Nebraska’s Daniel Schachtman will kick off the spring Agronomy and Horticulture Seminar Series with a 3:30 p.m. Jan. 26 talk in Keim Hall, Room 150.
Schachtman, professor of agronomy and horticulture, will discuss “Exploring Soil, Root and Rhizophere Microbiomes in Nebraska.” The talk is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served at 3 p.m.
The talk will explore changes in the root, soil and rhizosphere microbiomes due to abiotic stress and crop varieties that may play important roles in drought tolerance and nitrogen use efficiency. Schachtman will discuss results of sorghum and corn experiments completed in different parts of Nebraska.
All seminars are free and open to the public. Each talk is in Keim Hall, Room 150, and can also be watched online. Learn more about the series.
Other talks in the seminar are:
Feb. 2 — Eric North, assistant professor of practice in natural resources, “If Trees Could Talk: The Science of Reading Tree Rings.”
Feb. 9 — Jonathon Larson, assistant extension educator in entomology, “Conservation of Pollinators in Turfgrass Ecosystems.”
Feb. 16 — Michelle Wander, professor of natural resources and environmental sciences, University of Illinois, “ Soil Organic Matter as a Proxy for Soil Health: Indicators and Standards.”
Feb. 23 — Chuck Rice, professor of agronomy, Kansas State University, “Agriculture in 2030: Chuck Rice Perspective.”
March 2 — Lowell Sandell, Valent USA, “PPO Herbicide Resistance in Weedy Amaranth Species.”
March 9 — Brian Krienke, assistant extension educator, “Utilizing Crop Canopy Sensors and Maize-N to Manage Nitrogen Via Fertigation in Corn.”
March 16 — Paul Twigg, professor of biology, University of Nebraska at Kearney, “Plant Research at UNK: 26 Years of Collaboration, Reinvention and Transcription Factors.”
March 30 — Megan Schipanski, assistant professor of soil and crop sciences, Colorado State University, “Leveraging Plant Diversity to Manage Soil Water, Carbon and Nitrogen in Agricultural Systems.”
April 6 — Brian Waters, associate professor of agronomy and horticulture, “Integrating Writing Skills and Science Literacy into the CASNR Curriculum.”
April 13 — Gary Hein, professor of entomology, “Wanted: Systems of Professionals to Meet Agriculture’s Future Needs.”
April 20 — David Wedin, professor of natural resources, “Conserving, Managing and Restoring Grassland Diversity in Lincoln’s New Prairie Corridor on Haines Branch.”
