Seminars Spring 2012
For Centra participation in the seminars please contact Dr. Kim Gwinn (kgwinn@utk.edu) no later than 5 PM the day previous to each seminar as it may take up to 16 hours to process the request.
| January 27 |
Jonathan Black
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The epidemiology of Puccinia emaculata (rust) in switchgrass and the evaluation of Sphaerellopsis filum as a potential biological control agent
M.S. Research Seminar |
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| February 3 |
Abdul Hakeem |
Application of geographic information systems to detect and manage forest insect pests
Ph.D. Second Seminar |
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| February 10 |
Dr. Juan Jurat-Fuentes |
To Be Announced |
| February 17 |
Marei Abdelkarim |
Abiotic and biotic stress tolerance in wheat: the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
M. S. Research Seminar |
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| February 24 |
Sandra Steckel |
Intra- and inter-ear compensation for insect injury in field corn
M.S. Proposal Seminar |
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| March 2 |
Dr. J. T. Vogt |
TBA - Jerome Grant, Sponsor |
| March 9 |
Jeneen Abrams |
Molecular characterization of Zinnia sp. and breeding for disease resistance in Zinnia elegans
Ph.D. Proposal Seminar |
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| March 16 |
Gail Senatore |
Nuclear fingerprinting: establishing identification methods for pest species in the Simulium jenningsi species group (Diptera: Simuliidae)
M.S. Research Seminar |
| March 23 |
No Seminar |
Spring Break |
| April 6 |
No Seminar |
Spring Recess |
| April 13 |
Elizabeth Benton |
Retrospective analyses of insecticide treatments for management of hemlock woolly adelgid in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Ph.D Proposal Seminar |
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| April 20 |
Guest speaker |
TBA - Beth Long, Sponser |
| April 27 |
Brian Hendricks |
Distribution of tick species and tick borne etiological agents at Ames Plantation in west Tennessee
M.S. Proposal Seminar |
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Seminars will take place at 10:10 - 11:00 AM in Room 128 Ellington Plant Sciences Building.
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