Regulating Meiosis Specific Expression”
March 19
Exit Seminar – 12:00-1:00 p.m. in 104E Johnson Hall
Thiel Lehman
“Deciphering Factors that Drive Root Morphogenesis: Cell Wall-Phytohormone Crosstalk and a Kinase Involved in Root Hair Development”
March 25
Seminar Series
David Brown
“A New Vision for AgWeatherNet”
Exit Seminar
Nathan Nielsen
“Rapid Estimation of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Straw Decomposition Through a Genome-wide Association Study and Near-Infrared Spectroscopy”
April 1
Seminar Series
Longxi Yu, USDA-ARS
“Genomics-Assisted Breeding for Enhancing Resistance to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Autotetraploid Alfalfa”
Exit Seminar
Halle Choi
April 8
Seminar Series – Student Invited Speaker
Douglas W. Ming
“Out-of-this-World Soil and Crop Science”
Exit Seminar
Liam Dixon
“The Application of Carbon Isotope Discrimination to Wheat Improvement”
April 15
Seminar Series
James Montgomery
“Soils in the City? – Dishing the Dirt on Chicago’s Soil Quality”
Exit Seminar
Marissa Porter
“Nitrogen Management of Winter Canola”
April 22
Seminar Series
Calvin Qualset
“Gene Resources for Crop Improvement”
Exit Seminar
- Xiaochi Ma
“Grapevines Under Drought: Applying Integrated Monitoring Method and Efficient Water Management for Sustainable Viticulture” - Chang Liu
“Developing LMA Resistance in the U.S. Wheat”
Monday, 1:10-2:00 p.m. in Johnson Hall 204
SOIL_SCI 501 Contact/Organizer: Dr. David Brown
CROP_SCI 510 Contact/Organizer: Dr. Kevin Murphy
Arrangements have been made to broadcast to Mt. Vernon, Prosser, Puyallup, and Wenatchee stations.
August 20
Organizational meeting (for enrolled students only)
August 27
Lori Carris, Associate Dean, Graduate School, and Professor, Dept. of Plant Pathology
“Navigating your graduate program at WSU”
September 3
no seminar, Labor Day – All University Holiday
September 10
Ian Burke, Professor, Dept of Crop & Soil Sciences“Weeds in a changing climate”
September 17
Student Choice Invited Speaker
Vara Prasad, Professor of Crop Physiology and Director of the Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab, Kansas State University“Impact of Climate Change Factors on Productivity of Food Grains Crops”
September 24
Sarah Roley, Assistant Professor, WSU-Tri-Cities School of Environment
“Fixing the nitrogen problem: can microbial processes feed plants and clean up water?”
October 1
Carolyn Pearce, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and WSU CSS Adjunct Faculty nominee
“Reducing risk and uncertainty associated with nuclear waste processing and disposal: A Hanford tank waste case study”
October 8
Lynne Carpenter-Boggs, Professor, Dept. of Crop & Soil Sciences
“Sabbatical in Malawi: Stand-up science”
October 15
Campbell Lecture – Please note change in location
Keith Bristow, Senior Principal Research Scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
“Soil Physics and Hydrology: My journey from small to large scale and back”
VBR 305
October 22
Statewide Tour Students
Statewide tour trip report
October 29
Graduate Student Lightning Talks
5 to 12 minute Tri-Societies prep talks
- Stephanie Sjoberg
“Improving Preharvest Sprouting Tolerance without Sacrificing Emergence: A Genomic Prediction Approach” - Evan Craine
“Seed Composition and Amino Acid Profiles for Quinoa Grown in Washington State” - Halle Choi
“Effects of GxE Interactions on Beta Glucan Content in Barley” - Cedric Habiyaremye
“Effect of Nitrogen and Seeding Rate on Agronomic and Nutritional Characteristics of Quinoa and Hulless Barley in No-Till Cropping Systems”
November 5
- Shelby Westenskow
“Using CRISPR-Cas9 to Target Brassinosteroid Inactivation Genes in Arabidopsis thaliana” - Travis Ruff
“Genotyping by Multiplexed Sequencing: a robust and adaptable platform for genomic selection in wheat”
November 12
no seminar, Veterans Day – All University Holiday
November 19
no seminar, Thanksgiving Break
November 26
Sieglinde Snapp, Professor of Soil and Cropping Systems, Michigan State University
“Principles for sustainable intensification: lessons from Malawi and Michigan”
December 3
- Patrick Freeze
“Effects of iron minerals in iron-enriched compost on lead and arsenic sequestration and bioavailability in contaminated soil” - Anjuman Islam
“Soil Microbial Community Siderophore Production and Soil Health in Concord Vineyards” - Tara Burke
“Indaziflam Resistance in Winter Wheat” - Abdelsalam Aldarmon
“Effect of pyrolysis temperature and feedstock on biochar characteristics and potential biochar effects on chemical and physical properties of sandy soil”
December 10
- Tanya Cheeke, Assistant Professor, WSU-Tri-Cities School of Environment
“Harnessing the power of soil microbes for ecological restoration” - Jeremy Thompson
“Field bindweed: Breaking rhizomatous bud dormancy to improve control”
Monday, 1:10-3:00 p.m. in Johnson Hall 343
SOIL_SCI 501 Contact/Organizer: Dr. Jessica Goldberger
CROP_SCI 510 Contact/Organizer: Dr. Karen Sanguinet
Arrangements have been made to broadcast to Mt. Vernon, Prosser, Puyallup, and Wenatchee stations.
January 8
Organizational meeting (for enrolled students only)
January 15
no seminar, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (university holiday)
January 22
Dr. James Harsh, Professor, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“Biogeochemistry at the Soil Interface: Four decades of collaborations”
January 29
Dr, George Weiblen, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, and Science Director, Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota (Student Choice Speaker)
“Gene Duplication and Divergence Affecting Drug Content in Cannabis”
February 5
Dr. Joan Davenport, Professor of Soil Science, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“The Long and Winding Road”
February 12
- Dr. Steven Seefeldt, Assistant Research Faculty, WSU Mount Vernon NW Washington Research and Extension Center
“Fate of Aminopyralid, Clopyralid and Dicamba in Cold Soils” - Dr. Jason Streubel, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“Compassion: The Joy of Science”
February 19
no seminar, President’s Day (class holiday)
February 26
Student Presentations
- Andrew Horgan
“Image Based Modeling of Spring Growth Patterns in Winter Wheat” - Lindsay Koby
“A New Option for Control of Ventenata dubia” - Stephanie Sjoberg
“The Low Falling Number Problem of Wheat: Applying Knowledge About Seed Biology to a Real World Issue”
March 5
Dr. Jonathan Lynch, University Distinguished Professor, Department of Plant Science, The Pennsylvania State University (Student Choice Speaker)
“Roots of the Second Green Revolution”
March 12
no seminar, Spring Break
March 19
Student Presentations
- Deus Mugabe
- Alex Roa
- Jeanette Rodriguez
- Anne Pollard
March 26
Student Presentations
- Yvonne Thompson
“Genome-Wide Association Mapping for Fusarium crown rot Resistance in a Diverse Wheat Germplasm” - Alexandra Davis
“Applying Resiliency Theory to Understand Soil Health on the Palouse” - Jacob Lamkey
“Club gene Genome Wide Association Study on Quality Association Mapping Panel”
April 2
Student Presentations
- Alex Roa
“High-throughput Methods of Predicting Straw Decomposition Rates in Winter Wheat Residue” - Shahbaz Ahmed
“Functional characterization of a gene controlling tillering trait in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)” - Leonardo Hinojosa
“Peroxisome Proliferation in Response to Drought and Heat Stress in Quinoa”
April 9
Student Presentations
- Khalid Almesfer
- Pushpa Sharma
- Maria Itria Ibba
April 16
Student Presentations
- Prudence Ramphisa
- Bethany Econopouly
- Jeremy Thompson
- Zara York
April 23
Student Presentations
- Kaviraj Singh
“Understanding the role of wheat Rubisco activase (TaRCA) in heat stress tolerance” - Rachel Wieme
Monday, 1:10-3:00 p.m. in Johnson Hall 343
SOIL_SCI 501 Contact/Organizer: Dr. Jessica Goldberger, jgoldberger@wsu.edu
CROP_SCI 510 Contact/Organizer: Dr. Kevin Murphy, kmurphy2@wsu.edu
Arrangements have been made to broadcast to Mt. Vernon, Prosser, Puyallup, and Wenatchee stations.
August 21
Organizational meeting (for enrolled students only)
August 28
Dr. Lori Carris, Associate Dean, Graduate School, and Professor, Department of Plant Pathology
“Navigating Your Graduate Program at WSU”
September 4
no seminar, Labor Day
September 11
Ryan Higginbotham, Director, WSU Cereal Variety Testing Program
“WSU Cereal Variety Testing Program”
September 18
Dr. Brian Irish, Geneticist/Curator, USDA-ARS Plant Germplasm Introduction and Testing Research Unit
“What Do Spinach, Bananas, and Alfalfa Have in Common?”
September 25
Dr. William Pan, Professor, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences
“Nitrogen Use Efficiency Analysis from Soil Fertility, Breeding, and Physiology Perspectives: A Case Study of Interdisciplinary Science”
October 2
Dr. Katherine Dentzman, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences
“I Would Say That Might Be All It Is, Is Hope’: The Framing of Weed Resistance and How Farmers Explain Their Faith in Herbicides”
October 9
Cornelius Adewale, PhD Candidate, Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences
“Global Warming Potential of Organic Farms: Impact of Farm Size and Cover Crops”
October 16
Practice Talks for ASA/CSSA/SSSA Annual Meeting
- Rachel Breslauer, MS Candidate in Soil Science
“A Hard Spot to Farm: The Impact of Hydraulically Restrictive Horizons on Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Winter Wheat” - Leonardo Hinojosa, PhD Candidate in Crop Science
“Effect of High Temperature on Pollen Morphology and Plant Growth in Quinoa”
October 23
no seminar, ASA/CSSA/SSSA Annual Meeting
October 30
- David Sullivan, MS Candidate, Soil Science (exit seminar)
“Cover-Crop Based Strip Tillage for Organic Vegetable Production” - Nikayla Strauss, PhD Candidate, Crop Science (proposal seminar)
“High Throughput Phenotyping and the DNAM Population”
November 6
Dr. Jonathan Deenik, Soil Fertility and Soil Quality Specialist, Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa
“Atolls to High Volcanoes: Soil Diversity and Agricultural Adaptation Across Micronesia”
November 13
- Brigid Meints, PhD Candidate, Crop Science (exit seminar)
“Breeding Barley and Beans for Northwest Washington” - Henry Sintim, PhD Candidate, Soil Science (exit seminar)
“Biodegradable Plastic Mulches: Degradation and Impacts on Soil Properties”
November 20
no school, Thanksgiving Break
November 27
- James Chen, PhD Candidate, Crop Science (proposal seminar)
“Application of Random Forest on Genomics Selection” - Wilson Craine, PhD Candidate, Crop Science (proposal seminar)
“Camelina Breeding at WSU”
December 4
- Kanwardeep Singh, PhD Candidate, Crop Science (exit seminar)
“Evolution of Ph1 Gene and Its Use in Wheat Breeding” - Micheal Dietz, BS Candidate, Turfgrass Management (undergrad seminar)
“PoaCure: A New Herbicide for Annual Bluegrass Control”
Monday, 1:10-3:00 p.m. in Johnson Hall 343
SOIL_SCI 501 Contact/Organizer: Dr. John Reganold, reganold@wsu.edu
CROP_SCI 510 Contact/Organizer: Dr. Kimberly Garland-Campbell, kgcamp@wsu.edu
Arrangements have been made to broadcast to Mt. Vernon, Prosser, Puyallup, and Wenatchee stations.
January 9
Organizational meeting
January 16
no seminar Martin Luther King Jr Day
January 23
Michael Neff, Director, Molecular Plant Sciences Graduate Program and Professor
“Advances in Biotechnology: Cigenics and Genome Editing”
January 30
Brett Carver, Regents Professor Wheat Genetics Chair in Agriculture and
Misha Manuchehri, Asst. Professor and Small Grains Extension Specialist, Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University
“Winter Wheat from the Plains to the Palouse: Not Such a Great Divide?”
February 6
Maria Itria Ibba, Crop Science PhD Student
“Molecular Characterization of the Low Molecular Weight Glutenin Gene Family Members and their Effect on Wheat Quality”
February 13
Dave Huggins, USDA-ARS
“LTAR on the Palouse”
February 20
no seminar, Presidents Day
February 27
Camile Steber, USDA-ARS
“LMA as a Cause of Low Falling Numbers in Wheat”
March 6
John Reganold, Regents Professor
“What 40 Years of Science Tells Us About Organic Agriculture”
March 13
no seminar, Spring Break
March 20
Daolin Fu
“Map-based Cloning of a Dominant Male-Sterility Gene in Wheat”
March 27 – Student Seminars
- Stephen Taylor, Soil Science MS Student
“Cosmetic Microbeads and Silver Nanoparticles in Wastewater, Biosolids, and Soil” - Muhammad Khan, Crop Science PhD Student
“Promoter Characterization and Protein Identification of the Ph1 Gene that Regulates Chromosome Pairing in Wheat (Triticum aestivum)” - Caleb Squires, Crop Science PhD Student
“Fenoxaprop-p-ethyl Metabolism Knockouts”
April 3 – Student Seminars
- Bikash Ghimire, Crop Science MS Student
“In situ Imaging of Root System Architecture to Improve Drought Tolerance and Yield in Spring Wheat” - John Spring, Crop Science PhD Student
“Diversity of Russian-thistle (Salsola tragus L.) in the Inland Pacific Northwest” - Jeremy Hansen, Soil Science PhD Student
“Rotational Effects of Oilseed Crops on Subsequent Wheat Crops as Related to the Soil Microbial Community”
April 10 – Student Seminars
- Yuanhong Song, Soil Science MS Student
“Modeling the Soil Carbon Spatial Variability at Field Scale on the Palouse” - Jeffrey Boehm, Crop Science PhD Student
“Classification of Soft Durum Wheat (Triticum turgidum subsp. durum) and Genetic Analysis of End-Use Quality Traits in Hard Red Spring Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Using a GBS Approach” - Ian Clark
“Aiming for Perennial Wheat: Can Studying Root Systems Identify Key Traits for Perenniality?”
