Seventy Years of Evaluations and Selections of Ornamentals by the NDSU Woody Plant Improvement Program. - Todd West Tea Plant Propagation for Nursery Production - Carol Miles Establishment of Fraser Fir Christmas Tree Plantations in Response to Mulch and Root Dips - Bert Cregg Cultivating Control: Effective Suppression Methods for Jumping Worms in Container Nursery Production - Jenna Simon Effects of Water Quality and Fertilization Practices on Container Tree Growth in Nurseries - Zachary Davis
Dr. Bert Cregg is a professor of Horticulture and Forestry at Michigan State University. He conducts research and extension programming on the physiology and management of trees in landscapes and nursery and Christmas tree production.
Tuesday September 24, 2024 9:59am - 11:15am HST
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A comprehensive analysis of Vidalia Onions transplanting and its impacts - Regimar do Santos Is Winter Squash a Potential Alternative Cucurbit Vegetable Crop to Combat Whitefly and Whitefly-Transmitted Viruses for Fall Production in Southern Georgia? - Nirmala Acharya Evaluating Onsite Nitrate and Potassium Sensors - Destany Westlake Filling the Gaps for Informed Adoption of Carolina Strong Back Grafted Nursery: Transplanting Time and Spacing Optimization - Sukhman Kaur Substrate Hydro-Physical Properties in Soilless Agriculture: Investigating the Role of Container Geometry on Substrate Air and Water Profiles - Brandan Shur Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) Compost As An Alternative To Peat - Shawn Steed
Evaluating Nitrogen Application Rates on Open-field Fresh-market Tomato Production in North Mississippi: Preliminary Results - Ibukun Ayankojo Effect of Bacterial Biostimulant Applied at Different N Rates in Potatoes - Lakesh Sharma Evidence of Downregulation in Atmospheric Nitrogen-Fixation Associated with Native Hawaiian Sugarcane - Noa Lincoln Nitrate Leaching Potential of UAN and Organic Soybean Extract Fertilizers Applied to Lettuce - Dave Goorahoo Evaluating the N Status of Tomato Supplied with Soluble and Controlled-release Urea Formulations - Laura Jalpa Understanding Nitrogen Uptake Potential of Two Wetland Plants Under Varied Water Temperatures and Nitrogen Concentrations - Saroj Burlakoti Understanding the Boron-Yield Relationship in Pistachio Orchards - Mukesh Mehata
Transcriptomic Analysis of Kale (Brassica oleracea) Grown Under Different Light Emitting Diode Wavelengths Revealed Potential Genes Responsible for Phenotypic Changes - Tristan Sanders Blue Light Mediates Far-Red Light Effects on Increasing Leaf Area and Shoot Mass of Kale and Lettuce - Jiyong Shin Interactions Between Blue Light and Far-Red Light on Growth of Culinary Herbs - Bridget Knight Blue and Green Light and Temperature Interactively Regulate Growth, Morphology, Physiology, and Phytochemicals of Lettuce - Sangjun Jeong Supplemental Blue and UV-B Light Enhances Amino Acid-Derived Flavor Compounds in Greenhouse-Grown Tomatoes - Samikshya Bhattarai Characterizing the effect of blue light on water relations of unrooted cuttings during indoor acclimation - Ana Sofia Gomez Shedding Light on Nutrition: The Influence of Supplemental Lighting on Glucosinolate Concentrations in Brassica Plants and Their Potential Anticarcinogenic Effects in Human Diets - Skyler Brazel
Consumer Shopping Destination Preferences For Outdoor Garden Plants In The United States - Vivek Bist Producer Awareness and Treatment of Ambrosia Beetle: Evidence from a Producer Survey - Ben Campbell Consumer Awareness, Treatment Perception, and Purchasing Response to Flathead Borer - Ben Campbell Market Research to Reinvigorate the Processed Vegetable Industry using Consumer Sensory Evaluations - Ann Colonna Consumer Preferences for Commercially Available Poinsettia Cultivars in South Mississippi - Patricia Knight Understanding the Characteristics of Ethnic Markets and Help Small Growers to Find Niche - ChyiLyi Liang Consumers' WTP on Sustainability Turfgrass Attributes with Consideration of Aesthetic Attributes and Water Conservation Policies - Chanjin Chung
