The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Agronomy and Horticulture fall seminar series videos are now available online. Get up-to-date, expert advice and information from leading researchers, extension specialists and educators in the areas of agriculture, science and horticulture. Access previous seminars at http://agronomy.unl.edu/agronomy-and-horticulture-seminar-series#Past%20Seminars and view the schedule of upcoming speakers at http://agronomy.unl.edu/agronomy-and-horticulture-seminar-series.
All seminars take place at 3:30 p.m. in 150 Keim Hall, East Campus.
The next upcoming seminar will be Dec. 2 – Developing the next generation of Rwandan agricultural leaders. Tiffany Heng-Moss, associate dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, will discuss a new CASNR academic program initiative that will contribute to the transformation of the Rwandan agricultural industry, accelerate agricultural production through sustainable resource and environmental management and position Rwanda to emerge as a model for African agricultural development.
The last seminar of the fall series will be Dec. 9 – High throughput plant phenotyping in greenhouse and field—translational pipelines from gene discovery to crop improvement. Yufeng Ge, assistant professor of Biological Systems Engineering, will give an overview of a number of high throughput plant phenotyping projects at Nebraska. Yufeng Ge will highlight some key findings and lessons from these projects, and share perspectives on the bright future of plant phenotyping research.
The most recent seminar video: “Integrating biological control into crop pest management—a little help from beneficial fungi, nematodes, and ladybeetles” by Julie Peterson, assistant professor and extension specialist, UNL Department of Entomology, West Central Research and Extension Center, is at http://agronomy.unl.edu/integrating-biological-control-crop-pest-management.
More details at: http://agronomy.unl.edu/news/agronomy-and-horticulture-seminar-videos-available-online