April 17 – Student Seminars
- Kristofor Ludvigson, Crop Science MS Student
“The Effect of White Chinese Geese on Weed Densities in Certified Organic Quinoa Production” - Julianne Kellogg, Crop Science MS Student
“Evolutionary Participatory Quinoa Breeding for Organic Agroecosystems in the Pacific Northwest” - Dylan Larkin, Crop Science MS Student
“Comparison of Greenhouse and Field Rating Systems for Fusarium Crown Rot in Winter Wheat” - Eva Erdayani, Crop Science PhD Student
“Identification and Expressional Profiling of HSP101/CLPB Family in Bread Wheat”
April 24 – Student Seminars
- Nathan Stacey, Soil Science PhD Student
“Composted Biosolids: A Nutrient Substitute for Golf Course Fairways?” - Esraa Alalwan, Crop Science PhD Student
“Precise Mapping of Hessian Fly Resistance Gene via 90K SNP Assay” - Colin Curwen-McAdams, Crop Science PhD Student
“Developing Perennial Grain Crops from Wheat” - Wiharti Purba, Crop Science MS Student
“Biology and Control of Broadleaf Dock”
May 1
Alison Thompson, USDA-ARS Maricopa, AZ
“High Throughput Phenotyping in Cotton”
Monday, 1:10-3:00 p.m. in Johnson Hall 343
SOIL_SCI 501 Contact/Organizer: Dr. John Reganold, reganold@wsu.edu
CROP_SCI 510 Contact/Organizer: Dr. Kimberly Garland-Campbell, kgcamp@wsu.edu
Arrangements have been made to broadcast to Mt. Vernon, Prosser, Puyallup, and Wenatchee stations.
August 22
Organizational Meeting
August 29
Jessica Goldberger
“Quinoa Pioneers and the Development of Values-Based Supply Chains”
September 5
no seminar – Labor Day
September 12
Todd Coffey – WSU-CISAR
“The Power of Statistical Thinking for Agricultural Research”
September 19
Eliane Bohdah – University of Washington
“This is Hot! Multivariate Approaches in Marker-Trait Association Studies for Improving Drought Tolerance”
September 26
Alecia Kiszonas – USDA-ARS and WSU
“Arabinoxylans and Human Health”
October 3
Kevin Murphy and students
“Faculty-led Study Abroad: Agroecology and Participatory Research in Ecuador”
October 6
Horticulture Seminar: Statewide tour report — Note Date of Seminar
Wenatchee, Cascades, Puyallup, Prosser, Wine Science Center Tri-Cities
October 7 – Campbell Lecture, Symposium
Note Date, Location, and Time of Symposium
“Phenomics and the Rhizosphere”
1:00 p.m.- Chris Topp
2:30 p.m.- Volkan Isler
CUB Junior Ballroom
October 10
Rick Lewis
“Toxicity of Engineered Nanomaterials to Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria”
October 10
Lynn Marie Sosnoskie
“Glyphosate Resistance in Diverse Cropping Systems”
October 17
Jane Payumo – Bibliometrics
“World Technology Access Program, Michigan State University”
October 24
Student Presentations – Final and Proposal Seminars
- Virginia Nichols
“Winter Peas Please!” - Prudence Ramphisa
“Alternatives to Conventional Phosphorus Sources for Field Crop Production” - Nicole Tautges
“Nitrogen Provisioning of Organic Fertilizers and Intercropping for Dryland Organic Wheat Production” - Jonathan Wachter
“Conventional, Integrated, and Organic Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems on the Palouse: Seasonal Nitrogen Gas Emissions”
October 31
Student Poster Lightning Talks Prior to Tri-Societies Meeting
- Leonardo Hinojosa
- Dylan Larkin
- Quiping Peng
- Xiaochi Ma
November 7
Jerry Glover, USAID
“USAID’s Sustainable Intensification Program: Measuring and Achieving the Many Dimensions of Sustainability in Smallholder Farming Systems”
November 14
Student Choice
Pat Byrne
“Wheat and Its Wild Relatives: Promise and Peril”
November 21
no seminar, Thanksgiving break
November 28
Student Presentations
- Harsimran Kaur
“Climate Chane Impacts on Agro-Ecological Classes of Dryland Cropping Systems in Inland Pacific Northwest” - Xiaochi (Max) Ma
“Assessing Impacts of Direct Root-Zone Irrigation on Grapevine Physiology” - Alan Raeder
Title to be announced
December 5
Student Presentations
- Khalid Elbudony
- Megan Lewien
- Tara Lewis
- Louisa Winkler
Crops 510
Monday, 2:30 PM in Johnson Hall Room 204 and via WECN
Organized by Kulvinder Gill, ksgill@wsu.edu
January 15
Note Date and Time of Seminar
Dr. Sukhwinder Singh, Wheat Lead – Seeds of Discovery program, CIMMYT, Mexico
“Strategic Wheat Prebreeding: Theory to Practice”11 a.m.
January 18
no seminar, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 25
Dr. Ying Wu
“Tremendous Associated Loci Identified for 20 Agronomy Traits in Rice by Using Inter-Subspecific Tetraploid and Whole Genome Sequencing”
February 3
Note Date, Time, and Location of Seminar – Joint Seminar with MPS
Dr. Eduard Akhunov, Associate Professor, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University
“Population-scale Functional and Structural Diversity of the Wheat Genome”12:10 p.m., Webster 17
February 8
(Amy) Hui-Mei Lin, Associate Professor, WSU & UI School of Food Science
“Starch, Nutrition, and Agriculture”
February 15
no seminar, Presidents’ Day
February 22
Racher Zuger, Crop Science MS Student
“Mechanism of ALS Inhibitor Resistance in Shepherd’s-purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)”
February 29
Crop Science Panel Discussion: Life After Grad School
Learn what recent WSU Crop and Soil Science graduates have to say about graduating, finding a job, and transitioning into a career. Our graduates represent diverse career paths and are here to answer your questions about life after grad school.
March 2
Note Date and Time of Seminar
Weizhen Lui, Crop Science PhD Student
“Genome-wide Association Mapping of Stripe Rust Resistance in Tetraploid Wheat”11:10 a.m.
March 7
Lauren Port, Crop Science MS Student
“Winter Triticale and High-Residue No-Till in the Low Rainfall Zone”
March 14
no seminar, Spring Break
March 21
Jeff Boehm, Crop Science PhD Student
“Wheat Kernel Texture”
March 28
Brigid Meints, Crop Science PhD Student
“Breeding Barley and Beans for Western Washington”
April 4
Nural Amin, Crop Science PhD Student
“Molecular Analysis of Response to Abiotic Stress in Lentil”
April 6
Note Date and Time of Seminar
Cedric Habiyaremye, Crop Science MS Student
“Proso Millet (Panicum mellaceum) for Cultivation in the PNW, Phenotypic Responses to Irrigation and Extrusion Properties”
11:10 a.m.
April 11
Kebede Muleta, Crop Science PhD Student
“Genome-wide Association Study and Genomic Selection for Resistance to Wheat Rusts in Germplasm Collections”
April 18
Jayfred Godoy, Crop Science PhD Student
“Genetic Studies for Improved Agronomic Performance Against Abiotic and Biotic Stresses in Spring Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)”
April 25
Bethany Econopouly, Crop Science PhD Student
“Methods and Reflections: Bread, Mills, and Art”
May 4
Note Date and Time of Seminar
Eninka Mndolwa, Crop Science PhD Student
“Breeding for Low Fertility Tolerance and Drought Tolerance in Selected Andean Lines of Common Bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.) Cultivated in Tanzania”
1:10-2:30 p.m.
Seminars are held Mondays at 1:10 pm and originate at WSU-Pullman in Johnson Hall 204 (unless otherwise noted). Arrangements have been made to broadcast to Mt. Vernon, Prosser, Puyallup, and Wenatchee stations.
Organized by Dr. Joan Davenport, jdavenp@wsu.edu
January 11
Organizational Meeting
January 18
no seminar, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 25
Catherine Jones
“Instructional Design: Creating College Level Agriculture Curriculum Using Technology”
VBRB 305 Auditorium
February 1
Jeremy Hansen
“Soil Microbial Community Changes Associated with the Inclusion of Oilseed Crops into Cereal Grain Rotations”
February 8 – Student Choice Seminar
Dr. Sarah Davidson Evanega
“Advocacy in Science”
February 15
no seminar, President’s Day
February 22
no seminar
February 29
Erika Kruse
“Life After Grad School: A Panel Discussion”
Find out what recent WSU Crop & Soil Science graduates have to say about graduating, finding a job, and transitioning into a career. Our graduates represent diverse career paths and are here to answer your questions about life after grad school.
March 7
Henry Sintim
“Biodegradable Plastic Mulches: Degradation and Impacts on Soil Quality and Soil Microclimate”
March 14
no seminar, Spring Break
March 21
Dr. Robert Evans
“Site-Specific Water Applications Under Self-Propelled Sprinkler Irrigation Systems”
March 28
Kyle Bair, SoilTest Farm Consultants
“Operations in a Commercial Soil Analysis Laboratory”
April 4
no seminar
April 11
Victoria Barth, Soil Science MS Student
“Soil Chemistry and Microbiological Community Structure”
April 18
Issac Madsen, Soil Science PhD Student
“Cartography in The Root Zone: The Spatiotemporal Progression of Toxicity from Banded Urea Fertilizer”
April 25
CeCe Crosby, Soil Science PhD Student
“Composting People”
Crops 510
Monday, 2:30 PM in Johnson Hall Room 204 and via WECN
Organized by Kulvinder Gill, ksgill@wsu.edu
August 24
Organizational Meeting
August 31
Kulvinder Gill
“The Ph1 Gene of Wheat and its Application in Alien Introgression”
September 7
no seminar, Labor Day
September 14
Arron Carter
“Plant Breeding: A Serendipitous Adventure”
September 21
Michael Neff
“Fundamental Research on Seedling Development Leads to Surprising Applications in Crops”
September 28
Fall 2015 Student Choice Seminar
Jeremy Bunch, Shepherd’s Grain
“Through New Eyes: Shepherd’s Grain and a Fresh Look at Ag Economics and Sustainable Agriculture”
October 5
Ragupati Nagarajan
“Rubisco Activase: A Potential Target for Crop Improvement”
October 12
Kanwardeep Singh
“Understanding Mechanism and Evolution of Chromosome Pairing Control in Wheat”
October 19
Eva Erdayani
“Understanding the Role of Heat Shock Protein 101 (HSP101) in Heat Tolerance in Wheat”
October 26
Colin Curwen-McAdams
“Regional Plant Breeding”
November 2
Louisa Winkler
“Reviving Oats for Western Washington: Why and How?”
November 9
Kendra Jernigan
“Genetic Analysis of End-Use Quality Traits in Soft White Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)”
November 16
Thiel Lehman
“Determining the Missing Link Between Cell Wall Morphogenesis and Hormone Crosstalk”
November 23
no seminar, Thanksgiving break
November 30
Kelsey Highet
“Optimizing Seeding Rates for Chickpeas and Lentils in the Pacific Northwest”
December 7
Leorardo Hinojosa
“Heat Tolerance in Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.)”
Seminars are held Mondays at 1:10 pm and originate at WSU-Pullman in Johnson Hall 204 (unless otherwise noted). Arrangements have been made to broadcast to Mt. Vernon, Prosser, Puyallup, Wenatchee and Whatcom stations.