Prohexadione Calcium Does Not Affect Thinning Efficacy of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic Acid in ‘Golden Delicious’ - Annie Vogel Carbohydrate Status of Apple Fruitlets following Chemical Thinner Application Informs Sink Strength and Fruit Set - Laura Hillmann Performance of a reflectance spectroscopy model to predict apple fruitlet thinning efficacy - James Larson Overexpression of the Coding Sequence of Ma1 Decreases Fruit Acidity in ‘Royal Gala’ Apple - Lailiang Cheng Striking the Right Balance: Innovative PGR Strategies for Fruit Drop Mitigation and Color Enhancement in Apples - Sherif Sherif Rapid Fruit Growth Rates of Honeycrisp Apples Cause Premature Dysfunction of Xylem, Reduced Peel Calcium, and Increased Susceptibility to Bitter Pit - Chayce Griffith Carbohydrate And Nitrogen Storage Are Inversely Affected By Crop Load For 'Honeycrisp' And 'Gala' Apples - Thiago Campbell Impacts of Rootstock and Crop Load Adjustment on Fruit Quality and Mineral Nutrients in ‘Honeycrisp’ Apple - Esmaeil Fallahi
Evaluation of Plant Hormones and Other Seed Treatments to Reduce Injury Caused by Preemergent Herbicides on Direct-seeded Turnips and Collard Greens - Matthew Cutulle Flaming, Cultivation, and Handweeding Weed Control in Organic Carrot Production Systems with Different Fertilizer Types - Peter Dittmar Tolerance of Peppermint to Herbicides Applied Post-Harvest - Stephen Meyers Developing a Biobased, Compostable Mulch that Crops Grow Through - Samuel Wortman Evaluating Application Approaches for Enhancing the Weed Suppression Effectiveness and Crop-Safety of Preemergence Herbicides in Vegetable Plasticulture Production - Ramdas Kanissery
FFAR Fellows: Opportunities for Horticulture PhD Students - John Dole Nurturing Knowledge: The Impact of Assuming Professional Role in Achieving Learning Objectives in Upper-Level Horticulture Courses - Shivani Kathi Mid-semester Teaching Evaluations to Enhance Course Communication - Rebekah Maynard Evaluation of Packback - an AI-Assisted Writing Program for Student Assignments in Horticulture Courses - Navreet K Mahal Evolution Of An Undergraduate Tropical Crop Production Systems Course - Kent Kobayashi Service-learning Horticulture Students Growing Food for Themselves and Others - Carl Motsenbocker Assessing "Teaching Effort" to Ensure Fairness and Equity Across Diverse Course Types - Linda Prokopy
Nutsedge Management Through Soil Steaming - Shaun Broderick Early Season Soil Tarping Impacts on Weed Pressure and Onion Production in Eastern South Dakota - Hannah Voye Associations Among Crop/Weed Management Practices and Environmental Factors Highlight Challenges Facing U.S. Snap Bean Production - Martin Williams Impact of Early Season Tarping on Soil Conditions and Weed Populations in North Central United States Vegetable Production Systems - Carly Strauser Applying Advanced Lighting Practices for Vegetable Propagation - Rose Seguin Evaluating the Effect of Three Algae Extracts Application on Three Crops Growth and Yield in Hawaii - Amjad Ahmad Using the Feekes Growth Stage Scale to Predict the Carbon to Nitrogen Ratio of Cereal Cover Crops - Eric Brennan Evaluating the effect of fertilization and controlled-water deficit on growth and yield of compact vegetable plants - Michael Fidler
