Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences

Seminar Videos

Spring 2021

  • “QTL mapping for yield and yield-related traits in two wheat cultivars – TAM 113 and Gallagher” – Mustafa Cerit, Master’s student in Plant Breeding under Drs. Amir Ibrahim and Shuyu Liu – April 21, 2021       video
  • “Fumonisin risk management in harvested corn” – Megan Rooney, Ph.D. student in Agronomy under Dr. Tim Herrman – April 21, 2021       video
  • “The effects of irrigation with raw wastewater and membrane bioreactor treated wastewater on soil properties, plant response, and on accumulation of heavy metals in soil and crops” – Mesut Ozdimir, Master’s student in Soil Science under Drs. Terry Gentry and Anish Jantrania- April 14, 2021       video
  • “Improvement of cotton production in Azerbaijan” – Braden Tondre, Master’s student in Agronomy under Dr. Steve Hague – April 14, 2021       video
  • “The genetic basis for rhizome and root biomass in Sorghum bicolor and Sorghum propinquum populations” – Yaojie Zheng – Master’s student in Molecular and Environmental Plant Sciences under Dr. Dirk Hays – April 07, 2021      video
  • “Promoting soil health through research, extension and education” – Samantha Hostetler – Master’s student in Soil Science under Dr. Julie Howe – April 07, 2021      video
  • “An overview of cotton fiber related traits in the development of increased fiber quality” – Jake Gendron, Ph.D. student in Plant Breeding under Dr. C. Wayne Smith – March 31, 2021      video
  • “The effects of drought stress on yield and silk exertion in maize in the Texas High Plains” – Jake Cottrell, Master’s student in the Plant Breeding Distance Education Program under Dr. Steve Hague – March 31, 2021      video
  • “Evaluating and Predicting the Performance of Hybrids Derived from Elite Lines Relevant to the Texas A&M Grain Sorghum Breeding Program” – Fabian Leon, Master’s student in Plant Breeding under Dr. William Rooney – March 24, 2021     video
  • “Charting a Chemical Roadmap of Terroir in Grain –Tools for the Selection of Novel Varieties for Whiskey” – Rob Arnold, Ph.D. student in Plant Breeding under Dr. Seth Murray – March 17, 2021     video
  • “Increasing Levels of Resistant Starch in Rice Using CRISPR/Cas9 Multiplex Genome Editing” – Sudip Biswas, Ph.D. student in Plant Breeding under Dr. Endang Septiningsih – March 17, 2021     video
  • “Remote Sensing and Computer Vision for Weed Detection and Mapping in Agricultural Systems” – Bishwa Sapkota, Ph.D. student in Agronomy under Dr. Muthu Bagavathiannan – March 10, 2021     video
  • “Influence of Cover Crop Selection on Soil Microbial Activity & Greenhouse Gas Flux during a Transitional Period in Organic Agriculture” – Leah Ellman-Stortz, Master’s student in Soil Science under Dr. Terry Gentry – March 10, 2021     video
  • “How Tillage Impacts Soil C Cycling” – Nicole Shigley, Master’s student in Soil Science under Dr. Peyton Smith – March 03, 2021     video
  • “Development and Characterizations of A2D1 CSSLs in Cotton” – Jamshaid Junaid, Ph.D. student in Plant Breeding under Dr. David Stelly – March 03, 2021     Video
  • “Utilization of Obsolete Germplasm for the Improvement of Upland Cotton” – Alexandra Ullrich, Ph.D. student in Agronomy under Dr. C. Wayne Smith – February 24, 2021       video
  • “Effects of Summer Double Cropping & Reduced Tillage on Crop Productivity, Soil Physical Properties” – Perejitei Pekewe, Ph.D. student in Agronomy under Drs. Jamie Foster and Haly Neely – February 10, 2021         video
  • “Evaluation of the Impact of Equipment and Methodology on Herbicides for Controlling Smutgrass (Sporobous indicus)” – Mason House, Master’s student in Agronomy under Dr. Scott Nolte – February 3, 2021         video
  • “At the Nexus of Drought and Fire Interactions on Soil Microbial Communities” – Matthew Peterson, Master’s student in Soil Science under Dr. A. Peyton Smith – February 3, 2021        video