Organized by Dr. Joan Davenport, jdavenp@wsu.edu
August 24
no seminar, Organizational meeting
August 31
Emily Bruner
“Quantifying Soil N Transformations at Microbial, Site-Specific and Field Scales; a Comparison of Modified and Established Methodologies”
September 7
no seminar, Labor Day
September 14
TBD
September 21
James Moberly
“Metal Speciation: Bioavailability and Toxicity”
September 28
Annie Pollard
“Harnessing the Beneficial Attributes of Soil Microbes for Improved Crop Performance”
October 5
TBD
October 12
Nate Stacey
“Compost Use on Golf Course Fairways”
October 19
Megan Reese
“Winter Canola Water and Nitrogen Use in Low to Intermediate Rainfall Zones of WA State”
October 26
Carol McFarland
“Determining Lime Requirement Recommendations for Palouse Soils”
November 2
Sarah Del Moro
“Hop Cover Crop Research”
November 9
Bill Pan
“Roots and Soil Fertility—a preview of Dr. Pan’s Leo Walsh Distinguished Lecture at the ASA-CSSA-SSSA meetings in Minneapolis, MN”
November 16
no seminar, ASA-CSA-SSSA meetings
November 23
no seminar, Thanksgiving break
November 30
no seminar
December 7
Ellen Peng
“Soil Organic Carbon Budget and Turnover Rate Under Different No-Till Crop Rotation Systems Compared to Native Prairie in the Palouse Region”
Crops 510
Monday, 2:30 PM in Johnson Hall Room 204 and via WECN
Organized by Ian Burke, icburke@wsu.edu and Arron Carter, ahcarter@wsu.edu
January 12
Organizational Meeting for those Enrolled in Crop Science 510
2:30, Johnson Hall 204 (video conference arranged for Mt. Vernon, Prosser, Puyallup)
Organizers: Dr. Ian Burke, icburke@wsu.edu and Arron Carter, ahcarter@wsu.edu
January 19
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – no seminar
January 26
Mr. Randy Olstad
“The Handling and Marketing of Wheat”
February 2
Dr. Long-Xi Yu
“Genome-wide Association Analysis of Drought Tolerance in Alfalfa”
February 9
Panel discussion: Experiences with grant submissions – geared toward studentsCome prepared to ask us your questions about submitting grants and the faculty panel will respond
February 16
President’s Day – no seminar
February 23
TBD
March 2
Shiferaw A. Gizaw, Crop Science PhD Student
“Using Spectral Relectance for Indirect Selection and Genome-wide Association Study of Drought Tolerance in Winter Wheat”
March 9
TBD
March 16
Spring Break – no seminar
March 23
Brook Brouwer, Crop Science PhD Student
“Craft Malt in Western Washington: Evaluating Barley for an Emerging Industry”
March 30
James Lewis, Crop Science MS Student
“Freire Among the Furrows: Toward a Critical Pedagogy in the Crop Sciences”
April 6
Nevin Lawrence, Crop Science PhD Student
“Genetic Variation and Phenology of Downy Brome (Bromus tectorum) from the Small Grain Production Regions of the PNW”
April 7
Student Choice Seminar
Note Date, Time, and Location of Seminar
Dr. Martin Entz, University of Manitoba
“Conservation Agriculture, Organic Farming and Agroecology: The Three Musketeers of Sustainable Food Systems”
Johnson Hall 343, 11:00-12:00 p.m.
April 10
Note Date, Time, and Location of Seminar
Emily Klarquist, Crop Science MS Student
“6B and 4A QTLs for Stripe Rust (Puccinia Striiformis f. sp. tritici) Resistance in Soft White Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Varieties ‘Finch’ and ‘Eltan’”
Johnson Hall, Room 158, 9:00 a.m.
April 13
Attawan Aramrak, Crop Science PhD Student
“Glyphosate Resistance in Spring Wheat Mutants Induced by Mutagenesis: Molecular and Physiological Insights”
April 20
Jennifer Trapp, Crop Science PhD Student
“Breeding for Drought Tolerance in Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)”
April 27
Elizabeth Elmore
May 4
Marwa Sanad, Postdoc Research Associate
“Wheat Phenotypic Plasticity in Response to Soil Water-Deficit”
Seminars are held Mondays at 1:10 pm and originate at WSU-Pullman in Johnson Hall 204 (unless otherwise noted). Arrangements have been made to broadcast to Mt. Vernon, Prosser, Puyallup, Wenatchee and Whatcom stations.
Organized by Dr. Markus Flury, flury@wsu.edu
January 12
Dr. Surachet Aramrak, Assistant Professor, Department of Soil Science, Kasetsart University, Thailand
“Soils Research in Thailand”
January 19
Martin Luther King, Jr Day – no seminar
January 26
Dr. David Huggins, USDA-ARS
“The USDA Long-Term Agro-ecosystem Research (LTAR) Network and the R.J. Cook Agronomy Farm”
February 2
Dr. Robert Heinse, Assistant Professor, University of Idaho
“A Soil Physics Look at Natural Resource Capital”
February 9
Dr. Kukkadapu, Senior Research Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Labratory, EMSL
“Application of Moessbauer Spectroscopy in Environmental Sciences”
February 16
President’s Day – no seminar
February 23
Jason Stout, Soil Science PhD Student
“Developing Sustainable Irrigation Practices in Cabernet Sauvignon and Concord Vineyards in Central Washington”
February 25
Note Date, Time and Location of Seminar
Student Choice Seminar
Mary Berry
“An Agrarian Legacy: The Work of The Berry Center”
Johnson Hall, Room 343, 3:30 p.m
March 2
Dr. Brian Bodah, WSU Pierce County Extension
“Sediment and Nutrient Load Mitigation in Irrigated Agricultural Return Flows Through the Use of Vegetative Filter Strips”
March 9
Matteo Poggio, Soil Science PhD Student
“Using a Visible Near-Infrared Penetrometer for in situ Soil Characterization and Digital Soil Mapping”
March 16
Spring Break – no seminar
March 23
Cancelled- no seminar
March 30
Mike Grant, Soil Science PhD Student
“Pseudomonas putida Biofilm Adaptation Under Varying Fe-Nutrient Availability to Facilitate Weathering of Biotite”
April 6
Bodh Paudel, Soil Science PhD Student
“Green Manure and Brassica Soil Amendments Effect of Soil Health, Soilborne Pathogens and Microbial Community”
April 13
Note Time of Seminar
Dan TerAvest, Soil Science PhD Student
“Sustainable Intensification of Food Productions Systems in Malawi”
11:10-12:00 p.m.
April 13
Isaac Madsen, Soil Science PhD Student
“Nitrogen and Water Interactions at Root-Rhizosphere, Cropping System, and National (Policy) Scales”
April 20
Bethany Wolters, Soil Science MS Student
“Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Reduced Tillage Organic Vegetables”
April 22
Note Date, Time and Location of Seminar
Melissa LeTourneau, Soil Science PhD Student
“Impact of a Phenazine Compound upon Iron and Manganese Chemistry and Microbial Fitness in the Rhizosphere of Dryland and Irrigated Wheat”
Johnson Hall Room 343, 1:10 p.m.
April 23
Cancelled
April 27
Maninder Chahal, Soil Science PhD Student
“Transport of Stormwater Contaminants in Porous Media”
Crops 510
Monday, 2:30 PM in Johnson Hall Room 204 and via WECN
Organized by Ian Burke, icburke@wsu.edu
August 25
Organizational Meeting for those Enrolled in Crop Science 510
2:30, Johnson Hall 204 (video conference arranged for Mt. Vernon, Prosser, Puyallup)
Organizer: Dr. Ian Burke, icburke@wsu.edu
September 1
Labor Day – no seminar
September 8
Yvonne Manning, PhD Student
“Identifying Genetic Resistance to Soilborne Pathogens in Diverse Wheat Germplasm”
September 15
Emi Kimura, PhD Candidate
“Sustainable Intercropping of Switchgrass and Hybrid Poplar for Bioenergy Production”
September 22
Nicole Tautges, PhD Student
“Agronomic and Sociological Aspects of Organic Cropping Systems in the Dryland Pacific Northwest”
September 29
John Spring, PhD Student
“Diversity of Russian-thistle (Salsola tragus) and Management Implications in Dryland Cropping Systems of the Inland Pacific Northwest”
October 6
Brady Carter, PhD Candidate
“Critical Water Activity as an Indicator of Physical Stability in Grain and Grain-based Products”
October 13
Joint Crops & Soils Seminar
Crop and Soils Sciences Graduate Students, State Tour Seminar
October 27
Benjamin Brimlow, MS Student
“Fungicide Strategies and Variety Resistance for Control of Stripe Rust in Winter Wheat”
October 30
Note Date and Time of Seminar
Dr. Penny von Wettstein-Knowles, Department of Biology at the University of Copenhagen
“Raincoats of Gramineae and Ecogenetics of Barley Eceriferum Mutants”
12:00 p.m., Johnson Hall 204
November 3
ASA-CSA-SSSA Meeting Long Beach, no seminar
November 10
Eninka Mndolwa
“Breeding for Low Fertility Tolerance in Selected Andean Lines of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulagis L.) in Tanzania”
November 17
Paul Froese, MS Student
“Mapping Aluminum Tolerance in the Wheat Genome”
November 24
Thanksgiving Break, no seminar
December 1
Erik Landry, PhD Candidate
“Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) A New Pulse Crop for Southeastern Washington”
December 8
Esraa Alalwan
“Annotating Hessian Fly Resistance in Pacific Northwest Spring Wheat Germplasm and Developing a High Density Genetic Map of Broad Utility”
Seminars are held Mondays at 1:10 pm and originate at WSU-Pullman in Johnson Hall 204 (unless otherwise noted). Arrangements have been made to broadcast to Mt. Vernon, Prosser, Puyallup, Wenatchee and Whatcom stations.
Organized by Dr. Markus Flury, flury@wsu.edu
August 25
First day of instruction, no seminar
September 1
Labor Day, no seminar
September 8
Introductory meeting with Graduate students giving presentations, no official seminar
September 15
Dr. Caley Gasch, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences
“A Field-Scale Sensor Network for Modeling Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Soil Moisture Content”
September 22
Enrique Proano, Soil Science MS Student
“Investigating Possible Causes of Concord Grape Replant Disorder”
September 29
no seminar
October 6
Dr. Marc Beutel, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, WSU
“Effects of Bottom-Water Oxygen Addition on Mercury Bioaccumulation in Twin Lakes, Washington”
October 13
Joint Crops & Soils Seminar
Crop and Soils Sciences Graduate Students, State Tour Seminar
October 20
Jessica Mullane, Soil Science MS Student
“Leaching of Nutrients and Copper from Mature Compost during Intermittent Rainfall”
October 27
Dr. Wolfgang Durner, Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany
“Mathematical Modeling of Soil Water Movement – Where Are We and Where Do We Go?”
October 30
Note Date and Time of Seminar
Dr. Penny von Wettstein-Knowles, Department of Biology at the University of Copenhagen
“Raincoats of Gramineae and Ecogenetics of Barley Eceriferum Mutants”
12:00 p.m., Johnson Hall 204
November 3
ASA-CSA-SSSA Meeting Long Beach, no seminar
November 10
Patrick Freeze, Soil Science PhD Student
“Adsorption of Arsenic from Storm-water Runoff with Iron-Amended Compost”
November 17
Tai McClellan Maaz, Soil Science PhD Student
“Nitrogen Balances and Cycling in Intensified and Diversified Cropping Systems”
November 24
Thanksgiving Vacation, no seminar
December 1
Tabitha Brown, Soil Science PhD Student
“Developing Nitrogen Use Efficiency Performance Criteria to Optimize Wheat Yield and Evaluate Site-Specific Management”
December 8
no seminar
Crops 510
Monday, 3:10-4:00 PM in Johnson Hall Room 204 and via WECN
Organized by Ian Burke, icburke@wsu.edu
January 13
Organizational meeting for those enrolled in Crop Science 510
3:10 pm, Johnson Hall 204 (videoconference arranged for Mt. Vernon, Prosser, Puyallup, Wenatchee, Whatcom)
Organizer: Dr. Ian Burke, icburke@wsu.edu
January 20
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, no seminar
January 23
Dr. John Kirkegaard, Special Seminar, CSIRO
January 27
Organizational meeting for those enrolled in Crop Science 510
January 31
Dr. Michael Walsh, Special Seminar, University of Western Australia
February 3
no seminar
February 10
Wayne Thompson, Extension Regional Specialist, Walla Walla
February 17
President’s Day, no seminar
February 24
Dr. Eric Storlie, Colorado State University, Fort Collins
“Use of Historical Wheat Data to Gain Insight into the Predictability of Genomic Selection”
March 3
no seminar
March 10
Brook Brouwer, Crop Science PhD Student
“Selecting Barley for Craft Malt Production in Western Washington”
March 13
Note date and time of seminar
David C. Sands, Student Choice Seminar, Montana State University
“Taking on the Five Horsemen: Drought, Malnutrition, Obesity, Poverty and Pesticide Pollution”
3:00 – 4:30 pm, Johnson Hall 343 (videoconference arranged for Prosser, Puyallup, Mt. Vernon and Wenatchee)
March 17
Spring Break, no seminar
March 24
no seminar
March 31
Blessing Oraguzie, Crop Science MS Student
“White Mold – QTL Identification and Association Mapping in Common Bean”
April 7
Hannah Walters, Crop Science MS Student
“Organic Quinoa Agronomy and Breeding”
April 11
2014 Campbell Lecture Series
Note date, time and location of seminar
Dr. John Gamon
“A New Look at Northern Photosynthesis: Monitoring Changing Productivity in Northern Terrestrial Biomes with Optical Remote Sensing”
3:00-5:00 pm, VBR Science Forum, Room 305
April 14
Caleb Squires, Soil Science PhD Student
“Herbicide Susceptibility as a Beneficial Trait in Wheat”
April 21
Note time of seminar
Megan Lewien, Crop Science PhD Student
“Development of High Throughput Screening Method to Select for Elite Heat Tolerant Wheat Varieties”
2:00 pm, Johnson Hall 204
April 21
Dr. Aaron Carter, Assistant Professor, Crop and Soil Sciences
3:10 pm, Johnson Hall 204
April 28
Devra I. Jarvis, Principal Scientist, Biodiversity International (formerly the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute- IPGRI), Maccarese, Rome, Italy and
Muhabbat Turdieva, Regional Coordinator Central Asia, Bioversity International Tashkent, Uzbekistan
“Assessment and Management of Intraspecific Crop Diversity for Production and Reducing Vulnerability to Environmental Change”
May 16
Note date, time and location of seminar
Dr. V. Bhaskar, MS, PhD, AIFC, MF (Yale)“Root Hairs – The ‘Respiratory Gills’ of Roots: A New Theory & Management of Root Hairs for Increasing Crop Yields”
3:00-4:00 pm, Johnson Hall, Room 343
Seminars are held Mondays at 1:10 pm and originate at WSU-Pullman in Johnson Hall 204 (unless otherwise noted). Arrangements have been made to broadcast to Mt. Vernon, Prosser, Puyallup , Wenatchee and Whatcom stations.
