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Seminars 2009 | Bioenergy Seminars | Featured Videos | Seminars Archived
Seminars 2009
- Opportunities for Cooperative Research at Texas AgriLife, Corpus Christi - Juan A. Landiva, Director of Research, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Corpus Christi, Oct. 28, 2009
- Grassland/Woodland Transitions in Subtropical North America: Implications for Biogeochemical Cycles - Tom Boutton, ESSM, TAMU, Oct. 21, 2009
- Applications of Tissue Culture in Turfgrass Breeding - Dennis Genovesi, AgriLife Urban Solutions Center, Oct. 14, 2009
- Plant Pathology & Microbiology - J. L. Starr, AgriLife Research, Oct. 09, 2009
- Agriphotonics - Marlan O. Scully, TAMU, Sep. 30, 2009
- Career Research Highlights, Texas AgriLife Research - Overton - Dr. Vince Haby, Regents Fellow and Professor, Texas AgriLife Research Retiree - Overton, Apr. 06, 2009 [ Windows Media Player file, 103MB ] [ iTunes file 139MB ]
- Water and Agriculture in the Mississippi Delta - Dr. Joseph H. Massey, Associate Professor, Plant & Soil Sciences Department, Mississippi State University, Mar. 04, 2009 [ Windows Media Player file, 140MB ] [ iTunes file 189MB ]
- Dependence of Soil Dielectric Properties on Mineralogy: Implications for Soil Water Content Sensing - Dr. Robert Schwartz, Research Soil Scientist, USDA Agricultural Research Lab, Bushland TX, Feb. 25, 2009 [ Windows Media Player file, 127MB ] [ iTunes file 170MB ]
- Mind Mapping and Group Writing/Editing: A Couple of Ideas to Reduce the Stress of Writing - Dr. Scott Senseman, Professor and Laboratory Director, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, TAMU, Feb. 18, 2009 [ Windows Media Player file, 173MB ] [ iTunes file 231MB ]
- Defining the Physiological Determinants of Drought Performance in Millet and Sorghum - Dr. Yves Emendack, PhD in Crop Physiology from Humboldt University of Berlin, Feb. 11, 2009 [ Windows Media Player file, 247MB ] [ iTunes file 306MB ]
- Brazilian Agriculture and Production Systems - Jacob Eickstead, Ronald Navarrete and Katrina Hutchison, Graduate Students, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, TAMU, Feb. 04, 2009 [ Windows Media Player file, 127MB ] [ iTunes file 175MB ]
- Dissolved Organic Carbon: Sources and Sinks - Dr. Jacqueline Aitkenhead-Peterson, Assistant Professor, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, TAMU, Jan. 28, 2009 [ Windows Media Player file, 115MB ] [ iTunes file 120MB ]
Bioenergy Seminars
- A Refiner’s Perspective on Alternative Fuels - Jim Gillingham, Senior Vice President, Valero., March 5, 2008
- Environmentally-friendly Bioenergy with Biochar - Dr. Johannes Lehman, Soil Biogeochemistry & Fertility Management from Cornell University, February 27, 2008
- Biofuels Feedstock Production in the Southern Great Plains - Brad Venuto, Research Leader and Agronomist for USDA-ARS, February 13,2008
- Biofuels economics and policy - Dr. Henry L. Bryant, Professor for the Department of Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M, January 30, 2008 [iTunes file 97MB] [Windows Media Player file, 30MB]
- Energy Conversion from Animal Waste Based Biomass Fuels - Dr. Kalyan Annamalai, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, November 30, 2007
- Production of Forage and Sweet Sorghums for Biofuels in Texas - Dr. Juerg Blumenthal, Associate Professor Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, TAMU, October 31, 2007 [iTunes file 141MB] [Windows Media Player file, 166MB]
- Sorghum as a Bioenergy Feedstock: Types, Design and Development - Dr. William Rooney, Professor Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, TAMU, September 26, 2007 [iTunes file 139MB] [Windows Media Player file, 30MB]
- Biomass Energy Conversion Basics - Dr. Sergio Capareda, Assistant Professor of Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, TAMU, September 19, 2007 [iTunes file 120MB] [Windows Media Player file, 37MB]
- How Feasible Are Dreams of Biofuels? An economic view - Dr. Bruce A. McCarl , Regents Professor of Agricultural Economics TAMU, September 12, 2007 [iTunes file 113MB] [Windows Media Player file, 27MB]
- The Bioenergy Research Program at Embrapa: Challenges and Opportunities for Cooperation - Dr. Jose Geraldo Eugenio de Franca, Executive-Director, EMBRAPA, Brazil, September 7, 2007 [iTunes file 78MB] [Windows Media Player file, 17MB]
- Advanced Biomass Refinery - Third-Generation Technology - Dr. Mark Holtzapple, Department of Chemical Engineering, TAMU, September 5, 2007 [iTunes file 113MB] [Windows Media Player file, 35MB]
Featured Videos
- Remembering Dr. Borlaug's Contribution to World Wheat Production -- Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, India, Oc. 7, 2009, Video, Slides
- Interview with Al Nelson -- AgriLife Research farm manager part of Team Borlaug in Iraq
- Class videos on You Tube and iTunes U.
