Seminars

Fall 2021

September 27, 2021 - Understanding the Soil Hydrophysical behavior for Sustainable Expansion of Reuse Water Irrigation in Umatilla Basin

 Dr. Amin Nouri, Oregon State University

Amin Nouri was born and raised in northwestern Iran. He received his bachelor's degree in soil science from Urmia University. He received his master's degree in soil erosion and conservation from Ankara University in Turkey. In 2014 he moved to the USA as a family to start his Ph.D. in soil physics at the University of Tennessee. After two years of postdoc appointment at the University of Tennessee, in July 2020 he started his second postdoc at OSU HAREC. 

 

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October 11,2021 - Policy and Programs to Advance Climate Resilience on Oregon’s Agricultural Lands

Oregon Agriculture & Climate Network

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October 18, 2021 - A Career in Ag Exports - the view from the PNW

Don Schilling and Jordan Miller - Wesco International

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October 25, 2021 - Modeling pest distributions, phenology, and population dynamics to safeguard US agricultural lands

Dr. Brittany Barker

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November 8, 2021 - Romp of Otters - Potential for "Updated" Heirloom Barley Varieties and Impact on Base Malt and Beer Flavor

Campbell Morrissy - Crop and Soil Science PhD Student

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November 15, 2021 - Crop and Soil Science Graduate Student Presentations

"Slashin' and Thrashin' - Characterizing Breeding Traits for Organic Naked Barley" - Cristiana Vallejos

"The Foliar Application of Microcutrients for Disease Control of Zymoseptoria Tritici Blotch in Wheat" - Jackson Smith

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November 22, 2021 - Characterization of changes in soil micro-structure: Agricultural and Environmental Implications

Dr. Maoz Dor - Postdoctoral Fellow Oregon State University

Maoz Dor is a postdoctoral fellow in Dorthe Wildenchild's group at Oregon State University's School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering. He received His MSc and PhD in Soil Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. The focus of Maoz's research is the complex interaction of chemical, physical, and biological mechanisms affecting soil structure formation and deterioration.

 

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November 29, 2021 - Research Updates From the Soil Fertility Program

"Estimating Carbon Stocks in Tall Fescue Grass Seed Fields" - Dr. Martina Gonzalez Mateu

"Seasonal Application Timing Effects on the Plant Availability of Elemental Sulfur-based Fertilizers" - Amanda Cox

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December 6, 2021 - Hemp Micropropagation Using Alternate Growing Medium Componets and Comparison of Plant Vigor Outcomes by Genotype in Tissue Culture and in the Greenhouse

Margaret Halstead - Graduate Research Assistant Oregon State University

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Winter 2021

 

 January 24, 2022 - The Draft Psuedo-Chromosomal Scale Hop Genome and Applications in Plant Breeding

 

John Henning - USDA-ARS 

Bio: https://www.ars.usda.gov/pacific-west-area/corvallis-or/forage-seed-and-...

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January 31, 2022 - The Horticulturalist who killed her plants: Meet the New Head Advisor in Horticulture

Anne Gearhart - Department of Horticulture Head Advisor

Bio: https://agsci.oregonstate.edu/users/anne-gearhart

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February 7, 2022 - Investigating plant-pest interactions between potato and Colorado potato beetle in the western United States (Nima Rad) and Interavtive effects of fumigation and cover crops on potato production in the Columbia basin (Esther Kim)

 

 

Nima Rad - Crop and Soil Science PhD Student 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Esther Kim - Crop and Soil Science Masters Student

 

 

 

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February 14, 2022 - Combining Forward and Reverse Genetics Tools for Developing Sustainable Next-Generation Wheat Cultivars

 

Dr. Vijay Tiwari - University of Maryland Assistant Professor

Bio: https://agnr.umd.edu/about/directory/vijay-tiwari

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February 21, 2022 - Determining direct and indirect influences of component variables on crimson clover to breed for higher seed yield

 

Kimber Hale - Crop and Soil Science Masters Student

Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimber-hale-761a77183/

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February 28, 2022 - Optimizing the Production of Pear and Sweet Cherry in the Mid-Columbia Region

 

Kelsey Galimba - Department of Horticulture Assistant Professor

Bio: https://agsci.oregonstate.edu/users/kelsey-galimba

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March 7, 2022 - Long-distance Dispersal in Drosophila

 

 

Dr. Tim Warren - Department of Botany and Plant Pathology

Bio: https://agsci.oregonstate.edu/users/timothy-warren

 

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February 28, 2018 - Glyphosate and Soil Microbial Communities: Fake News vs. Facts

Dr. Timothy Paulitz, USDA-ARS
Wheat Health, Genetics and Quality Research Unit
Pullman, WA

February 28, 2018

Glyphosate (Roundup) is the most widely used herbicide in the world, and is a key component of no-till systems throughout the world, especially in the Pacific Northwest. It is relatively safe, tightly bound to soil particles, is broken down by microbes, and does not have a long residual in the soil. However, there is concern about non-target effects, especially on beneficial bacteria and fungi in the soil.

With a next-generation sequencing approach, Paulitz and colleagues addressed the question: how does glyphosate affect soil microbes in the Pacific Northwest? Bacterial and fungal communities were found to be strongly affected by field location and cropping system, but glyphosate application had only a very minor role in shaping microbial community composition. More bacterial and fungal taxa were stimulated by glyphosate use than were reduced, a response attributed to the presence of dying roots, providing a greenbridge effect.

Dr. Paulitz is a plant pathologist who has spent his career on biological control and and cultural management of soilborne diseases, especially diseases of wheat.

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February 23, 2018 - The Rodale Center and its Influence on Organic Farming Research

Jeff Moyer, Executive Director of the Rodale Institute

February 23, 2018

Jeff Moyer is a world renowned authority on organic agriculture. His expertise includes organic crop production systems with a focus on weed management, cover crops, crop rotations, equipment modification and use, and facilities design. Jeff is perhaps most well known for conceptualizing and popularizing the No Till Roller Crimper for use in organic agriculture. In 2011, he wrote Organic No-Till Farming, a publication that has become a resource for farmers throughout the world.

Jeff brings a farmer’s perspective and approach to issues in organic agriculture. He is a past chair of the National Organic Standards Board, a founding board member of Pennsylvania Certified Organic, the Chairman of the Board of Director of The Seed Farm, part of the Green America Non-GMO Working Group, a Project Member of The Noble Foundation’s Soil Renaissance project, and a Board Member of PA Farm Link.

In September 2015, Jeff was appointed as Executive Director of Rodale Institute after spending the last four decades at the Institute, helping countless farmers make the transition from conventional, chemical-based farming to organic methods.

Rodale Institute was founded in 1947 by organic pioneer J.I. Rodale to study the link between healthy soil, healthy food and healthy people. It is committed to groundbreaking research in organic agriculture, advocating for policies that support farmers, and educating people about organic food and farming.

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