Organized by Lynne Carpenter-Boggs
January 13
Geoffrey Michael Gadd, PhD Geomicrobiology group, College of Life Sciences, Univ. of Dundee, Scotland, UK
“Geomycology: Metal and Mineral Transformations by Fungi”
Please contact his host, Tarah Sullivan (509-335-4837), to schedule a meeting with Dr. Gadd.
January 20
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, no seminar
January 27
Course Introduction, no seminar
February 3
Rick Rupp, Information Systems Coordinator
“Agro-ecological Classification of Land in the Inland Northwest”
February 10
Rachel Wieme, Soil Science PhD Student
“Introducing Quinoa into Organic Crop Rotations on the Palouse”
February 17
Surachet Aramrak, Soil Science PhD Student
“Colloid Interactions with a Moving Air-water Interface”
February 24
Jolene Lafferty, Laboratory Manager, Decagon Systems
“Behind the Scenes: Developing a Sensor for Commercial Production”
March 3
Lia Shrewsbury, Soil Science MS Student
“Soil Denitrifier and Nitrifier Populations with Slope Position”
March 4
Note date of seminar
Lyn Garling, Penn State University, Student Choice Seminar
“Science in Translation: Academia, Activism, and Agrarianism“
March 10
no seminar
March 17
Spring Break, no seminar
March 24
Patrick O’Neill, Soil Science MS Student
“Columbia Root Knot Nematode Host Status of Cover Crop Options in Potato Rotations”
March 31
Matteo Poggio, Soil Science PhD Student
“Development and Testing of a Visible Near Infrared Penetrometer for in Situ Soil Characterization”
April 7
Jason Morrow, Soil Science MS Student
“Tillage and Cropping Intensity Impacts on Soil Carbon and Important Soil Processes: A Soil Health Perspective”
April 11
2014 Campbell LectureSeriesNote date, time and location of seminar
Dr. John Gamon
“A New Look at Northern Photosynthesis: Monitoring Changing Productivity in Northern Terrestrial Biomes with Optical Remote Sensing”
3:00-5:00 pm, VBR Science Forum, Room 305
April 14
no seminar
April 21
Caitlin Price Youngquist, Soil Science PhD Student
“Local Biosolids Compost: Fate of Antibiotics, Community Engagement, and Agricultural Use”
April 24
Note date of seminar
John Dickson, Soil Science PhD Student
“The Role of Secondary Aluminosilicate Minerals in Technetium (Tc-99) Immobilization in Radioactive Waste”
April 28
Harsimran Kaur, Soil Science PhD Student
“Assessing Agricultural Land Use Dynamics using Agroecological Classes”
May 16
Note date, time and location of seminar
Dr. V. Bhaskar, MS, PhD, AIFC, MF (Yale)
“Root Hairs – The ‘Respiratory Gills’ of Roots: A New Theory & Management of Root Hairs for Increasing Crop Yields”
3:00-4:00 pm, Johnson Hall, Room 343
Crops 510
Monday, 3:10-4:00 PM in Johnson Hall Room 204 and via WECN
Organized by Ian Burke, icburke@wsu.edu
August 19
Joint CSS/HORT Seminar
Dr. Bradley Hanson, Extension Weed Scientist, Dept. of Crop Sciences, U. C. Davis
“Addressing Glyphosate-Resistant Weeds in California Orchards and Vineyard Cropping Systems”
August 26
Organizational meeting for those enrolled in Crop Science 510
September 2
Labor Day – no seminar
September 9
no seminar
September 16
Joint seminar CSANR
Chuck Benbrook, PhD, M2M Program Leader
“Safer? Healthier? More Sustainable? — Evidence-Based Systems vs. Opinions”
September 23
Craig Morris, PhD, Director, Western Wheat Quality Lab
“Quality Characteristics of Soft Kernel Durum – A New Cereal Crop”
September 30
Amita Mohan, Crop Science, Postdoctoral Research Associate
“Wheat Seedling Emergence and its Relation with Coleoptile Length and Dwarfing Genes”
October 7
Lav R. Khot, PhD, Assistant Research Professor
“Overview of Applied Sensor Technologies in Agriculture Production Systems and Food Safety”
October 14
Kendra Jernigan, Crop Science PhD Student
“Genetic Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci Associated with Important End-Use Quality Parameters in Soft White Winter Wheat”
October 21
Camille Steber, PhD, USDA-ARS Pullman
“Germinating Ideas: Exploiting Hormone Signaling for Improved Wheat Preharvest Sprouting Tolerance”
October 28
Joint seminar
CSS State Tour Students
Crop and Soil Sciences / Horticulture 2013 Statewide Tour Participants
“From Apples to Biosolids: Student Presentations from the 2013 Statewide Tour”
November 4
ASA – CSSA – SSSA Annual Meetings, no seminar
November 11
Veteran’s Day – no seminar
November 18
Benjamin Brimlow, Crop Science PhD Student
“Fungicide Material and Timing Strategies for Managing Stripe Rust in Winter Wheat”
November 25
Surya Shrestha, Crop Science PhD Student
“Improving Drought Tolerance in Wheat with Physiological and Molecular Tools”
December 2
Hao Peng, Crop Science PhD Student
“Arabidopsis NAC Transcription Factor ATAF2: An Integrator of Brassinosteroid Catabolism, Photomorphogenesis, and Disease Resistance”
Seminars are held Mondays at 1:10pm and originate at WSU-Pullman in Johnson Hall 204 (unless otherwise noted). Arrangements have been made to broadcast to Mt. Vernon, Prosser, Puyallup and Wenatchee stations.
Organized by Lynne Carpenter-Boggs, lcboggs@wsu.edu
August 26
no seminar
Organizational meeting for enrolled students
September 2
no seminar
September 9
Doug Collins, PhD, Small Farms Educator and Soil Scientist, WSU CSANR
“Revealing Soil Patterns to Increase Blocking Efficiency: Mapping Soil Organic Matter and Weed Seed Bank Density Prior to Establishing a Reduced Tillage Experiment in Organic Agriculture”
September 16
Note starting time: Joint seminar Crop Science at 3:10 P.M.
Chuck Benbrook, PhD, M2M Program Leader, CSANR
“Safer? Healthier? More Sustainable? — Evidence-based Systems vs. Opinions”
September 23
Galen Woodward, Soil Science MS Student
“Effects of Soil Amendments on Soil Phosphorus Availability”
September 30
Cornelius Adewale, Soil Science MS Student
“Comparative Analysis of Soil Available Nutrients on Organic Farms using Ion Exchange and Traditional Soil Test Methods”
October 7
no seminar
October 14
Jonathan Wachter, Soil Science PhD Student
““Agronomic, Economic, & Environmental Performance of Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems on the Palouse”
October 21
Sandra Wayman, Soil Science MS Student
“Choosing and Managing Cover Crops to Improve Weed Management in Reduced Tillage Organic Vegetable Production”
October 28
Note start time is 1:10 p.m.
Alex Crump, Soil Science MS Student
“Soil Carbon Dynamics in a Poplar-switchgrass Biofuel Feedstock System”
October 28
Joint seminar with Crop Sciences – Note start time is 3:10 p.m.
CSS Statewide tour
Crop and Soil Sciences / Horticulture 2013 Statewide Tour Participants
“From Apples to Biosolids: Student Presentations from the 2013 Statewide Tour”
November 4
ASA – CSSA – SSSA Annual Meetings, no seminar
November 11
Veteran’s Day, no seminar
November 18
Colin Campbell, PhD, Adjunct Faculty, Decagon Devices
“Measuring and Modeling Resource Capture in Plants Using Simple Spectral Reflectance Sensors”
November 25
Thanksgiving Break, no seminar
December 2
Maninder Chahal, Soil Science PhD Student
“Transport of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Unsaturated Porous Media”
Crops 510
Monday, 3:10-4:00 PM in Johnson Hall Room 204 and via WECN
Organized by Mike Pumphrey, m.pumphrey@wsu.edu
January 7
Organizational meeting for those enrolled in Crop Science 510
3:10, Johnson Hall 204 (videoconference arranged for Mt. Vernon, Prosser, Puyallup) Organizer:
Dr. Michael Pumphrey, m.pumphrey@wsu.edu
January 14
Dr. Drew Lyon, Extension Weed Scientist, Dept. of Crop & Soil Sciences, WSU
“Dryland Corn Production: Experiences from Western Nebraska”
January 21
Martin Luther King Jr. Day – no seminar
January 28
Note start time is 1:10 p.m.
Dr. Paul Porter, Univ. of Minnesota, Student Choice: Joint Crop & Soil Sciences Seminar
“Global Food Production”
February 4
- Note start time is l:10 p.m.
Dr. Michelle Wander, Student Choice: Joint Crop & Soil Sciences Seminar
“Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture” - Note start time is 3:10 p.m.
Dr. Tim Miller, WSU Mt. Vernon
“From the Lowlands to the Highlands:? Highlights of My Sabbatical Leave in Scotland”
February 11
Dr. Jane Payumo, International Research, International Programs, WSU
“Crop Improvement in Emerging Economies: Harnessing Global Plant Science Innovations for Food Security”
February 18
President’s Day – no seminar
February 25
Adams Peterson, Crop Science MS Student
“Salinity Tolerance of Quinoa: Investigation of a High-value Halophytic Crop for Temperate North America”
March 4
Caleb Squires, Crop Science MS Student
“An Off-Color Wheat Story: Sources of Seed-Coat Color Variation in Certified Seed”
March 11
Spring break – no seminar
March 18
Dual seminar: Note start time for Claudia is 2:10 p.m.
- Claudia Osorio, Crop Science PhD Student
“Genetically Engineered Prolyl Endopeptidase from Flavobacterium as a Natural Dietary Therapy for Celiac Patients” - Kebede Muleta, Crop Science PhD Student
“Durable Disease Resistance in Crops: Elucidating Molecular Mechanisms and Deployment Strategies”
March 25
Robert E. Allan Symposium in the CUB Room 210. Poster session and potluck follows at the Ensminger Pavilion beginning at 4:30 p.m. Note start time is 1:15 – 4:00 p.m.
March 27
Note starting time is 12:10 pm in Webster Physical Sciences
Room 17 Shantel Martinez, Crop Science MS Student, Joint Crop & Molecular Plant Sciences Seminar
“Evaluating Seed Dormancy, Hormone Response, and Pre-Harvest Sprouting Resistance of an ABA Hypersensitive Mutant Zak ERA8″
April 1
Dual seminar: Note start time for Jennifer is 2:10 p.m.
- Jennifer Trapp, Crop Science PhD Student
“Breeding for Drought Resistance in Common Bean” - Samantha Downey, Crop Science MS Student
“A Silent Approach to Rust Resistance-Using Agrobacterium Transformation to Develop Stable Rust Resistant Wheat”
April 8
Alison Thompson, Crop Science PhD Student
“Identification of Pratylenchus SP. Resistant Quantitative Trait Loci and Functional Mechanisms of Resistance in Wheat”
April 15
Shawn Wetterau, Crop Science PhD Student
“The “ART” of Pharming: Artemisia annua L.”
April 22
Alan Raeder, Crop Science PhD Student
“ALS Resistance in Prickly Lettuce after 30 Years of ALS Inhibitor Use”
Seminars are held Mondays at 1:10pm and originate at WSU-Pullman in Johnson Hall 204 (unless otherwise noted). Arrangements have been made to broadcast to Mt. Vernon, Prosser, Puyallup and Wenatchee stations.
Organized by Dr. Jim Harsh, harsh@wsu.edu.
January 7
Organizational meeting for those enrolled in Soil Science 501
1:10, Johnson Hall 204 (videoconference arranged for Mt. Vernon, Prosser, Puyallup, Wenatchee)
Contact/Organizer: Dr. Jim Harsh, harsh@wsu.edu
January 14
No seminar
January 21
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no seminar
January 28
Dr. Paul Porter, Univ. of Minnesota, Student Choice: Joint Crop & Soil Sciences Seminar
“Global Food Production”
February 4
Dr. Michelle Wander, Student Choice: Joint Crop & Soil Sciences Seminar
“Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture”
February 11
- Dr. Zhenqing Shi, Assistant Research Professor, WSU Crops and Soils
“Plant Uptake of Cations under Cation-Nutrient Stress” - Note starting time is 3:10 p.m.
