| Date |
Subject |
Speaker |
Institute |
Time
/ Loc |
| January |
22 |
Prelim seminar: Breeding for High Yield in Watermelon (joint seminar with Horticultural Science) |
Rakesh Kumar, graduate research assistant |
Horticultural Science |
3:00-4:00
/ 121 Kilgore Hall |
25 |
Disrupting Nematode Parasitism of Plants (joint seminar with Crop Science) |
Rick Davis, Associate Professor |
Plant Pathology |
3:30-4:30
/ 2405 Williams Hall |
29 |
Plant Exploration to Exploitation (joint seminar with Horticultural Science) |
Tony Avent, CEO |
Garden Center |
3:00-4:00
/ 121 Kilgore Hall |
30 |
Transgenic Approaches for Control of Pest and Invasive Plants: A New Direction for CALS? (joint seminar with Plant Biology) |
Fred Gould, WNR Professor |
Entomology |
4:00-5:00
/ 101 Clark Lab |
February |
1 |
Agricultural Technology: Shaping Crop Agribusiness for the Next Decade (joint seminar with Crop Science) |
Timothy Conner, oilseed technology project leader |
Monsanto |
3:30-4:30
/ 2405 Williams Hall |
5 |
Dole's Program for More Nutritious Vegetables and Fruits from NC (joint seminar with Horticultural Science) |
Peter Gilmore, ??? |
??? |
3:00-4:00
/ 121 Kilgore Hall |
6 |
Monsanto Today: A Corn Breeder's Perspective on Opportunities for Synergy and Possible Future Employment (joint seminar with Crop Science) |
Donn Cummings, science fellow |
Monsanto |
4:00-5:00
/ 101 Clark Lab |
22 |
Meeting Challenges and Creating Opportunities for North Carolina Agriculture (joint seminar with Crop Science) |
Richard Reich, Assistant Commissioner |
NC Dept. Agric. |
3:30-4:30
/ 2405 Williams Hall |
| March |
15 |
Manipulation of Sucrose and Cellulose Content in Transgenic Cotton (joint seminar with Crop Science) |
Candace Haigler, Professor |
Crop Science |
3:30-4:30
/ 2405 Williams Hall |
22 |
Problems and Prospects for Plant Transformation (joint seminar with Crop Science) |
Sergei Krasnyaski , Researcher |
Plant Transformation Lab |
3:30-4:30
/ 2405 Williams Hall |
29 |
When Is Single-Seed Descent Not a Good Breeding Method? (joint seminar with Crop Science) |
Tommy Carter, research geneticist |
USDA/ARS |
3:30-4:30
/ 2405 Williams Hall |
April |
30 |
Sweetpotato Breeding: From Tables to Gas Tanks to Gardens (joint seminar with Horticultural Science) |
Craig Yencho, Associate Professor |
Horticultural Science |
3:00-4:00
/ 121 Kilgore Hall |