- Turf Club Helps Habitat - The Soil & Crop Sciences' Turf Club volunteered to help Habitat for Humanity during Golf Industry Show (GIS) in New Orleans FLV on Face Book
- Community Supported Agriculture [iTunes file] [Windows Media Player file]
- Thank You, Norman (the Norman Borlaug Rap) [iTunes file] [Windows Media Player file]
- The Urban Rancher - Goodbye City, Hello Country, an inteview of Tami Hons and Tony Provin [Audio mp3]
Seminars Archived
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- Study Abroad Experiences : International Agricultural Research Stations in Mexico - Joe Roberson & Charles Garrett On Food and Civilization; Julie Bain & Brandon Roberts On CIMMYT and INIFAP; Estela Cardenas & Roxanne Longoria On Nutrition and Health Concerns Addressed by CIMMYT and INIFA;, Tim Merta & Brady Green On Wheat Improvement Efforts by INIFAP and CIMMYT Oct. 15, 2008
- People, Livestock, Soils and the Environment - Dr. J. Mark Powell, Research Soil Scientist, USDA-ARS US Dairy Forage Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Oct. 10, 2008
- The Iraq Extension Project and Biological Nitrogen Fixation - Rita Abi Ghanem, PhD Candidate, Washington State, Oct. 3, 2008
- Thermal and Electrical Conductivity Probe (TECP) for the Phoenix 2007
Scout Mission to Mars - Dr. Colin Campbell, Decagon Devices and graduate of Texas A&M (PhD
Soil Science) - The Center for Sustainable Beef and Forage Production Systems: A Decision Case - Dr. Jason Sawyer, September 1, 2008
- GGE Biplot Analyses Of Multienvironment Trial - Dr.Amir Ibraham, Associate Professor of the Department of Soil & Crop Sciences, March 19, 2008
- Genetics and breeding for drought tolerance in food crops - Dr. B.B. Singh, Visiting Professor in the Department of Soil & Crop Sciences, February 6, 2008
- Alaska Experience - Dr. Frank Hons, Professor of Soil & Crop Sciences, January 23, 2008 [iTunes file, 195MB] [Windows Media Player file, 32MB]
- Efficiency of Marker Assisted Selection vs. Phenotypic Selection of Cotton Fiber Length - Christopher Souder, PHD–Plant Breeding, December 5, 2007
- Evaluation Of Chlorophyll Fluorescence As A Tool For The Identification Of Drought Tolerance In Upland Cotton - Polly Longenberger,PHD -Plant Breeder and Inter And Intra-Specific Competition And Control Of Common Sunflower (Helianthus Annus L) In Field Corn (Zeamays) - Nyland Falkenberg, PHD-AGRO, November 28, 2007
- “Soil Microbial Response to Glyphosate-based Cotton Pest Management Systems - Sarah Lancaster, Graduate Student—AGRO, October 24, 2007 [iTunes file, 99MB ] [Windows Media Player file, 77MB]
- Estimating Breeding Values And Predicting The Phenotype Using Information From Molecular Markers - Dr. Gael Pressoir, Chibas Research, October 12, 2007
- Mapping land cover with real (and artificial) intelligence, presented by Dr. Matt Aitkenhead, University of Aberdeen, April 25th, 2007 [iTunes file, 100MB ] [Windows Media Player file, 29MB]
- Interspecific Sorghum Breeding using S. macrospermum, presented by Les Kuhlman, May 2nd, 2007 [iTunes file, 50MB] [Windows Media Player file, 18MB]
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