Fall 2020

  • “Soil and Nutrient Management at 3200 feet” – Katie Lewis, Associate Professor – August 26, 2020       video
  • “Agrii-biophotonics – Bringing Optics and Photonics to Agriculture” – Aart Verhoef, Assistant Professor – September 2, 2020       video
  • Ron Salzman, Stoller Enterprises, Houston, TX: “A Role for Cytokinin in Plant Reproduction Under Heat Stress: Improving Crop Resistance to High Temperatures in a Warming World” – September 9, 2020       video
  • Fugen Dou, Associate Professor: “Effects of Variety, Seeding Rate, and Soil Amendment on Organic Rice Production” – September 16, 2020       video
  • Cristine Morgan, Chief Scientific Officer, Soil Health Institute: “The Soil Health Institute: A Virtual Tour of Research and Outreach” – September 23, 2020       video
  • Waltram Ravelombola, Assistant Professor: “Conventional and Molecular Breeding in Cowpea” – September 30, 2020       video
  • Girisha Ganjegunte, Professor: “Water Resources and Salinity Management in the Middle Rio Grande Basin” – October 7, 2020       video
  • Jorge da Silva, Professor: “Applications of Bioreactors to Plant Breeding” – October 14, 2020       video
  • Jennifer MacMillan, Master’s student in Agronomy: “Evaluating Factor Affecting Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Legumes Produced in the Southern Great Plains” – October 28, 2020       video
  • Mark McDonald, Ph.D. student in Soil Science: “Soil Management Affects Soil Biochemistry and Agronomic Production” – October 28, 2020       video
  • Shakirah Nakasagga, Ph.D. student in Plant Breeding: “Estimating Hydrogen Cyanide, Biomass Yield and UAS-based Regrowth in Perennial Sorghum and Zea derived lines” – November 4, 2020       video
  • Jales Fonseca, Ph.D. student in Plant Breeding: “Implementation of Genomic Selection in Hybrid Crops: A Case in Grain Sorghum” – November 11, 2020       video
  • Jennifer Dudak, Master’s student in Agronomy: “Impact of Cotton Genetics and Nematicides on Reniform Nematode Populations and Yield” – November 18, 2020       video
  • Ammani Kyanam, Ph.D. student in Plant Breeding: “Evaluation of Effect of Trifluoromethanesulfonamide on Sorghum Inbreads and Their Derived Hybrids” – November 18, 2020       video

Spring 2020

  • Sejuti Mondal, Ph.D. student in Plant Breeding: Investigating Molecular Mechanisms of Reproductive Stage Salinity Tolerance in Rice – February 5, 2020       video
  • Dratdaman Bhangu, Ph.D. student in Plant Breeding: Proof of Concept: Novel Gene-Based Breeding vs Field Based Breeding in Improving Fiber Quality Traits in Cotton       video
  • Gali Bai, M.S. student in Molecular and Environmental Plant Sciences: Genome-wide association studies of agronomic traits and their heterosis in maize – March 04, 2020       Video

