Learn about advancements in efficient gas exchange research and quality data collection with the CIRAS-4 Portable Photosynthesis System and our partnerships with users to advance precision plant science. In addition, we will share new research collaborations with the NCSU-CEA coalition and our on-site container farm for CEA research. Talk to our research team about working together to further your research. It will be an action-packed 15 minutes. Don’t miss it!
Test drive the lightweight CIRAS-4—the fastest, most accurate portable photosynthesis/chlorophyll fluorescence measurement system available. Easy to use and the only system available offering far-red LEDs. Measuring rapid A/Ci curves? Ask about our Single-Step CO2 Response (SSCO2R... Read More →
Presenter: Eric Price Summary: LI-COR is excited to present a new system to measure evapotranspiration in real time. The LI-710 measures actual evapotranspiration—water vapor moving out of the field and into the atmosphere—without the need for crop coefficients. It works over any relatively flat and uniform ground cover at field or ecosystem scale. The LI-710 applies the eddy covariance method to measure vertical wind and water vapor concentration at 10 Hz, then provides fully processed results every 30 minutes. LI-COR Cloud is cloud-based software for an Internet of the Environment (IoE) enabled LI-710—called the Water Node—that provides you with remote access to its data. The IoE Module is on-site hardware that transfers LI-710 data to LI-COR Cloud then ultimately to you for a start-to-finish data management solution.
Since 1971, LI-COR Environmental has been dedicated to providing instrumentation and solutions that help answer big questions related to environmental monitoring, agriculture, and climate change. Feel free to talk with me about anything related to LI-COR--purchasing, training, measurements... Read More →
A forum for discussion of potential collaborations with regards to plant growth and culture – i.e. propagation, root growth, water management, weed control, PGRs, plant nutrition, etc.
After a brief introduction about BioChambers, Patrick Friesen (PhD) will talk about using growth chambers to effectively vernalize and cross perennial and biennial kales. The talk will focus on how to leverage the full environmental control growth chambers provide for successful synchronous flowering, sharing key details about growth temperatures, photoperiod, and light (quantity and quality) conditions used. This presentation is based on a successful crossing experiment, which is aimed toward breeding perennial kales that can successfully overwinter in southern Manitoba, Canada.
Plant Scientist - Sales and Application Support, BioChambers
I am the plant scientist here at BioChambers. Please talk to me about your plant growth goals. I have experience and resources to share about how to adjust environmental conditions (light, temperature, humidity, CO2 concentration, air movement, and pot size) to achieve your plant... Read More →
At Apogee Instruments, our mission is to help you make better measurements. This means more than just creating and selling research-grade sensors at an excellent price, it involves understanding your needs, supplying solutions, and providing the world-class support you need to succeed... Read More →
A forum for discussion of potential collaborations with regards to international horticulture – i.e. International issues and networking, international consultants, international horticulture groups, etc.
Dr. Sun is an Associate Professor of Landscape Horticulture whose research focuses on understanding the whole-plant response to water stress, with an emphasis on water conservation, and developing protocols to produce native plants. He is the principal investigator for the ‘Climate... Read More →
Dr. Rossi’s research program focuses on improving root health and growth on cultivated crops, leading to the development of environmentally sound and effective management methods. He is a horticulturist with specific expertise related to plant stress physiology, root dynamics and... Read More →
The Department of Horticultural Science at North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh, NC. The program has 3 graduate degrees, MHS (non thesis and optional DE), MS (thesis) and PhD (dissertation). Studies range from landscape design, production, sustainable agriculture, herbicide and weed science, plant physiology, breeding, molecular biology and biotechnology, and genomics. Research is conducted in modern labs, excellent controlled environment and greenhouse facilities, and 18 field research stations across the state. Thirty-one graduate faculty are located on campus and at off campus research sites. We currently have 60 graduate students in the 3 programs. The department has a number of graduate assistants available each year that provide the student with a stipend and pay for the tuition. Raleigh is located in the center of the state with easy access to highways, an international airport, many parks and greenways, and is just a short drive to the mountains and the beach. Raleigh is a cosmopolitan city and is one corner of the Research Triangle Park, a community of numerous universities, colleges, and biotech research companies.
Speaker: Dr. Brittany Barker, Research Associate, Oregon IPM Center, Oregon State University Description: The webinar will provide an introduction to the use of R for formatting, viewing, and analyzing data collected in horticultural and ecological studies. Additionally, the RStudio platform will be introduced to demonstrate how this integrated development environment for R can be used to view and interact with data, write code, and streamline the production of figures and output. Example code for conducting popular statistical analyses (e.g., t-tests, ANOVA, and ANCOVA) and for creating beautiful plots with ggplot2 will be presented.
Speaker: Dr. Alan Lakso Apple production is complex as it is a perennial plant that is highly manipulated in variable environments. Apple has a very high reproductive potential, but is limited in many cases by environment or imprecise cultural practices. Ecophysiological approaches will be reviewed, utilizing experiments, simulation modeling and new technologies that have examined physiological bases to improve productivity, fruit thinning and development, light utilization, canopy management, and water management.
