2014 ASHS Annual Conference

Undergraduate Student Oral Competition

Monday, July 28, 2014: 12:15 PM

Salon 11 (Rosen Plaza Hotel)

Moderator:

Nathan C. Phillips, Assistant Professor

12:15 PM

Induction of Somatic Embryos in Five Varieties of Hibiscus sabdariffa
Kenya Emanuel, University of the Virgin Islands; Thomas W. Zimmerman, Univ of the Virgin Islands

12:30 PM

Assessment of Extracellular Enzymes Produced by Fungi Isolated from Muscadine Grapes
Laura E. Poplawski, Undergraduate Student, The University of Tennessee; Dennis J. Gray, Professor, University of Florida/IFAS; Robert N. Trigiano, Professor, University of Tennessee

Audio File Recorded Presentation

12:45 PM

Genetic Characterization of Eastern Filbert Blight-resistant Hazelnut Seedlings from Turkey, Latvia, and Lithuania
Kaitlin Morey, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Megan Muehlbauer, Rutgers University; Josh Honig, Ph. D, Rutgers University; John M. Capik, M.S, Rutgers University; Thomas J. Molnar, Ph.D., Rutgers University

Audio File Recorded Presentation

1:00 PM

Influence of Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizae on Growth, Development, and Nutrient Absorption of Sunflower
Caitlin LaComb, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Corrie P. Cotton, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Fawzy M. Hashem, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Lurline E. Marsh, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Audio File Recorded Presentation

1:15 PM

Manipulating Flowering Time in Citrus Using a TAL-based Effector Switch
Katie L. Rogers, University of Florida; Vicente J. Febres, University of Florida; Gloria A. Moore, University of Florida

Audio File Recorded Presentation

1:30 PM

In Situ Vernalization: A Novel Method for Accelerated Biennial Vegetable Crop Seed Production
Lauren Brzozowzki, University of Wisconsin; Irwin Goldman, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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