Horticulture Seminar Series Fall 2009


    4:00-5:00 p.m.

Room 111 Tyson




September 2 Massimo Tagliavini, Faculty Dean, Professor of Fruit Sciences and Orchard Ecosystems, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
"Carbon Fluxes in the Apple Orchard"

September 16 Dr. Robert Berghage,Associate Professor, Department of Horticulture, Penn State University
"Landscape approaches to stormwater management"

September 30 Curtis Dell, USDA-ARS
"Optimizing nutrient management to sustain agricultural ecosystems and protect water quality"

October 7 Dr. William Lamont Jr., Professor of Vegetable Crops, Department of Horticulture, Penn State Uiversity
"Urban Agricultural Initiatives"

October 8 HELD IN ROOM 108 TYSON - Dr. David Meizer,"Xylem hydraulic safety margins in woody plants: coordination of stomatal control of xylem tension with hydraulic capacitance"

October 21 Nancy Creamer, Professor of Horticultural Science, Department of Horticultural Sciences, North Carolina State University
"Engaging the Land Grant University in Building a Local Food Economy:
Programs at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems"

December 2 Chien-Chih Chen, Ph.D. Candidate - Horticulture, Department of Horticulture, Penn University
"Douglas-fir microproprogation"