  • Fall 2019

    • James Griffin, Ph.D. student in Plant Breeding: Impacts on coton yield and fiber quality from multiple pickings compared to traditional single pass harvest systems – October 09, 2019       Video
    • Holly Lane, Master’s student in Plant Breeding: Simulating trade-offs between high-throughput and high-accuracy in a plant breeding program – October 09, 2019       Video
    • Garrett Flores, Master’s student in Agronomy: Evaluating the suitability of spent coffee grounds for turfgrass systems – October 16, 2019       Video
    • G. Cody Bagnall, Ph.D. student in Biological and Agricultural Engineering: A field deployable magnetic resonance imaging rhizotron for enhancing root growth function – November 6, 2019       Video
    • William Bowling, Master’s student in Agronomy: Long-term management dynamics of sand-capped fairways – November 6, 2019       Video
    • Brianna Cheek, sophomore Plant and Environmental Soil Science student: Undergraduate internship – Wallace Carver Fellowship – November 20, 2019     &nbdsp; Video
    • Nick Frisbee, senior Plant and Environmental Soil Science student: Undergraduate internship – A summer with Bayer CropScience in Hawaii – November 20, 2019       Video
    • Jessica John, senior Plant and Environmental Soil Science student: Undergraduate internship – Yellowstone Forever – November 20, 2019       Video
    • Regan Lindsey, senior Plant and Environmental Soil Science student: Undergraduate research – Developing mobile XRF sensors for estimation of grain qualities – November 20, 2019       Video
    • Cynthia Sias, Master’s student in Agronomy: Understanding interspecific hybridization between Sorghum bicolor and its weedy congener, Sorghum halepense – October 23, 2019       Video

    Spring 2019

      • Dr. Jake Mowrer, Dept. of Soil and Crop Sciences Assistant Professor and AgriLife Extension Specialist – Soil Nutrient & Water Resource Management: Assessing corn root response to liquid phosphorous fertilizer using ImageJ – January 23, 2019       Video
      • Dianna Bagnall, Ph.D. student in Soil Science: Investigating drivers of no-till adoption in Texas Blackland Prairies- February 6, 2019       Video
      • Richard Bruton, Ph.D. student in Plant Breeding: “The Development of low-cost 3-D phenotyping tool and its application in cassava (Manihot esculenta)” – February 13, 2019       Video
      • Yu-Ya Liang, Ph.D. student in Plant Breeding: “Toward the characterization of qSub8.1 for prolonged submergence tolerance in rice” – February 27, 2019       Video
      • Dr. Curtis Adams, Dept. of Soil and Crop Sciences Assistant Professor: “Rolling Plains Cropping Systems and Physiology: Legumes, Organic Wheat, Phenotyping” – March 20, 2019       Video
      • Blake Young, Master’s student in Agronomy: “Integrated management of Johnsongrass in grain sorghum” – April 3, 2019       Video
      • Gregory Rouze, Ph.D. student in Soil Science: “Estimation of cotton evapotranspiration using unmanned aerial vehicles” – April 10, 2019       Video
      • Winnie Wu, Master’s student in Plant Breeding: “High-throughput phenotyping that improves the efficiency of a cotton plant breeding system” – April 10, 2019   &nbp;   Video
      • Jared Goldman, Master’s student in Molecular and Environmental Plant Science, and Education: “Scaffolding: Promotion of critical thinking in agriculutral education” – April 17, 2019       Video
      • Gulten Girgin, Master’s student in Plant Breeding: Dalea Multiflora for forage yield, nutritive value, and seed production as influenced by pH” – April 17, 2019       Video
      • Spring 2019 Group Photo

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    Fall 2017

    • Evaluation of a chemical male gametocide in sorghum under field conditions – Nicholas Boerman – Ph.D. student in MEPS – Department of Soil & Crop Sciences – 11-16-17  Video
    • Using GPR for Crop Root Mesuration – Alfredo Delgado, Ph.D. student in MEPS – Department of Soil & Crop Sciences – 09-20-17   Video
    • Coffee transcriptomics and cup quality under environmental stress – Fabien Echeverria-Beirute, Ph.D. student in PLBR – Department of Soil & Crop Sciences – 11-16-17  Video
    • Mapping surface soil moisture in skeletal soils using a COSMOS rover – Candice Medina, MS student in SOSC – Department of Soil & Crop Sciences 12-1-17  Video
    • Small Grains & Oilseed Extension Outreach: Meeting the current and future needs of Texas Producers – Dr. Clark Neely, AgriLife Small Grains and Oilseeds Extension Specialist, Department of Soil & Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University.   Video
    • Characterization of drought tolerance traits in corn and sorghum – Rahul Raman – MS student, AGRO – Department of Soil & Crop Sciences – 11-1-17  Video
    • Evaluation of leaf protein content, extraction and purification in Napiergrass – Runshi Xie – MS student in PLBR – Department of Soil & Crop Sciences – 11-16-17  Video

