Seminar Series

Our fall and spring seminar series supports Horticulture's graduate research program. Graduate students fill much of the schedule with research proposals and exit seminars. The Horticulture Seminar Committee and Horticulture Graduate Student Association (HGSA) strive to support professional development with academic and industry guest speakers as well.

UGA faculty, students, staff and their guests are welcome to join each week. Zoom links are provided through the weekly seminar distribution lists via email. For security purposes, zoom information is not provided to non-UGA individuals without a professional or personal connection.

Join us on Wednesdays from 3pm – 4pm. In-person meeting locations are noted below. Occasionally, the time or day of the week will be different - this is noted in the schedule below.

  • 1205 Miller Plant Sciences (MPS), Athens campus
  • 102 Student Learning Center (SLC), Griffin campus
  • on days with Tifton seminars and with guest speakers, Horticulture Conference Room, Tifton campus

Wednesday, December 6

NO Additional Seminars this Semester. UGA Reading Day!

Seminars will resume the Wednesday following the first week of Spring 2024 classes.

Completed Seminars for Fall 2023


Wednesday, November 29

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3:00pm - 3:30pm

Enhancing Agricultural Productivity and Resiliency: Exploring the Impact of Soil Amendments and Biofumigants on Crop Health and Soil Quality

Emilio Suarez, MS Research Proposal
Advisor, T. McAvoy. presenting from Tifton campus

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3:30pm - 4:00pm

A Sustainable Protected Culture System for Water Spinach in Georgia

Shelbie Bohensky, MS Research Proposal
Advisor, T. Coolong. presenting from Athens campus

Wednesday, November 22

NO SEMINAR THIS WEEK - Thanksgiving Break

Wednesday, November 15

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Characterization and Breeding of Blueberry Fruit Quality Attributes

Jamal Mohammad, PhD Exit Seminar
Advisor, R. Itle. presenting from Griffin campus

Wednesday, November 8 - Guest Speaker

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops with Advanced Breeding Tools

Dr. Alfred Hequiang, Associate Professor
University of Florida, Mid-Florida Research & Education Center

  presenting from Athens campus
  Hort Faculty Host: Dr. Peggy Oias-Akins

www.alfredlab.com
Alfred Huo UGA Horticulture Seminar Flyer

Friday, November 3

12:00pm – 1:00pm, room 1113 Miller Plant Sciences

Cultivating Pycnanthemum for Landscape Use and Pollinator Support

Kaitlin Swiantek, MS Exit Seminar
Advisor, J. Ruter. presenting from Athens campus

Wednesday, November 1

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Molecular and metabolic basis of ripening and postharvest physiology in blueberry
 
Tej Acharya, PhD Exit Seminar
Advisor, S. Nambeesan. presenting from Athens campus

Wednesday, October 25

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Nitrogen fertilization strategies for short-day onion production in Georgia

Hannah Ibiapina De Jesus, PhD Exit Seminar
Advisor, T. Coolong. presenting from Athens campus

Wednesday, October 18 - 3:30pm – 4:30pm

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3:30pm - 4:00pm

Development and Validation of a Multispectral Imaging System

Kahlin Wacker, MS Exit Seminar
Advisors, R. Ferrarezi, and in memoriam, Marc van Ierwsel
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4:00pm - 4:30pm

Optimizing Hydroponic Lettuce Growth: Investigating the Impact of Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density, Anthocyanin, and Potassium on Plant Physiology and Morphology

Peyton Palsha, MS Exit Seminar
Advisors, R. Ferrarezi, and in memoriam, Marc van Ierwsel

both are presenting from Athens campus

Wednesday, October 11

No seminar this week

Wednesday, October 4

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3:00pm - 3:30pm

Impact of photoselective device on plant growth & development and assessment of the effect of weather conditions on postharvest fruit quality of blueberry

Amit Godara, MS GRA-research proposal
Co-advisors, Z. Rubio Ames and A. Deltsidis. presenting from Tifton

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3:30pm - 4:00pm

Role of Culture in Education and Practice of Consumer Horticulture

Swayang Nayak, PhD GRA-research proposal
Advisor, J. Campbell. presenting from Athens campus

Thursday, September 28 - Guest Speaker

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Topic: Fruit production in Greece; application of integrated production in Europe

Dr. George Nanos
School of Agricultural Science
University of Thessaly, Volos,Greece

  presenting from Athens
  Hort Faculty Host: Dr. Angelos Deltsidis


speaker BIO and event flyer

Wednesday, September 20


3:30pm - 4:00pm

Hibiscus Breeding and Genetics

Greta Gallina, PhD research proposal
Advisor, J. Ruter. presenting from Athens campus

Thursday, September 14 - Guest Speaker
NOTE: day of the week difference

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Agricultural education and consultancy in Romania

Dr. Daniyar Memedimin, Lecturer
Ovidius University of Constanta, Romania.

  presenting from Athens campus
 
Hort Faculty Host: Dr. Tim Coolong

speaker BIO and event flyer

Wednesday, September 6 - Guest Speaker

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Soil Moisture Sensor Application Research for Efficient Water and Nutrition Management

Dr. Jongyun Kim, Professor
Korea University, Department of Plant Biotechnology

  presenting from Athens campus
 
Hort Faculty Host: Dr. Rhuanito Ferrarezi

speaker BIO and event flyer

Wednesday, August 30

NO SEMINAR THIS WEEK

Wednesday, August 23 - GUEST SPEAKER

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Diverse career pathways for graduate students and negotiation differences across pathways/the Job talk  

Dr. Megan Brock, Assistant Director
Graduate Student Services Faculty Engagement

  presenting from Athens campus
  Hort Faculty Host: Dr. Leo Lombardini

speaker flyer