Tuesday, 18 Sep 2018
PhD Defense: Maria "Betsa" Mantialla Perez
"Genetic and Brassinosteroid Control Underlying Leaf Angle Variation Across the Canopy in Sorghum" by Maria "Betsa" Mantialla Perez (Salas-Fernandez)
Wednesday, 19 Sep 2018
Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium: Water Management - A key to enhancing agricultural sustainability
by Drs. Mike Castellano and Sotirios Archontoulis
Thursday, 20 Sep 2018
Investigation of the optimum plot size for accurate yield evaluations in agriculture by Dr. Marcus Jones
Field trials investigating yield benefits of agronomic inputs utilize randomization, replication, and blocking as fundamentals of statistical design. Plot size is an overlooked design fundamental that could influence the outcome of trials, as fields possess a number of characteristics that tend to be nonhomogeneous and unpredictable.
Friday, 21 Sep 2018
Rgronomists: Parallelizing processes in R - What it means and how to do it
By Matthew Dzievit, graduate student
NREM Seminar
Mike Eichholz, avian ecologist, Southern Illinois University.
Saturday, 22 Sep 2018
Masters in Agronomy 20th Anniversary Celebration
Our distance education master's in Agronomy program is celebrating 20 years of student success
Open house: Ag450 Farm 75th Anniversary
Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the student-run, self-sustaining Ag450 farm. Students, faculty and staff will lead tours of the facilities and answer questions. Refreshments will be served.