Dr. Jane Payumo: Adjunct CSS Faculty nominee International Research, International Programs, WSU
“Crop Improvement in Emerging Economies: Harnessing Global Plant Science Innovations for Food Security”
February 18
President’s Day, no seminar
February 25
Maninder Chahal, Soil Science PhD Student
“Modeling the Spatial Temporal Variability of Field-Scale Soil Moisture Using Geo-Statistical Techniques on the Palouse”
March 4
Margaret McCoy, Soil Science MS Student
“Differences in How Late Season Soil Versus Foliar Nitrogen Fertilizer Supplements Affect Vitis vinifera Riesling Berry YAN and Canopy Growth”
March 11
Sping break, no seminar
March 18
Emily Bruner, Soil Science PhD Student
“Process-Based Landscape Classification for Site-Specific Nitrogen Management”
March 25
Robert E. Allan Symposium in the CUB Room 210. Poster session and potluck follows at the Ensminger Pavilion beginning at 4:30 p.m.
April 1
Ziru “Steven” Liu, Soil Science PhD student
“Colloid and Colloid-Facilitated Radionuclide Transport at the US DOE Hanford Site”
April 8 – Dual Seminar
- Alex Crump, Soil Science MS Student
“CO2 Emission and N-mineralization of two Eastern Washington Soils Amended with Biochar and Brassica Seed Meals” - Taylor Beard, Soil Science MS Student
“The Role of Silica from Canola and Wheat Residue in Soil Crusting”
April 15
Marina Heppenstall, Soil Science MS Student
“Assessment of Organic Amendments for C and N Pools and Fluxes”
April 22
Cornelius Adewale, Soil Science MS Student
“Comparison of Carbon Footprint Models and Soil Nutrient Bioavailability Analyses for Organic Farming Systems”
April 29
Chris Pannkuk, Director, International Research and Agricultural Development
“WSU in Afghanistan: From Saffron to Wheat”
Seminars are held Mondays at 3:10pm and originate at WSU-Pullman in Johnson Hall 204 (unless otherwise noted). Arrangements have been made to broadcast to Mt. Vernon, Prosser and Puyallup stations stations. Organized by Michael Pumphrey, m.pumphrey@wsu.edu.
August 20
First day of class-organizational meeting
August 27
Dr. Ian Burke, Associate Professor, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences: “Where do herbicides go in plants? Application type and formulation effects on herbicide translocation”
September 3
Labor Day Holiday, no seminar
September 10
Dr. Qin Zhang – WSU Prosser Center for Precision Ag, “Agricultural Systems and Control”
September 17
No seminar
September 20
CSS and Horticulture Graduate Students (1:25pm, FSHN T-101) Special Joint Seminar: 2012 Graduate Student Statewide Tour. 1:25pm, Food Science T101 (videoconference arranged for Mt. Vernon, Prosser, Puyallup, Wenatchee)
Contact/Organizer: Dr. Amit Dhingra, adhingra@wsu.edu
September 24
Shiferaw Gizaw, Crop Science PhD student
“Crop improvement in the era of high-throughput technology: experimental design and computation prospect”
October 1
Yushan Duan, Crop Science PhD student
“Weed Management in Strawberry: Washington vs. Other Parts of the world”
October 8
Shawn Wetterau, Crop Science PhD student
October 15
Sam Turner, Crop Science MS student
“Organic Hop Production and Research in the Pacific Northwest”
October 22
ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meetings, no seminar
November 5
Karen Hills, Crop Science PhD candidate
“Improving Baking Quality and Local Markets for Wheat Grown in Western Washington”
November 12
Veterans Day Holiday, no seminar
November 19
Thanksgiving break, no classes/no seminar
November 26
Nevin Lawrence, Crop Science PhD student
“Control of Rattail Fescue in No-Till Winter Wheat”
December 3
Alecia Kiszonas, Crop Science PhD student
“Arabinoxylan Quantification, Characterization, and Relationship to End-Use Quality in Wheat“
Seminars are held Mondays at 3:10pm and originate at WSU-Pullman in Johnson Hall 204 (unless otherwise noted). Arrangements have been made to broadcast to Mt. Vernon, Prosser and Puyallup stations stations. Organized by Kulvinder Gill, ksgill@wsu.edu
January 16
NO seminar – Martin Luther King Day
January 23
Pushpendra K. Gupta
“Indian Agriculture and an Integrated Approach for Crop Improvement”
January 30
Steve Norberg, Agriculture Extension Regional Specialist for Franklin and Adams Counties
“Forage Extension Programming for the Columbia Basin”
February 6
Daniel Skinner, Research Leader USDA-ARS, Wheat Genetics Unit
“The Many Paths to Freezing Tolerance in Winter Wheat”
February 13
Joint Seminar with Soils at 3:10pm
Aaron Carter, Assistant Professor, Dept. Crop and Soil Science
“Incorporating Wheat Breeding in Research and Teaching Opportunities”
February 20
NO seminar – President’s Day
February 27
Jonathan Schnore, Graduate Student, MS Crop Science, WSU
“Low Maintenance Turfgrass Fact, Fiction and the Future”
March 5
Claudia Osorio, PhD Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
”Proteins Engineering Strategies to Obtain Economically Relevant Products”
March 12
Nathan Stacey, Graduate Student, MS Crop Science, WSU
”Identification of Pythium spp. Causing Damage to Poa annua L. Golf Greens in the Pacific Northwest”
March 19
Jayfred Godoy, PhD Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
“Phenomics: “High-throughput Plant Physiology”
March 26
Misha Manuchehri, Graduate Student, MS Crop Science, WSU
“The Relative Competitiveness of Spring Crops in Eastern Washington Dryland Organic Systems”
April 2
Carl Walker
April 9
Julia Piaskowski, PhD Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
“Effect of Genotype, Inoculation with Mycorrhizal Fungi, and Phosphorus Fertilizer on P Uptake and Micronutrient Concentration in Spring Wheat”
April 16
Weizhen Liu, PhD Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
”High-thoughput SNP Discovery through Deep Resequencing of a Reduced Representation Library”
April 23
Ajay Olutoyosi, Graduate Student, MS Crop Science, WSU
“Rhizoctonia Root Rot: Potential Sources of Resistance in Mutant and Wild Barley”
April 30
Attawan Aramrak, PhD Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
“2,4-D: New Insights into an Old Mode of Action”
Seminars are held Mondays at 1:10pm and originate at WSU-Pullman in Johnson Hall 204 (unless otherwise noted). Arrangements have been made to broadcast to Mt. Vernon, Prosser, Puyallup and Wenatchee stations. Organized by David Huggins, dhuggins@wsu.edu
January 9
Orientation, first day of classes
January 16
MLK Day Holiday (No Seminar)
January 23
Taleb Abu-Sharar, Visiting Professor, Department of Land, Water and Environment, The University of Jordan. Seminar title: “Traditional Methods of Soil Conservation and Water Harvesting in the Holy Land: a Modern Perspective”
January 30
John Reganold, Brad Jaeckel and Laurie Mooney, Dept. Crop and Soil Science
“Developing the new WSU Organic Farm”
February 6
Kristy Ott-Borrelli, Soils PhD Graduate student
“Diversifying Dryland Grain Cropping Systems for Organic Production”
February 13
- Seminar at 1:10pm
Mark E. Swanson, Assistant Professor, School of the Environment
“Hybrid Poplar as a Multi-functional, Multi-product Crop” - Joint Seminar with Crops at 3:10 pm
Aaron Carter, Assistant Professor, Dept. Crop and Soil Science
“Incorporating Wheat Breeding in Research and Teaching Opportunities”
February 20
President’s Day Holiday (No Seminar)
February 27
Sandford Eigenbrode, Entomologist and Director, Regional Approaches to Climate Change for Pacific Northwest Agriculture (REACCH). Dept. of Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences, Univ. of Idaho, Moscow.
Seminar Title: “An interdisciplinary approach to climate change and cereal production in the Pacific Northwest: the REACCH PNA project”
March 5
Tami Stubbs, Associate in Research, Dept. of Crop & Soil Sciences, WSU
“Decomposition of Crop Residue in Dryland Ecosystems”
March 12
Spring Break (No Seminar)
March 19
Kyle E. Bair, Soils MS Graduate student
“Available phosphorus in recently acidified soils of the Columbia Basin”
March 26
Ashley Hammac, Soils PhD Graduate Student
“Nutrient cycling in Pacific Northwest oilseed production”
April 2
Student Choice Seminar
Dr. Andrew Manu, Professor, Dept. of Agronomy, Iowa State University
“A Retrospective on an Integrated Agroecosystem Management Project in Niger: Implications for the Future”
April 9
- Melissa Letourneau, Soils PhD Graduate student
“Phenazine-mediated nutrient mobilization and biofilm formation in dryland wheat fields” - Caitlin Price, Soils PhD Graduate student
“Examining community acceptance and agricultural use of biosolids compost produced at a rural WWTP”
April 16 (until 2:30)
- Bodh Paudel, Soils PhD Graduate student
“Biological control of soil borne pathogens with soil amendments in Douglas fir seedlings and potato” - Waled Suliman, Soils PhD Graduate student
“Use of bio-char to regulate nutrient cycling and greenhouse gases emissions” - Jason Stout, Soils PhD Graduate student
“Developing sustainable irrigation practices in Concord and Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards in Eastern Washington”
April 23 (until 2:30)
- Michael Grant, Soils PhD Graduate student
“Biofilm Mediated Chemical Weathering of Biotite in a Drip Flow Reactor” - John Dickson, Soils PhD Graduate student
“The Migration and Transformation of Technetium (Tc-99) in Contaminated Vadose Zone Sediment” - Maninder Chahal, Soils PhD Graduate student
“Modeling the spatial temporal variability of field-scale soil moisture using geo-statistical techniques on the Palouse”
April 30
Final Exam Week (No Seminar)
Seminars are held Mondays at 3:10pm and originate at WSU-Pullman in Johnson Hall 204 (unless otherwise noted). Arrangements have been made to broadcast to Mt. Vernon, Prosser and Puyallup stations stations. Organized by Kulvinder Gill, ksgill@wsu.edu.
August 22
No class
August 29
Michael Pumphrey, Assistant Professor and Spring Wheat Breeder, Dept. Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU.
Seminar Title: “An integrated global effort to mitigate the threat of Ug99 stem rust on wheat”.
September 5
Labor Day Holiday (No Seminar)
September 12
Michael Kahn, Associate Director, Agricultural Research Center, WSU.
Seminar Title: “Phenomics and WSU”.
September 19
Kanwarpal Dhugga, Pioneer Hybrid.
Seminar Title: “Biochemical and genetic approaches to improve N use efficiency in maize”.
September 26
Jayaveeramuthu Nirmala, Assistant Research Professor, Dept. Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU.
Seminar Title: “Concerted action of two novel effectors rapidly activate the Rpg1-mediated stem rust resistance in barley”.
October 3
Kurt Schroeder, Plant Pathologist, Dept. Plant Pathology, WSU.
Seminar Title: “Unraveling the Rhizoctonia root rot complex”.
October 10
Diana Roberts, Extension Educator, Spokane County, WSU-Extension
Seminar Title: “Fun in the Sun – Extension programming that counts!”.
October 17
ASA Meetings Break
October 24 @ 1:10pm
State-wide tour, Joint seminar with Soils
October 31
Ramanjot Kaur
November 7
Amandeep Dhaliwal
November 14
Jeffrey Endelman, Crops PhD Graduate student.
Seminar Title: “Association analysis, breeding values, and consensus mapping: The ABC’s of barley genomics”.
November 21
Thanksgiving Break (No Seminar)
November 28
Khalid Elbudony, Crops PhD Graduate student.
Seminar Title:”Role of GA in controlling important crop traits”.
December 5
Hao Peng, Crops PhD Graduate student.
Seminar Title: :Manipulation of brassinosteroid metabolism: Potentials for crop improvement”.
December 12
Final Exam Week (No Seminar)
Seminars are held Mondays at 1:10pm and originate at WSU-Pullman in Johnson Hall 204 (unless otherwise noted). Arrangements have been made to broadcast to Mt. Vernon, Prosser, Puyallup and Wenatchee stations. Organized by David Huggins, dhuggins@wsu.edu
August 22
First Day of Classes: Seminar Orientation
August 29
Yahya Al Wahaibi, Soils MS Graduate student, Pullman, WA.
Seminar Title: “The effect of high SAR on Soil Porosity and therefore Available Water Holding Capacity”.
September 5
Labor Day Holiday (No Seminar)
September 12
Gary Feng, Professor, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, China
Seminar Title: “Agricultural Challenges of Semi-arid and Arid Regions and Future Opportunities for Collaborative Programs in Soil and Crop Sciences”.
September 19
Claudio Stockle, Professor and Chair, Dept. Biological Systems Engineering, WSU, Pullman, WA.
Seminar Title: “Climate change impact and mitigation in the Pacific Northwest”.
September 26
Brenton Sharratt, Soil Scientist, USDA-ARS Land Management and Water Conservation Research Unit, Pullman, WA. Seminar Title: “Agricultural Dust in the Air of Eastern Washington”.
October 3
Sandford Eigenbrode, Entomologist and Director, Regional Approaches to Climate Change for Pacific Northwest Agriculture (REACCH). Dept. of Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences, Univ. of Idaho, Moscow.
Seminar Title: “An interdisciplinary approach to climate change and cereal production in the Pacific Northwest: the REACCH PNA project”.
