Ph.D. Students Will Provide Overviews of Their Completed Professional Experiences! Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://tennessee.zoom.us/j/91335960576 The recording will be posted at a later date.
The Complex Microbial Life and Interactions in Lilliputian Landscapes. Examples from the Guts of Insects and the Soil Rhizosphere
Managing Thousand Cankers Disease in high-value planting of Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) in Washington state
This EPP seminar will be presented by Dr. Heather Kelly. Dr. Kelly will be discussing the Extension Field Crops Pathology program.
Advanced Microscopy and Imaging Center
Some Days, I think: "I've Got This"! (A Story of Those Days, Plus the Other 1820 Days of my Tenure-Track Life)
Abstract: Genome wide association studies, GWAS, are performed to determine potential associations between phenotypic (traits observed) data and genotypic (genome) data. Ipomoea batatas, sweetpotato, is a vital crop for combating both visible and invisible hunger, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding the genetic diversity of the sweetpotato germplasm and the genetic architecture underlying agronomic traits is crucial to maintenance and utility of the genetic resources for the crop’s improvement. We will perform a GWAS study to determine potential genes and genomic features associated with traits of interest including disease and pest resistance traits, culinary traits, phytonutritional traits, and morphological traits. We intend to determine potential genes of interests and functional markers for breeding programs.