    Spring 2017

    • Selective Genotyping to Improve Soybean for Increased Productivity on Specific Soil Types – Matthew D. Rhine, Ph.D student, Plant Breeding – Dept. Soil & Crop Sciences – 04/16/2017. Video
    • Structural Pest Control Apprentice Training – Don L. Renchie, Ph.D. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service – 03/30/2017. Video
    • Field Testing Agronomist – Monsanto Breeding Division with Corn, Cotton, and Wheat Trials to include Internship Experience – Manuel Michel, M.S. Grad Student – Plant Breeding, DISTANCE EDUCATION; – Dept. Soil & Crop Sciences – 03/29/2017. Video
    • Industrial Hemp in Kentucky – Dr. D.W. Williams, Professor of Agronomy, UK Department of Plant and SoilSciences – 3/27/2017. Video
    • Long Term Selection In Hybrid Sorghum Breeding Programs – Brian K. Pfeiffer, Ph.D. Grad Student – Plant Breeding – Dept. Soil & Crop Sciences – 03/22/2017. Video
    • Remotely Estimating the Influence of Epicuticular Wax on Plant Health and Water Content Using Bloom and Bloomless Sorghum Genotypes – Salma Bibi, M.S. Grad Student – MEPS – Dept. Soil & Crop Sciences – 03/01/2017. Video
    • Cassava: The Drought, War and Famine Crop that is Changing the World – Dr. Hernán Ceballos, Lead Cassava Breeder, International Center for Tropical Agriculture – CIAT Cali, Colombia 1/25/2017. Video

     

    Fall 2016

    • Simulations of Long-term Carbon Dynamics and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Bioenergy Sorghum Production Systems – Yong Wang, PhD Grad Student, SOSC 10/19/2016. Video
    • Two New Amino Acid Exporters Involved in Amino Acid Transport in Arabidopsis Seeds – Julien Besnard, PhD Grad Student, MEPS 09/28/2016. Video
    • Twenty Years of Research on Remote Sensing for Precision Agriculture and Pest Management – Dr. Chenhai Ynag, Agricultural Engineer – College Station, TX, USDA, ARS, SPARC and AATRU – 09/21/2016. Video
    • The Heterogeneity Component of the Biochar Story – Dr. Omar R. Harvey, School of Geology, Energy and the Environment, Texas Christian University – 09/14/2016. Video