October 10
Lynne Carpenter-Boggs, Soil Microbiologist and BIOAg Research Leader, WSU Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, Pullman, WA.
Seminar Title: “Enhancing Biological Nitrogen Fixation on Degraded Soils in East-Central Africa”.
October 17
ASA Meetings Break
October 24
State-wide tour, Joint seminar with Crops
October 31
Rachel Unger, Soils PhD Graduate student.
Seminar Title: “Crop rotational effects on field scale variability in the weed seed bank and soil nitrogen”.
November 7
Gerard Birkhauser, Soils PhD Graduate student.
Seminar Title: “Cropping System Impacts on Proton Balance and Soil Acidity within the Palouse”.
November 14
Meagan Hughes, Soils MS Graduate student.
Seminar Title: “Plant Nutritional Influence on Cold Hardiness of Canola”.
November 21
Thanksgiving Break (No Seminar)
November 28
Lee Vierling, Associate Professor of Spatial Ecology and Remote Sensing, Co-Director, Geospatial Laboratory for Environmental Dynamics, College of Natural Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID.
Seminar Title: “Design and deployment of narrowband spectral radiometers to quantify vegetation dynamics”.
December 5
Chasity Watt, Soils PhD Graduate student.
Seminar Title: “Expanding Canola Production on the Colville Indian Reservation and Surrounding Communities”.
December 12
Final Exam Week (No Seminar)
Seminars are held Mondays at 3:10pm and originate at WSU-Pullman in Johnson Hall 204 (unless otherwise noted). Arrangements have been made to broadcast to Mt. Vernon, Puyallup and Prosser stations. Organized by Arron Carter, ahcarter@wsu.edu
January 10
Orientation, first day of classes
January 17
MLK Day Holiday (No Seminar)
January 24
Xianming Chen (USDA-ARS, Pullman)
Achieving Durable and Adequate Resistance for Sustainable Control of Stripe Rust
January 31
Pat Fuerst (USDA-ARS, Pullman)
Induction of Polyphenol Oxidase Activity in Dormant Wild Oat Seeds: a Defense Response to Seed Decay Fungi
February 7
Kim Campbell (USDA-ARS, Pullman)
Ecological Breeding: Lessons from Vogel in the Era of Climate Change
February 14
Neeraj Kumar (CSS, Postdoctoral Research Associate)
Current Status of Two-gene Clearfield Wheat at WSU
February 21
President’s Day Holiday (No Seminar)
February 28
Alecia Kiszonas (Crop Science Doctoral student)
Wheat Arabinoxylan Quantification and Characterization
March 7
Rao Uppalapati (The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation)
Medicago Truncatula: A Model to Improve Fungal Resistance in Crop Legumes
March 14
Spring Break (No Seminar)
March 21
Ross Wagstaff (Crop Science Master’s student)
TBA
March 28
Rollie Sears (Syngenta)
Cereals Wheat Breeding at Syngenta Cereals
April 4
Erik Landry (Crop Science Doctoral student)
Lupin
April 11
Hyjein Lee (Crop Science Doctoral student)
Identification of Resistance to Imazamox Herbicide in Barley
April 14 (Thursday at 1:00pm)
Callie Bolton (Crop Science Master’s student)
Organic Weed Control in a Newly Established Vineyard
April 18
Janet Matanguihan (Crop Science Doctoral student)
Identification of Resistance Gene Against Common Bunt in ‘Lewjain’
April 21 (Thursday)
Thumbiko Mkandawire (Crop Science, Master’s student)
An Evaluation of a Hypernodulating Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Line for Biological Nitrogen Fixation
April 25
Mike Poteet (Verno Systems)
Interrelationship Between Research and Commercial Activities in the Biofuel Sector
Seminars are held Mondays at 1:10pm and originate at WSU-Pullman in Johnson Hall 204 (unless otherwise noted). Arrangements have been made to broadcast to Mt. Vernon, Prosser, Puyallup and Wenatchee stations. Organized by David Brown, david_brown@wsu.edu.
January 10
Orientation, first day of classes
January 17
MLK Day Holiday (No Seminar)
January 24
Cailin Orr (WSU, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences)
Variability in Hyporheic Exchange and Biogeochemical Activity: Implications for In-channel Nutrient Retention in Streams”
January 31
Jennifer Adam (WSU, Civil & Environmental Engineering.)
February 7
David Brown (WSU, Crop and Soil Sciences)
Site-specific Climate Friendly Farming: The Methods to our Madness
February 14
Erin Brooks (UI, Hydrologist)
Incorporating Process-based Understanding into Watershed Management
February 21
President’s Day Holiday (No Seminar)
February 28
Dan TerAvest (Soil Science Doctoral student)
TBA
March 7
Jan Eitel (UI, Remote Sensing Scientist)
Predicting Rill Erosion in Rangelands using Fine-scale Surface Roughness Derived from Terrestrial Laser Scanner Data
March 9 (Wednesday)
Rob Mikkelsen (CEREO-INSPIRE-CSS)
TBA
March 14
Spring Break (No Seminar)
March 21
Hero Gollany (ARS-Pendleton, Research Scientist, Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center)
Organic Carbon Management for Sustainable Agroecosystems
March 28
Nirmalya Chatterjee (Soil Science Doctoral student)
Interfacial Force Measurements Between Colloids and the Air-Water Interface
April 4
Jolene Mwengi (Soil Science Master’s student)
Faba Bean Growth Response to Soil Temperature and Nitrogen in the Pacific Northwest.
April 11
Catherine Jones (Soil Science Master’s student)
TBA
April 18
Ian Yau (Soil Science Master’s student)
Developing a Grape Site Selection GIS for the Inland Pacific Northwest
April 25
Chasity Watt (Soil Science Doctoral student)
TBA
Seminars are held Mondays at 3:10pm and originate at WSU-Pullman in Johnson Hall 204 (unless otherwise noted). Arrangements have been made to broadcast to Mt. Vernon, Puyallup and Prosser stations. Organized by Arron Carter, ahcarter@wsu.edu
August 23
Wesley Everman, Weed Extension Specialist. Michigan State University
Weed utilization of nitrogen: Thieves in the corn field
August 27 (Friday, 11:10am)
Sieglinde Snapp, Associate Professor of Soils and Cropping System Ecology, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences and W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University
Sustainability in row crop ecology-from Malawi to Michigan
August 30
Organizational meeting – no seminar
September 6
All University Holiday – no seminar
September 13
Jeff Endelman, PhD Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
Genome-wide association mapping in barley
September 20
Anna Kondratiuk, Double Haploid Lab Manager, WSU
Double haploid facility introduction
September 27
Kim Kidwell, Associate Dean of Academic Programs, College of Agriculture, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, WSU
Expanding international research and transformation learning activities in plant and soil sciences
October 4
John Gardner, Vice Provost, Economic Development and Global Engagement, WSU
Next generation biofuels
October 11
Xianming Chen, Research Geneticist, USDA-ARS, Pullman, WA
HTAP resistance is still the key for sustainable control of stripe rust
October 18 (joint seminar with Soil Science at 1:10)
CSS Graduate Students
Statewide Tour Report
October 25
Austin Case, MS Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
November 1
ASA-CSSA-SSSA meetings – no seminar
November 8
Brady Carter, PhD Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
Strategies for investigating moisture in post-harvest products
November 15
Neeraj Kumar, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, WSU
Imazamox resistant wheat
November 22
Thanksgiving break – no seminar
November 29
Carl Walker, PhD Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
TBA
December 6
Surya Shrestha, PhD Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
Genetical and environmental control of flowering
Seminars are held Mondays at 1:10pm and originate at WSU-Pullman in Johnson Hall 204 (unless otherwise noted). Arrangements have been made to broadcast to Mt. Vernon, Puyallup and Prosser stations. Organized by David Brown, david_brown@wsu.edu.
August 23
First day of instruction, no seminar
August 27 (Friday, 11:10am)
Sieglinde Snapp, Associate Professor of Soils and Cropping System Ecology, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences and W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University
Sustainability in row crop ecology-from Malawi to Michigan
August 30
Eric Pierce, Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Labs
Evaluating the long-term weathering of minerals and engineered materials across a range of spatial and temporal-scales
September 6
All University Holiday – no seminar
September 13
John Zachara, Sr. Chief Scientist for Environmental Chemistry, Fundamental and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Environmental geochemistry of uranium in a coupled vadose zone-groundwater river system
September 20
Annamaria Castrignano, Research Director, Italian Council in Agricultural Research
Different approaches to delineate management zones
September 27
Will Brinton, Jr., Founder and President, Woods End Laboratories Inc.
Soil health, soil life: Using microbial CO2-burst to evaluate active carbon and predict soil nutrient (N, P) potential
October 4
Andrew Lawson, MS Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
Cover crops to enhance soil productivity in organic vegetable cropping systems
October 11
Tabitha Brown, PhD Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
Precision management of nitrogen and wheat density: Relationships to soil carbon and nitrogen variability
October 18 (joint seminar with Crop Science at 1:10)
CSS Graduate Students
Statewide Tour Report
October 25
Vanessa Bailey
November 1
ASA-CSSA-SSSA meetings – no seminar
November 8
Josh Kendall, MS Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
Soil carbon dynamics during the transition to cellulosic ethanol feedstock production
November 15
Ziru Liu, PhD Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
Transport under field conditions in vadose zone lysimeters at the semi-arid Hanford site
November 22
Thanksgiving break – no seminar
November 29
Jason Streubel, PhD Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
December 6
Olivia Saunders, MS Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
Environmental benefits and consequences of field applied anaerobically digested dairy manure for forage production
Seminars are held Mondays at 3:10pm and originate at WSU-Pullman in Johnson Hall 204 (unless otherwise noted). Arrangements have been made to broadcast to Mt. Vernon and Puyallup stations. Organized by Ian Burke, icburke@wsu.edu.
January 11
First day of instruction, organizational meeting. Enrolled students are required to attend.
January 18
No seminar – Holiday
January 25
Open
February 1
Bingrui Wang, Visiting Scientist, USDA Western Regional Plant Introduction Station
Bioenergy research in Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
February 8
Open
February 15
No seminar – Holiday
February 22
Brian Beecher, Research Chemist, USDA-ARS Western Wheat Quality Laboratory
Molecular genetics of wheat quality traits
March 1
Kulbir Singh, PhD Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
GM crops: Future in the light of past
March 8
Karen Hills, PhD Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
Quality considerations in the production of organic whole wheat bread flour
March 15
No seminar – Spring Break
March 22
Jamin Smitchger, MS Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
TBA
March 29 (joint with Soil Science @ 1:10pm)
Joan Davenport, Professor, Soil Science, WSU
Online teaching: Learning with angels and demons
April 5
Dusty Walsh, MS Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
Selection of camelina mutants resistant to ALS inhibitor herbicides
April 12
Sindhu Nair, PhD Candidate, Crop Science
Barley grain hardness
April 19
Yushan Duan, MS Candidate, Crop Science
Primocane management in red raspberry production
April 26
Jessica Goldberger, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
Conventionalization, civic engagement, and the sustainability of organic agriculture
Seminars are held Mondays at 1:10pm and originate at WSU-Pullman in Johnson Hall 204 (unless otherwise noted). Arrangements have been made to broadcast to Mt. Vernon, Puyallup and Prosser stations. Organized by Bill Pan, wlpan@wsu.edu.
January 11
First day of instruction, organizational meeting. Enrolled students are required to attend.
January 18
No seminar – Holiday
January 25
Abbas Biaboni, Visiting Scientist
Agronomy in Iran: My country, my city, my work
February 1
Ralph Coolman, Soil Scientist and Project Associate, WSU International Programs Research and Development
Model Secondary School and Community Development in Rwanda: Focus on Agriculture, Food, and Hospitality Business Entrepreneurship
February 8
Ross Bricklemyer, PhD Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
In situ soil organic carbon determination using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and visible-near infrared diffuse reflectance spectroscopy
February 15
No seminar – Holiday
February 22
Wilfred Chanachi, Owen Mbotwa, and Kampion Mgalina, from the Mwimba Farm Institute
Training sustainable farmers in Malawi
March 1
Jim Fitzgerald, former Chief of Staff for the undersecretary of USDA’s Rural Development Agency; Executive Director, Far West Agribusiness Association (FWAA)
Agribusiness in the Northwest: An inside look at how the industry operates and it’s significance
March 8
Surachet Aramrak, PhD Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
Detachment of colloids by moving liquid-gas interfaces
March 15
No seminar – Spring Break
March 22
Kristy Ott-Borrelli, PhD Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
Rotational cropping systems for N management and weed control in dryland organic wheat production
March 29 (joint with Crop Science)
Joan Davenport, Professor, Soil Science, WSU
Online teaching: Learning with angels and demons
April 5
Ashley Hammac, PhD Candidate, Soil Science and NPSIRE Fellow, WSU
N cycling in canola production
April 12 (joint with CEREO and NSPIRE)
Karl Glasener, Director of Science Policy, Agronomy Society of America (ASA)
Communicating N science to policymakers: Speaking the local dialect
April 19
Scott Williams, MS Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
Measuring and modeling dynamics of water content at the Cook Agronomy Farm, Pullman WA
April 26
Keith Bowers, President, Mutlifarm Harvest Inc.
Phosphorus reduction in dairy wastewater with a struvite crystallizer
Seminars are held Mondays at 3:10pm and originate at WSU-Pullman in Johnson Hall 204 (unless otherwise noted). Arrangements have been made to broadcast to Puyallup and Mt. Vernon stations. Organized by Kim Campbell, kgcamp@wsu.edu.