Comparing Scion and Rootstock Trunk Injection of Oxytetracycline for HLB Management Across Diverse Rootstocks in Florida - Larissa Nunes da Silva Evaluation of Different Oxytetracycline Rates Delivery by Trunk Injections on Mature Valencia Sweet Orange Trees - Gabriel de Castro Marconi Pugina Field Performance of Novel Citrus Rootstocks Grafted with Valencia and Their Response to Systemic Delivery of Oxytetracycline - Caroline de Favari Tardivo Florida-grown 'Hamlin' Sweet Orange Failed to Produce Adequate Pounds-solids Despite Budline, Environment, and Antibiotic Treatment - John Chater Hedging, Thinning, Controlled Release Fertilizer, and Oxytetracycline Trunk Injections to Mitigate Fruit Disorder Incidence in HLB-Affected 'Sugar Belle' Mandarin - Joe Volpe Grove First: A Framework to Find Citrus Greening Treatments that are Safe, Affordable, and Available.- Guilherme Locatelli Can We Improve Growth and Production in HLB- Affected Citrus Trees Using Plant Growth Regulators? - Prudhvi Vulchi Methyl Salicylate and Gibberellic Acid For The Rehabilitation Of HLB- Affected Sweet Oranges. - Gurleen Kaur
Prospects for Grapes in High Tunnels - Paul Read Growing Grapes on the Texas High Plains: A Review of Grower Concerns and Recent Research - Thayne Montague Improving the Climate Resilience of Wine Grape Vineyards via Trellis Selection and Applied Water Amounts in Warm/Hot Viticultural Regions - Runze Yu Heat Stress Effects on South Mississippi Grown Bunch Grapes - Haley Williams Rethinking Chill Models: The Role of Cold Hardiness, Freezing Temperatures and Daily Fluctuation on Promoting Dormancy Progression and Release - Amaya Atucha
Quantitative and Qualitative Characteristics of High Quality Cannabis Sativa - Matthew Taylor A Three-state Summary on the Critical Weed Free Period for Transplanted Floral Hemp. - Harlene HattermanValenti Impact of Cover Crops on Weed Pressure and Soil Health in No-till Fiber Hemp Production - Ashlee George Photoperiod Sensitive CBD Hemp Response to Fertigation Nitrogen Inputs in a Raised-bed Plasticulture Growing System - Francesco Di Gioia Heavy Metal Application Timing Impacts Plant Growth in Cannabis sativa - Harrison Meekins Field Evaluation of Controlled Release Fertilizer in Support of Best Management Practices for Industrial Hemp in Florida - Shea Keene
Ethylene Degreening: A Technique to Enhance Peel Color of Georgia-Grown Satsuma (Citrus reticulata) Citrus Fruit - Taiwo Owolanke Postharvest Storage Temperatures to Promote Anthocyanin Accumulation and Antioxidant Activity in Blood Orange cv. Moro - Fariborz Habibi Preserving Flavor in Grapefruit Juice: Continuous Flow High-Pressure Homogenization Versus Conventional Treatment - Jayashan Adhikari Effects of Alternative Atmosphere Storage on the Postharvest Quality of Georgia-grown Blackberries - Ramsey Corn Examining the Effect of Storage Temperatures on Chilling Injury Incidence of Georgia-Grown Peaches - Orestis Giannopoulos Postharvest melatonin application maintains quality of jackfruit bulbs by alleviating enzymatic browning and oxidative stress under low temperature storage - Jashanpreet Kaur Catalysis of 1-Methylcyclopropene Degradation By Non-Target Materials: Metals and Metal Salts - Ozge Horzum
Revolutionizing Grapevine Breeding: Overcoming Perennial Challenges with Genome Editing - Bridget Bolt CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Development of Low Mowing Frequency Perennial Ryegrass and Tall Fescue Varieties - Roshani Budhathoki Precision Breeding Using CRISPR to Improve Production Traits in Blackberry - Pradeep Marri Double CRISPR Knockout of Pectin Degrading Enzymes Improves Tomato Shelf-life While Ensuring Fruit Quality - Isabel Ortega Salazar Functional Characterization of a Candidate Bacterial Wilt Resistance Gene in Tomato - James Duduit Novel Short Synthetic Promoters for Constitutive Expression in Dicot Species - debao huang
