Seminar Series

Spring 2022 Seminars

All seminars will be held at 3 PM on Mondays at the following locations unless otherwise noted:

Athens : 2401 Plant Sciences
Tifton: 533 NESPAL
Griffin: 111 SLC
Zoom link for Tifton/Griffin: Join us for our seminars here

January 10, 2022

Adaptation of a Parasite to its Host Nematode

Dr. Patricia Timper
Research Plant Pathologist
USDA-ARS Crop Genetics and Breeding Research, Tifton

January 17, 2022

NO SEMINAR- MLK HOLIDAY

January 24, 2022

Fundamental and Translational Research for Managing Insect-Transmitted Viruses in Horticultural and Row Cropping Systems in Georgia

Dr. Sudeep Bag
Assistant Professor- Crop Virology
University of Georgia, Tifton, GA

January 31, 2022

Poultry Plant Pathology

Dr. Scott Gold

Research Plant Pathologist

USDA-ARS Toxicology & Mycotoxin Research, Athens, GA

February 7, 2022

Microbiome on Apple Flowers and its Impact to Plant Disease

Dr. Quan Zeng
Associate Scientist

Department of Plant Pathology & Ecology
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven CT

February 14, 2022

Etiology and Management of Dollar Spot in Turfgrasses

Dr. Bochra Bahri
Assistant Professor, Turfgrass and Forage Pathology
University of Georgia, Griffin, GA

February 21, 2022

Signaling Crosstalk between Plant Defense and Growth

Dr. Li Yang
Assistant Professor-Plant Immunity
University of Georgia, Athens, GA

February 28, 2022

The Ecology of Plant-Microbe Interactions in a Changing World

Dr. Anny Chung
Assistant Professor- Haines Family Assistant Professor- Plant Ecology
University of Georgia, Athens, GA

March 7, 2022

NO SEMINAR-SPRING BREAK

March 14, 2022

Deciphering Downstream Components of Nematode CLE Peptide Signaling

Dr. Xunliang Liu
Post-doctoral Associate Mitchum Lab

Plant Pathology, Athens, GA

March 21, 2022

Seminar Cancelled

March 28, 2022

Sensing and Imaging for Plant Disease Detection and Characterization – Application to the Enigmatic Cotton Leafroll Dwarf Virus

Justice Ruwona
MS Exit Seminar

April 4, 2022 <Seminar has been cancelled>

A New Source of Resistance to Rust (Puccinia arachidis) in Peanut (Arachis hypogea) Derived from Wild Peanut Relative Arachis batizocoi

Kate Costello
MS Exit Seminar

April 11, 2022

Deciphering the Mechanisms of Soybean Cyst Nematode Adaptation to the Non-Host Crop Plant Tomato

Makayla Mitchell
MS Exit Seminar

April 14, 2022 <Note Special Time 9 AM, location in Athens Room 2108>

Exploring population diversity of Fusarium species and genetics of Fusarium head blight resistance in soft red winter wheat

Bikash Ghimire
PhD Exit Seminar

April 18, 2022

Plant-Parasitic Nematode Population Dynamics and Their Seasonal Management Using Cover Crops in South Georgia Vegetable Production Systems

Josiah Marquez
PhD Exit Seminar

April 25, 2022

Patience, Flexibility, Gratitude, and Empathy the Keys to Success in Leadership, Business, and Life

Mrs. Theresa Joseph
USDA-ARS Area Administrative Office Director for the SEA
Doctoral Candidate Liberty University

May 2, 2022

Widespread Truncation of Plant Disease Gradients Leads to Under-Predictions of Disease Dispersal and Severity

Emily Sykes
MS Exit Seminar

May 12, 2022 Note this seminar will be on a Thursday

A New Source of Resistance to Puccinia arachidis from Wild Peanut Species Arachis stenosperma and Arachis batizocoi