Seminar Archives
September 19, 2014

Chicory — A new crop for Nebraska: Trials and tribulations of developing alternate crops

ROBERT WILSON
Professor & Extension Weed Specialist, Panhandle Research & Extension Center, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

In 1995, Wilson began exploring the possibilities of showing farmers how to successfully grow industrial chicory. This seminar will give the background and what has been accomplished with chicory in the past 20 years.
September 26, 2014

Evolution of the corn seed industry

TOM HOEGEMEYER
Professor of Practice, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Hoegemeyer will discuss the history, major milestones in the development of maize hybrids, and the corn seed industry including scientific discoveries, development of theory and practice, mechanization, computerization and improvements to seed and agronomic technology.
October 3, 2014
Video not available for this seminar.

The new structure of ConAgra popcorn breeding program at UNL: From traditional breeding to new technolgies

OSCAR RODRIGUEZ
Research Professor, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

The objective of this presentation will be to analyze and highlight the advances accomplished by ConAgra with respect to popcorn yield and volume expansion and describe the future of the breeding program with the inclusion of advanced technologies in the field of biotechnology and food sciences.
October 10, 2014

Synteny as a marker for function across the grasses

JAMES SCHNABLE
Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

This presentation will highlight advances in the study of grass genomes.
October 17, 2014

Advances in field scale soil water monitoring using cosmic-ray neutron probes

TRENTON FRANZ
ssistant Professor of Hydrogeophysics, School of Natural Resources, Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute Fellow

Franz will present an overview of the new proximal sensing method for measuring soil water and the representativity of point sensors to larger areas.
October 24, 2014
Video is not available for this seminar

Connecting with extension to enhance the land grant mission

JENNY REES
Associate Extension Educator, Southeast Research & Extension Center, Nebraska Extension

Rees will share opportunities to connect with Extension Educators to enhance student experiences, dissemination of research results, and sharing of clientele needs to drive research projects.
October 31, 2014

Haney and PLFA tests and soil health

RAYMOND WARD
Ward Laboratories Inc., Kearney, Neb.

Ward will discuss the benefits and problems with these new tests for making fertilizer recommendations and to test for living microbes in soil both of which have the goal of measuring soil health to refine fertilizer and pesticide applications each year.
November 7, 2014

Managing Sandhills rangeland for prairie grouse habitat

WALTER SCHACHT
Professor, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Schacht will summarize research on the dynamics of prairie chicken habitat in the Sandhills and outline best management practices to promote the success of this native year-round resident of the Nebraska Sandhills.
November 14, 2014

Learning big science - Problem solving in the palm of your hand: The Journey of a Gene App

DONALD LEE
Professor, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture


GRACE TROUPE
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

As learners continue to change, so does the way we teach! Join us to learn about effect teaching methods that we’ve been trying in the department to help teach big science by incorporating the use of new technologies.
November 21, 2014

A molecular genetic approach to understanding iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC) in plants

BRIAN WATERS
Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Iron Deficiency Chlorosis (IDC) limits plant growth on alkaline soils. Research will be described on cultivars with resistance to IDC which provides a genetic entry point to study molecular genetic differences between resistant and susceptible lines.
December 5, 2014

Recent advancements in switchgrass for bioenergy

ROBERT MITCHELL
Professor & Extension Weed Specialist, Panhandle Research & Extension Center, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Mitchell will provide updates on the bioenergy research conducted by USDA-ARS in Lincoln, discuss recent developments in the multi-location NIFA-CAP grant, and address potential pathways to commercialization.
December 12, 2014

Soybean genetic improvement — Retrospect and prospect: What we know now — What we want to know next

JAMES SPECHT
Emeritus Professor, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Specht will summarize how breeders doubled the annual rate of genetic yield gain in the past 40 years, using simple empirical selection procedures and how the advent of molecular genetics and genomic-based selection tools can be used to increase the annual rate of genetic yield gain in the future.