PLSC 790 Graduate Seminar Topics for Spring 2009, Loftsgard 114, Mondays at 3:00 pm

Date Presenter Topic Advisor(s)
Feb. 16   President's Day Holiday  
Feb. 23 Adisu Negeri

Major Challenges and Potential Solutions for Cellulosic Ethanol Production

Drs. Pryor and Osorno
Mar. 2 Vibin Harilal The Concept of Durable Resistance in Wheat Rust Diseases Dr. Adhikari
Mar. 9 Paul Werner Better Beer through Barley Genetics: Effect of LOX-1 Allele on Beer Quality Dr. Schwarz
  James Loken Using Research to Evaluate Teaching Methods Dr. Deckard
Mar. 16   Spring Break  
April 6 Bahadir Sezegen Overcoming Production Difficulties of Cuphea Dr. Johnson
April 6 Tonette Laude Genetic Basis of Soybean Aphid Resistance Dr. Helms
Apr. 20 Hongxia Wang Evaluation of Drought Tolerance of Kentucky Bluegrass Using Different Physiological Parameters Dr. Li
Apr. 20 Sarah Gegner Wetland Valuation in Agroecosystems of the Northern Great Plains Dr. Dekeyser
Apr. 27 Ryan Hunt Enhancement of Vitamin C and Antioxidants in Potato for Human Health through Breeding Dr. Thompson
May 4 Fernando Eckert Methodologies for Identifying Corn Germplasm with Improved Nitrogen Use Efficiency Dr. Carena