August 24
First day of instruction, organizational meeting
September 7
Labor Day – no seminar
September 14
Randy Stevens, MS Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
Ecological implications of downy brome invasion
September 21
Richa Rai, PhD Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
Facultative wheat – What is it?
September 28
Crop and Soil Science Grad Students
Statewide tour presentation
October 5
Byung-Kee Baik, Associate Professor, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
WSU experiences on sabbatical leave in Korea
October 12
Upinder Gill, PhD Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
Fungal AVR genes
October 19
Chris Benedict, WSU Extension educator, Pierce County
Crop rotation and weed management intensity effects on weed seedbank dynamics
October 26
Gopesh Saha, PhD Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
Mechanisms of disease resistance in plants
November 2
ASA-SSSA-CSSA annual meetings – no seminar
November 9
Dilpreet Riar, PhD Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
TBA
November 16
Ross Wagstaff, MS Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
Spring wheat for use in fall planting in dryland cropping systems
November 23
Thanksgiving Break – no seminar
November 30
Allison Thompson, PhD Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
TBA
December 7
Chris Proctor, MS Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
Putting green aeration and recovery
Seminars are held Mondays at 1:10pm and originate at WSU-Pullman in Johnson Hall 204 (unless otherwise noted). Arrangements have been made to broadcast to Mt. Vernon, Puyallup and Prosser stations. Organized by Bill Pan, wlpan@wsu.edu.
August 24
First day of instruction, organizational meeting. Enrolled students are required to attend.
August 31
Ann Kennedy, Soil Microbiologist, USDA-ARS Land Management and Water Conservation Unit, Pullman, WA
Soil bacteria suppressive to weeds: Cheat’n the cheatgrass
September 7
Labor Day – no seminar
September 14
Merrill Ott, Stevens County Commissioner; Dale Borkford, Borkford BioEnergy LLC
Biomass gasification for energy, biochar and rural development
September 21
Bob Stevens, Soil Fertility Extension Specialist, WSU Irrigated Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Prosser, WA
The saga of a WSU soils graduate: The long and winding road
September 28
Crop and Soil Science Grad Students
Statewide tour presentation
October 5
Kyle Bair, Soil Science PhD Candidate, WSU
Calibration of available phosphorus indices for recently acidified soils in the Columbia Basin of Washington State
October 12
Seyed Ali Reza Movahedi Naeini, Soil Scientist, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran
Effects of paper-mill sludge on soil properties and wheat yield in a rain-fed cropping system in Iran
October 19
Fran Pierce, Director, Center for Precision Agriculture, WSU; President-elect, ASA
Vision for ASA
October 26 (co-sponsored by CSS, NSPIRE, and CEREO)
Paul E. Fixen, Senior Vice President for Americas Group and Director of Research
International Plant Nutrition Institute
“Agricultural science and policy to sustain a world of 9 billion … emphasis on N”
November 2
ASA-SSSA-CSSA annual meetings – no seminar
November 9
Ann-Marie Fortuna, Soil Microbiology Assistant Professor, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
The effects of land use management and sustainable agriculture practices on soil processes and nutrient turn over
November 16
Jennifer Latimer, MS candidate, Soil Science, WSU
Title TBA
November 23
Thanksgiving Break – no seminar
November 30
Ashley Hammac, PhD Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
N use efficiency and N losses in canola
December 7
Haly Ingle, MS Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
What’s in your salad? Nitrate in organic leafy greens
Crops 510, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Spring 2009
Seminars are Mondays @ 3:10pm unless otherwise noted.
Seminars originate at WSU-Pullman in Johnson Hall 204 (unless otherwise noted) and are broadcast to Puyallup and Mount Vernon stations.
January 12
(first day of instruction) – organizational meeting
January 19
Martin Luther King Jr Day–All University Holiday
January 23 (Friday @ 1:10pm)
Ian Burke, Assistant Professor/Scientist, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“Herbicide Resistance in Prickly Lettuce”
January 26
Vicki Bradley, Cool-season Grass and Safflower Curator, USDA-ARS Western Regional Plant Introduction & Research Station, Pullman, WA
“Birds and Bees and Safflower Seeds: Curating the U.S. Safflower Collection”
February 2
Lucas Patzek, PhD Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
“Oil Palms – A Case Study in Tropical Biofuels”
February 9
James Keach, PhD Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
“Amaranth: An Alternative Crop for Dryland Systems”
February 16
President’s Day–Class Holiday All University Offices will remain open.
February 23
Dave Gordon, Manager, Northwest Grain Growers
“Marketing Challenges for Farmers and Farmer Cooperatives in Today’s Volatile Times”
March 2
Bill Pan, Professor, Scientist and Extension Specialist, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“How WSU Can (and is) Helping to Reconstruct Iraq”
March 9
Julia Piaskowski, PhD Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
“Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: Using Wheat Breeding to Enhance Mycorrhizal Delivery of Phosphorus”
March 16
Spring Break
March 23
Dilpreet Riar, PhD Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
“Lactuca-Serriola L.: Biology and Role in the Community”
March 30
Callie Bolton, MS Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
“AVA’s (American Viticultural Areas) of Washington State”
April 6
Kerry Balow, MS Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
“Maternally Inherited Traits in Crop Plants”
April 13
Randy Stevens, MS Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
“Ecological Mechanisms of Invasive Plant Species: Rush Skeleton Weed”
April 20
Stephen Jones, Winter Wheat Breeder, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“Breeding Wheat”
April 27 (delivered from Puyallup)
Jeff Rutan, MS Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
“Natural Organic Fertilizers: Nitrogen Uptake in Turfgrass Management”
May 4
Final Exam Week
Soils 501, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Spring 2009
Seminars are Mondays @ 1:10pm unless otherwise noted.
Seminars at WSU originate in Johnson Hall 204 and will be broadcast to UI, Prosser and Puyallup stations.
Seminars at UI originate in Ag Science 104 and will be broadcast to WSU, Prosser and Puyallup stations.
January 12
First day of instruction – no seminar
January 19
Martin Luther King Day – University Holiday – no class
January 26 (at WSU)
David Brown, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“Mapping Soil Properties and Processes: A Vision for 21st-Century Pedology”
February 2 (at UI)
Paul McDaniel, Professor, Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences, University of Idaho
“Hot on the Trail of Mazama Tephra in the Inland Pacific Northwest”
February 9 (at WSU)
Pat Okubara, Research Geneticist (Plants), USDA-ARS; Department of Plant Pathology, WSU
“Rhizoctonia and Pythium Tolerance in Wheat”
February 16
President’s Day – University Holiday – no class
February 23 (at UI)
Jodi Johnson-Maynard, Professor, Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences, University of Idaho
“Earthworm Ecology on the Palouse”
March 2 (exception—special time and place TBA) Campbell Lecture
John Norman, Professor, Department of Soil Science and Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Wisconsin
“Evapotranspiration on the Field to the Continent Scale”
March 9 (at WSU)
Curtis Hinman, Extension Specialist, WSU
“Low Impact Development, Bioretention and Plant, Soil Systems for Improving Stormwater Management in Western Washington”
March 16
Spring Vacation
March 23 (at WSU)
Jennifer Latimer, MS Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
“X-ray Diffraction and Scanning Force Microscopy of Illite Weathered by Oxalate”
March 30 (at WSU)
Catherine Crosby, MS Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
“Shifts in Soil Borne Fungal Pathogen Populations and Microbial Communities following Bio-fumigation with Brassica Seed Meals”
—and—
Jason Streubel, PhD Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
“Recovered Phosphorus from Anaerobic Digested Dairy Manure”
April 6 (at WSU)
Phil Roberts, MS Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
“Landform Mapping of the North-Cascades National Park”
April 13 (at WSU)
Daniel TerAvest, MS Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
“Nitrogen Supply and Soil Microbial Responses to Alternative Ground Cover Management Strategies in Organic Apple Production”
April 20 (at WSU)
Rita Abi Ghanem, PhD Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
“Optimizing N Fixation: Crop-Rhizobial Interactions and Extension Education”
April 27 (at UI, Closed Week)
McClure Tosch, Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences, University of Idaho
“Using Benthic Macroinvertebrates as a Water Quality Indicator for Clear Creek in Northern Idaho”
May 4
Final Exam Week – no seminar
CropS 510, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Fall 2008
Seminars are Mondays @ 3:10pm, Johnson Hall 204 unless otherwise noted
September 8 (@ 1:10pm, joint w/Soil seminar)
Lynne Carpenter-Boggs, Cathy Perillo, Rita Abi Ghanem, Karen Killenger, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences and Dept. of Food Science, WSU
“Iraqi Ag Extension Revitalization Project: A Report from the Women’s Session”
September 15
Greg Rebetzke, Wheat Breeder, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Canberra Australia
“Opportunities in Implementing a Physiological Understanding in Genetic Improvement of Wheat”
September 22 (@ 4:10pm, Johnson Hall 343, joint w/Plant Pathology seminar)
Tim Murray, Plant Pathologist, Dept. of Plant Pathology, WSU
“Conservation and Use of Crop Genetic Diversity to Control Pests and Diseases in Support of Sustainable Agriculture”
September 29 (@ 3:10, joint w/Soil seminar)
Crop & Soil Science Students
Washington State Tour Report
October 6
Tim Miller, Extension Weed Scientist, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU-Mt. Vernon Northwestern Research & Extension Center
“Weed Management Studies in Western Washington Riparian Areas”
October 13
Jinguo Hu, Supervisory Research Geneticist and Research Leader, USDA ARS Plant Germplasm Introduction and Testing Unit, Pullman
“The Sunflower Crop: Production, Research and Prospect”
Special Seminar, Thursday, October 16 (@10:10am, Johnson Hall 207)
Bonnie Furman, Horticulturist, USDA-ARS Palmer Research Center, Palmer, AK
“Arctic and Subarctic Plant Genetic Resources Conservation, Research, and Information Management”
October 20
Dipak Santra, Assistant Research Professor, Dept. of Crop and Soil Science, WSU
October 27 (delivered from Prosser via WECN)
Stephanie Greene, Geneticist/Curator, USDA-ARS National Temperate Forage Legume Genetic Resources Unit, Prosser, WA
“Fostering Goodwill Between Russia and Neighboring Countries: the Interactive Agricultural Atlas Project”
November 3
Kulbir Singh, Crop Science PhD Candidate, WSU
“Role of Novel Inactivation Pathways in Brassinosteroid Homeostasis”
November 10 (@ 1:10, joint w/Soil seminar)
Stephen Machado, Dryland Systems Agronomist, Oregon State University, CBARC
“Does Intercropping Have a Role in Modern Agriculture”
November 17
Amy Hetrick, Crop Science PhD Candidate, WSU
“Wheat Yield Determined by Variable Plant Height”
November 24
Thanksgiving Break, no seminar
December 1
Arron Carter, Crop Science PhD Candidate, WSU
“QTL: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”
December 8
Tom Drader, Crop Science PhD Candidate, WSU
“Brachypodium: Lost Cousin of the Triticeae—A Look at Comparative Genomics in the Grasses”
Seminars are Mondays @ 1:10pm, Johnson Hall 204 unless otherwise noted
September 8 (@ 1:10, joint w/Crop seminar)
- Lynne Carpenter-Boggs, Cathy Perillo, Rita Abi Ghanem, Karen Killenger, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences and Dept. of Food Science, WSU
“Iraqi Ag Extension Revitalization Project: A Report from the Women’s Session” - Special Seminar (@ 2:10pm) – Jo Ann Baumgartner, Head of Wild Farm Alliance, California
“Wildlife-friendly Restoration Practices for Organic and Conventional Farms”
September 15
- Al Sanchez, General Manager, L & H Seeds, Inc./Herrman Northwest Farms
“Specialty Western Native Range and Reclamation Grasses, Forbs, and Legumes Grown for Seed in Irrigated Sandy Loam Soils of Connell, WA” - Special Seminar (@2:10) – Triven Pillai, Soil Science MS Candidate, WSU
“Comparative Assessment of Soil Properties and Economic Return of Alternative Farming Systems”
September 22
Michael Swan and Marvin Kleene, Professors, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“The WSU Agricultural and Food Systems Program and the M.S. in Agriculture”
September 29 (@ 3:10, joint w/Crop seminar)
Crop & Soil Science Students
Washington State Tour Report
October 6
ASA-CSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, no seminar
Special Seminar, Thursday, October 9 (joint w/CEREO, time/place to be announced)
Harry Vereecken, Director, Institute of Agrosphere, Helmholtz Research Center Julich, Germany
“Terrestrial Environmental Research and Geophysics. Quo Vadis?”
October 13
David Huggins, USDA Land Management and Water Conservation Research Unit, Pullman, WA
“No-Till. The Quiet Revolution”
October 20
Kent Keller, Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, WSU
“Water’s Stable Isotopes: Hydrologic Tools Applied to Palouse Streamflow and N-fate Studies”
October 27
George Nyamadzawo, Soil Science MS Candidate, WSU
“Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Seasonal Wetlands in Uganda”
November 3
Kenton Rod, Soil Science PhD Candidate, WSU; Pacific National Laboratory
“Transport of Strontium and Cesium through Sediments in Simulated Hanford Tank Waste”
November 10 (@ 1:10, joint w/Crop seminar)
Stephen Machado, Dryland Systems Agronomist, Oregon State University, CBARC
“Does Intercropping Have a Role in Modern Agriculture”
November 17
Stephen Bramwell, Soil Science MS Candidate, WSU
“Integrating Livestock and Organic Grain Production in the Inland Northwest, U.S.”