Irrigation Management With Spreadsheets in Small Farms - Gustavo Haddad Souza Vieira Assessing Micro-Irrigation Clogging Risk Through Water Quality Classification Systems - Juan Cabrera Garcia Development of an Open-source, Autonomous Irrigation Controller for Horticultural Applications - Andrew Bierer Microbial Community Composition and Accumulation Of Biofilms In Irrigation Pipes Using Nutrient Solutions with Different Organic Loads - Juan Cabrera Garcia ATP vs Petrifilm: Techniques to Quantify Microbial Communities for Water Quality Analysis - Dharti Thakulla Water use and crop coefficients for outdoor nursery ornamentals in 15-gal containers - Gerry Spinelli Quantification of irrigation and stormwater runoff volume, sediment load, and nutrient load when producing nursery crops - James Owen Water Supply Resilience Through Florida-Friendly Landscaping - Michael Dukes
Investigating the Effect of Pecan Rootstock on Rhizosphere Soil and Root Microbial Communities - Xinwang Wang Enhancing Urban Food Production: A Multi-Omics Investigation of Microbe-Mediated Soil Improvement and Plant Nutrition in New York City Farms - Yejin Son The Effect of Reclaimed Water on Young Blueberry Seedling Root Architecture Using Rhizotron Technique - Yasmeen Saleem Root Characterization Analysis of Navajo Peach Seedlings - Reagan Wytsalucy Characterizing Root Dynamics and Phenology of Hops in a Subtropical Climate Using an In-situ Root Imaging System - Alvaro J. Bautista Effects of Reclaimed Water on Blueberry Seedling Growth and Root Morphology - Yasmeen Saleem
Evaluating Plasticity and Acclimation of Linked Hydraulic Traits of Different Taxa Across a Climatic Gradient in the Western U.S. - Amelia Keyser Gibson Climate Ready Stomata: Stomata Morphology and Physiology Varies Across Western US Sites and Irrigation Deficit Treatments in Rosa and Hibiscus syriacus Cultivars - Miro Stuke Ice Formation and Progression in Rhododendron, and a Mechanistic Hypothesis for Winter Thermonasty of Leaves - Rajeev Arora Trade-Offs in Reproductive Traits and Buds' Freezing Survival Strategies Among Prunus Species - Camilo Villouta Potential Genes Involved in the Adaptation of Potato to Long Term Heat Stress - Jiwan Palta Species-specific Differences in Leaf Photosynthetic Rate when Substituting Far-red Light for PAR Photons - John Ertle Investigating Dormancy and Germination Characteristics to Promote Restoration Success in the Northern Great Plains - Bret Lang
Genome-wide Association Study and Genome Prediction of Verticillium Wilt Resistance in Spinach - Kenani Chiwina Spinach Seed for Grain Consumption: Feasibility and Potential for Genetic Improvement - Carlos Avila Progress and Insights Into Downy Mildew Resistance Mapping Efforts in Spinach - Gehendra Bhattarai Screening Baby Leaf Salad Greens for Downy Mildew Resistance - Shunping Ding Detection of Novel Lettuce Fusarium Wilt Pathogenic Variants in California - Santosh Nayak Unraveling Gene Regulation on the Interaction of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) and Xanthomonas hortorum pv. vitians Causal Agent of Bacterial Leaf Spot. - Byron Manzanero Exploring Physiological Traits as Predictors of Heat Content in Chile Peppers (Capsicum annuum L.) - Muhammad Ibrar Khan
Assessing Producers’ Interest and Barriers in the Transition to Organic Principles - Brenton Breland Merging Traditional Ecological Knowledge with Modern Organic Practices: A Case Study in Participatory Research - Erin Silva Growing Urban Organic Farms in Iowa: New Initiatives and Support - Kathleen Delate Bridging the Gap: Culinary Breeding Network Facilitates Collaboration in Variety Development - Lane Selman Metabolomic Analysis Provides Novel Insight Into the Evaluation of Organic Tomato Fruits - Jashanpreet Kaur