    Spring 2016

    • Development of Multiplex and Simplex Platforms for SNP-based Introgression of A2D1 Germplasm into Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) – Ammani N. Kyanam, M.S. Grad Student – Plant Breeding; Cover Crops and Intercropping Impacts on Soil Water Dynamics in Monoculture Wheat Systems – Partson Mubvumba, Ph.D. Grad Student – Soil Science – Dept. Soil & Crop Sciences – 03/23/2016. Video
    • Review of the Plant Uptake and Active Transport of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons – Christopher Dermody, M.S. Grad Student – Soil Science; REVIEW -“Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum, its classification and breeding for resistance in cotton” – Mariana Resende Machado, M.S. Grad Student – Plant Breeding – Dept. Soil & Crop Sciences – 03/09/2016. Video
    • Comparison of Two Tillage Practices on a Semi-arid Rotational Cropping System – Matthew Bean, M.S. Grad Student – Agronomy; Cowpea as a Multifunctional Legume in a Texas Double Cropping System – Melanie Aiosa, M.S. Grad Student – Agronomy – Dept. Soil & Crop Sciences – 03/02/2016. Video
    • Soil Respiration – Revelation or Mystery? – Dr. Alan Franzluebbers, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Raleigh, North Carolina – 02/26/2016. Video
    • Comparison of Two Tillage Practices on a Semi-arid Rotational Cropping System – Matthew Bean, M.S. Grad Student – Agronomy, TAMU; Cowpea as a Multifunctional Legume in a Texas Double Cropping System – Melanie Aiosa, M.S. Grad Student – Agronomy – Dept. Soil & Crop Sciences – 02/26/2016. Video
    • Soil Respiration – Revelation or Mystery? – Dr. Alan Franzluebbers, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Raleigh, North Carolina – 02/26/2016. Video
    • Molecular Mapping of Drought Tolerance Genes in Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) – Laura Masor, Ph.D. Grad Student – MEPS – Dept. of Soil & Crop Sciences, TAMU; Validating SNPs Controlling Maize Grain Yield and Plant Height in Texas Hybrid Testcrosses – Yuanyuan Chen, Ph.D. Grad Student – Plant Breeding – Dept. of Soil & Crop Sciences, TAMU; – 02/24/2016. Video
    • Effect of Drought on Browse from Three Oak Species – Caitlyn Cooper, Ph.D. Grad Student – Agronomy – Dept. Soil & Crop Sciences, TAMU; Improving Texas Wine Quality – Aaron Corsi, Ph.D. Grad Student – Horticulture – Dept. of Horticulture, TAMU; – 02/17/2016. Video
    • A Line by Tester Analysis on Chromosome Substitution Lines for Introgression of Novel Traits from G. Barbadense into G. Hirsutum – Drutdaman S. Bhangu, M.S. Grad Student – Plant Breeding – Dept. of Soil & Crop Sciences, TAMU – 02/10/2016. Video
    • Got Height: Remote Sensing of Canopy Height and Applications in Agriculture and Natural Resources – Dr. Sorin Popescu, Professor – Dept. of Ecosystem Science and Management, TAMU – 02/03/2016. Video

    Fall 2015

    • The Impact of Soil Applied Potassium on Cotton Yield and Quality in the Texas Blackland and Coastal Plain Production Regions – Chase Vasbinder, M.S. Grad Student – Agronomy; Genome Wide Association Study of Height and Flowering Time Loci within the Four Parent Maize Population – Steven L. Anderson II – M.S. Grad Student – Plant Breeding – 12/02/2015. Video
    • Phenotypic Performance and Genetic Mapping for Yield, Yield Components and Wsm2 in Wheat – Silvano A. Ocheya, Ph.D. Grad Student, Plant Breeding – 11/11/2015. Video
    • Screening TAM Germplasm and Environments for Hybrid Wheat Potential – Brandon J. Gerrish, M.S. Grad Student, Plant Breeding; Surface Energy Flux Patterns from a Biophysical Model of Vertically Heterogeneous Soils – Jonathan W. Gross, M.S. Grad Student, Soil Science, Soil and Crop Sciences; – 11/4/2015. Video
    • Ecophysiology of Cropping Systems: An Experience in Southwest Texas – Dr. Xuejun Dong, Assistant Professor – Crop Physiology, Soil and Crop Sciences – 10/21/2015. Video
    • Advancing Cropping Systems in Texas – Dr. Ronnie Schnell, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Soil and Crop Sciences – 10/14/2015. Video
    • Identification of Microsatellite Markers (SSRs) for Robust Fiber Length QTL in Gossypium spp – Kari Hugie, Ph.D. Grad Student, Plant Breeding Soil&Crop Sciences Department – 09/30/2015. Video
    • “Biogeochemical Processes of Himalayan Landscape” – Dr. Maya P. Bhatt, TAMU Faculty Coordinator – 09/23/2015. Video
    • Study Abroad Presentations:  Elba Maldonado – China; Kimberlyn Pace – Uganda; Kayla Howard – Panama – Dr. Steve Hague, University of North Texas – Denton, TX – 09/09/2015. Video