November 24
Thanksgiving Break, no seminar
December 1
George Mount, Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director, CEREO, WSU
“Space Based Measurement of Air Pollution”
December 8
Bill Schillinger, Professor, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“Soil Water Behavior in Dryland Cropping Systems”
Mondays 3:10 p.m. – Johnson Hall 204
Refreshments served prior
January 15
Martin Luther King Jr Day (all university holiday no class)
January 22
Camille Steber, Research Molecular Geneticist, Wheat Genetics, Quality Physiology and Disease Research, USDA-ARS at WSU-Pullman
“ABA and GA signaling, bridging the gap between wheat and Arabidopsis”
January 29
Clare Coyne, Cool Season Food Legumes Curator, Plant Germplasm Introduction and Testing Unit, USDA-ARS at WSU-Pullman
“Genetic approaches for increasing genetic resource utilization”
February 5
Lynne Carpenter-Boggs, BIOAg Coordinator, Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, WSU
“Demand and markets for eastern Washington organic crops”
February 12
Kim Campbell, Research Geneticist/Breeder, Wheat Genetics, Quality Physiology and Disease Research, USDA-ARS at WSU-Pullman
“Slippery slopes: a look at field variation in PNW breeding nurseries”
February 19
President’s Day (class holiday)
February 26
Phil Miklas, Research Geneticist, Vegetable and Forage Crops Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS at WSU-IAREC (Prosser)
“Breeding for resistance to bacterial pathogens in dry bean”
March 5
Kelly Richardson, Plant Pathologist, Wheat Genetics, Quality Physiology and Disease Research, USDA-ARS at WSU-Pullman
“Quantitative resistance to Puccinia striiformis f. sp. hordei in barley near isogenic (BISON) lines”
March 12
Spring Break
March 19
Joint seminar with Soils, 1:10pm
Markus Flury, Associate Professor, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“Experiences of sabbatical leave in China and Switzerland”
March 26
John Fellman, Professor/Horticulturist, Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, WSU
“Improving cassava for nutrition, health, and sustainable development”
April 2
Tyler Breum, MS candidate, Crop Science, WSU
“Organic weed control in vegetable and other row crops”
April 9
Joint seminar with Plant Pathology, 4:10pm, Johnson Hall 343
Andy Kleinhofs, Professor/Scientist, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“Barley stem rust resistance genes: cloning, structure, and mechanism of action”
April 16
Kevin Murphy, PhD candidate, Crop Science, WSU
“Breeding plants for improved human nutritional value”
April 23
Tadeusz W. Patzek, Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
“Biomass, biofuels, and confusion surrounding them”
Soils 501
Mondays, 1:10 p.m., Johnson Hall 204
Refreshments served prior
January 16
Martin Luther King Day (all university holiday-no class)
January 29
Dan Strawn, Associate Professor, Dept. of Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences, University of Idaho
“Use of synchrotron radiation to investigate chemical and mineral speciation in soils”
February 5
Guy Knudsen, Professor of Microbial Ecology & Plant Pathology, Soil and Land Resources Division, University of Idaho
“Ecology of a soil fungus: Microscopic and molecular adventures with Trichoderma harzianum”
February 12
Jeff Ullman, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biological Systems Engineering, WSU
“Emerging contaminants: The next generation of pollutants”
February 19
President’s Day (class holiday)
February 26
Parakrama Weligamage, Agricultural Economist, International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka (also PhD Candidate, Natural Resource Sciences, WSU)
“System of rice intensification: An organic agricultural perspective”
March 5
Noah Bonds, MS Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
“Mint compost as a fertilizer supplement”
March 12
Spring Break
March 19
Joint seminar with Crops, 1:10pm
Markus Flury, Professor/Scientist, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“Experiences of sabbatical leave in China and Switzerland”
March 26
Matthew Stowe, MS Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
“Nitrogen management in southeast Washington’s winter wheat cropping system”
April 2
Jennifer Reeve, PhD Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
“Microbial functional diversity and enzyme activities in response to soil fumigation and organic management”
April 9
Prabhakar Sharma, PhD Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
“Studying colloid transport for different acceleration”
April 16
Eric Harwood, MS Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
“Improving the yields of late-planted winter wheat with seeding rate and phosphorus fertility”
April 23
Kristy Ott, MS Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
“Impacts of winter growing conditions on nitrate accumulation in leafy greens”
Crops 510, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Fall 2006
Mondays, 3:10 p.m. – Johnson Hall 204
August 28 (joint w/soils)
Dr. Tobin Peever, Associate Professor, Dept. of Plant Pathology, WSU
“Are University Research Farms Centers of Pathogen Diversity for Diseases of Introduced Crops?”
September 4
Labor Day (all university holiday-no class)
September 11
Dr. Byung-Kee Baik, Assistant Professor of Cereal Chemistry, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“Quality of Wheat for Asian Markets and Discoloration of Barley Foods”
September 18
Dr. Martin Chilvers, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Plant Pathology, WSU
“Epidemiology of Ascochyta Blight”
September 25
Dr. Abdul Ghafoor, Senior Scientific Officer, Germplasm Evaluation Laboratory, Plant Genetic Resources Program, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
“Diversity in Food Legumes and Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for Crop Improvement”
October 2
Dr. Kevin McPhee, Research Geneticist, USDA Grain Legume Genetics and Physiology Research Unit, Pullman, WA
“QTL Identification for Disease Resistance and Seed Mineral Content in Pea”
October 9
Amy Wilson, PhD Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
“What if Turkey Red had been Turkey White?”
October 16
Arron Carter, PhD Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
“Nitrogen Fixing Wheat: Is the Dream Soon to Be Reality?”
October 23
Dr. Nirmala Jayaveeramuthu, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“Specific Degradation of the Barley Stem Rust Resistance Gene Rpg1 Protein in Response to Infection with the Avirulent Pgt Pathotype MCC”
October 30
Dr. Shawn Mehlenbacher, Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University. Corvallis, OR
“Breeding Hazelnuts Resistant to Eastern Filbert Blight”
November 6 (joint w/soils, to be held at 1:10pm)
Dr. Carlo Liefert, Director, TESCO Centre for Organic Agriculture and Professor of Ecological Agriculture, University of Newcastle, Newcastle-on
Tyne, England
“Effect of Fertility Management, Rotational Design and Crop Protection Practices on Crop Quality Parameters”
November 13
ASA meetings (no seminar)
November 20
Thanksgiving Break (no seminar)
November 27
Julia Piaskowski, MS Candidate, Crop Science, WSU
“Genetics of Perennial Wheat”
December 4
Dr. Fred Muehlbauer, Research Geneticist, USDA Grain Legume Genetics and Physiology Research Unit, Pullman, WA
“Collection of Wild Legume Germplasm in the Center of Origin: Cytogenetics, Genetic Distance and Crossability Relationships to the Cultivated Species“
Soils 501, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Fall 2006
Mondays 1:10pm – Johnson Hall 204
August 28 (joint w/soils)
Dr. Tobin Peever, Associate Professor, Dept. of Plant Pathology, WSU
“Are University Research Farms Centers of Pathogen Diversity for Diseases of Introduced Crops?”
September 4
Labor Day (all university holiday-no class)
September 18
Dr. Hesham Abdou, Visiting Scientist from the Department of Soils and Water, Suez Canal University
Part 1: “Egypt, Water and Soil in Egypt: From the Pharaohs to the 21st Century”
September 25
Part 2: (same as above)
October 2
WSU Dept. of Crop and Soil Science Graduate Students
“Beyond the Palouse! 2006 CSS Statewide Tour”
October 9
Dr. Ralph Cavalieri, Associate Dean/Director, Washington Agricultural Research Center
“Bioproducts and Bioenergy-Opportunities for Washington”
October 16
Dr. Colin Campbell, and Dr. Doug Cobos, Scientists at Decagon Devices; and adjunct faculty members in the Dept of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“Advances in Soil Physical Measurements”
October 23 (time/location TBA)
4th Annual Campbell Lecture:
Dr. John Baker, Research Leader, USDA-ARS Soil & Water Management Unit, St. Paul, MN
“Biometeorology and Biofuels”
October 30
Dr. James Harsh, Professor, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“Do Clay Minerals Prefer Some Cations to Others?”
November 6 (joint w/crops, to be held at 1:10pm)
Dr. Carlo Liefert, Director, TESCO Centre for Organic Agriculture and Professor of Ecological Agriculture, University of Newcastle, Newcastle-on Tyne, England
“Effect of Fertility Management, Rotational Design and Crop Protection Practices on Crop Quality Parameters”
November 13
ASA meetings (no seminar)
November 20
Thanksgiving Break (no seminar)
November 27
Lori Hoagland, PhD Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
“Organic Orchard Floor Management”
December 4
Karine Pare, Associate in Research, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“Dissolved Organic Nitrogen Leaching in Fertilized Soils”
Crops 510, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Spring 2006
Mondays 3:10pm – Johnson Hall 204
January 9
No seminar (first day of classes)
January 16
No seminar (Martin Luther King holiday)
January 23
Seungho Cho, Research Associate, University of Minnesota
“Transcriptome Analysis in Barley Tillering Mutants”
January 30
Gail Timmerman-Vaughan, New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research
“Toward Cloning of a Major Pea (Pisum sativum) QTL Determining Seed Weight/Seed Number”
February 6
Dennis Roe, USDA-NRCS
“Opportunities for Brassica Crops”
February 13
Robert Brueggeman, PhD Candidate, Crop Science, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“Rpg1 Mediated Resistance to Barley Stem Rust”
February 20
No Seminar (President’s Day)
February 27
Chasity Watt, MS Candidate, Crop Science, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“Cloning QTLs in Rice Controlling Production Factors”
March 6
Matt Williams, MS Candidate, Crop Science, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“Selective Removal of Agrostis stolonifera from Poa pratensis Using Mesotrione”
March 13
No Seminar (Spring Break)
March 20
Suzanne Kopan, MS Candidate, Crop Science, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“Weed Management in Conservation Tillage Systems”
March 27
David Granatstein, WSU Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources—Wenatchee
“The Science Behind the Organic Standards”
April 3
Brad Till, Dept. of Biology, University of Washington
“High Throughput TILLING for Plant Functional Genomics”
April 10
Jorgen Abellera, MS Candidate, Crop Science, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“Making Drought Tolerant Wheat Plants Using Directed Evolution for Increased ABA Sensitivity”
April 17
Robert E. Allan Plant Breeding Symposium
- Dr. Jim Holland, USDA-ARS Research Geneticist, North Carolina State University
Topic: Maize Plant Breeding, Genetics and Molecular Biology - Dr. Andrea Cardinal, Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University
Topic: Soybean Genetics and Breeding - Dr. Tom Osborn, Seminis
Topic: Brassicas
April 24
Sandro Loladze, MS Candidate, Crop Science, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“Identification of Stripe Rust Resistance in Wheat Relatives and Landraces”
May 1
Harpinder Randhawa, Research Associate, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“Molecular Markers in Wheat”
Soils 501, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Spring 2006
Mondays 1:10pm – Johnson Hall 204
January 9
No seminar (first day of classes)
January 16
No seminar (Martin Luther King holiday)
January 23
Craig MacMillan, Dept. of Sociology, WSU
“Consumer Response to Bt Sweet Corn in a Politically Charged Environment”
January 30
Matthew J. Morra, Soil and Land Resources Div., Dept. of Plant, Soil, and Entomological Sciences, UI
“Phasing Out the Undergraduate Soil Science Degree at the University of Idaho”
February 6
Tabitha Brown, MS Candidate, Soil Science, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU and Recent ASA Science Policy Intern
“Science Policy Internship with the American Society of Agronomy”
February 13
Alan Busacca, Professor, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“Reflections of a Peripatetic Pedologist”
February 20
No Seminar (President’s Day)
February 27
Tim Riebe and Eric Choker, USDA-NRCS, Spokane
“What is a National Cooperative Soil Survey?”
March 6
Steven D. Verhey, Assistant Professor, Central Washington University
“Engaging Prior Learning in the Classroom and the Field”
March 13
No Seminar (Spring Break)
March 20
Joan Davenport, Associate Scientist, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“Six Months of Precision Viticulture in the Driest State on the Driest Continent”
March 27
Marjorie Jernigan, MS Candidate, Soil Science, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“General Characteristics of a Compost Tea and its Effects on Disease Suppression and Plant Growth”
April 3
Hal Collins, Research Microbiologist, USDA-ARS Vegetable and Forage Crops Research Laboratory Unit
“Biofuels and Soil C Storage, the Tradeoffs Under Irrigated Agriculture”
April 10
Tabitha Brown, MS Candidate, Soil Science, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“Stratified Soil Acidity in Inland Northwest Direct Seeded Cropping Systems”
April 17
Monica Allen, MS Candidate, Soil Science, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“Optimizing Plant Genetics and Soil Fertility to Achieve High Grain Content in Hard Red Spring Wheat”
April 24
Kyle Bair, MS Candidate, Soil Science, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU
“Effectively Utilizing Legume Cover Crops as an Organic Source of Nitrogen in Concord Grape”