    Spring 2015

    • Determining How the Physiological and Genomic Interaction Between Wax and Staygreen Affects Yield and Water Use in Sorghum Bicolor under Drought, Heat, and Stress – Henry Awika, Ph.D. Graduate Student – Soil & Crop Sciences Department, TAMU – 04/22/2015. Video
    • Phytoremediation of Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soil Using Phenolic-Exuding Horticultural Plants – Alexandria Igwe, Ph.D. Graduate Student – Soil & Crop Sciences Department, TAMU – 04/22/2015. Video
    • Exploiting Genetic Potential of Synthetic Derived Wheat Lines to Increase Hard Red Winter Wheat Yields in the U.S. Great Plains – Bharath K. Reddy, Ph.D. Graduate Student – Soil & Crop Sciences Department, TAMU – 04/15/2015. Video
    • Seed Priming Mitigates Heat and Drought Stress during Establishment in Pearl Millet x Napiergrass Hybrids – Anthony Watson，Ph.D. Graduate Student – Plant Breeding, Soil & Crop Sciences Department, TAMU – 04/08/2015. Video
    • Biochar Effects on Soil Properties and Bermudagrass Growth – Eric Nystrom, M.S. Graduate Student – Soil Science, Soil & Crop Sciences Department, TAMU – 04/08/2015. Video
    • An Integrative Approach Toward Identifying Resistance to Cotton Fleahopper (Pseudatomoscelis seriatus) in Upland Cotton – Laura Ann McLoud, Ph.D. Graduate Student – Plant Breeding, Soil & Crop Sciences Department, TAMU – 03/25/2015. Video
    • Phytotoxicity of Multiple Herbicide Groups on the Establishment of Pearl Millet x Napiergrass Hybrids – Greg Wilson, M.S. Graduate Student – Agronomy, Soil & Crop Sciences Department, TAMU – 03/25/2015. Video
    • Quantifying the effects of water deficit stress timing on cotton growth and yield under rain-sheltered controlled conditions – Henrique Da Ros Carvalho, M.S. Graduate Student – Agronomy, Soil & Crop Sciences Department, TAMU – 03/11/2015. Video
    • Floral and Yield Screening for Potential Candidates of a Hybrid Wheat Program – Jordanna Tadlock, M.S. Graduate Student – Plant Breeding, Soil & Crop Sciences Department, TAMU – 03/11/2015. Video
    • A Biomechanical Approach to Select for Lodging Resistance in Sweet Sorghum bicolor Cultivars for Biofuels – Francisco E. Gomez, M.S. Graduate Student – Plant Breeding, Soil & Crop Sciences Department, TAMU – 02/15/2015. Video
    • Molecular Characterization of the Texas Maize Breeding Program – Schuyler Smith, M.S. Graduate Student – Plant Breeding, Soil & Crop Sciences Department, TAMU – 02/15/2015. Video
    • The Phosphorus Conundrum in Lake Erie:When “Negligible” Losses Lead to Public Health Issues – Dr. Douglas Smith, Research Soil Scientist, USDA-ARS Temple, TX – 02/18/2015. Video
    • Efforts to Improve the Sustainability of Turfgrass Systems – Dr. Ben Wherley, Assistant Professor, College Station, TX – Dept. Soil and Crop Sciences, TAMU – 02/11/2015. Video
    • How to shoot a silver bullet: The agronomics of controlling cotton root rot in cotton and alfalfa with flutriafol fungicide – Dr. David Drake, Assistant Professor and Extension Agronomist, San Angelo, TX – Dept. Soil and Crop Sciences, TAMU – 02/04/2015. Video
    • Perennial Grass Breeding: Disruptive Opportunities – Dr. Russell Jessup, Assistant Professor – Dept. Soil and Crop Sciences, TAMU – 01/28/2015. Video, PPT

    Fall 2014