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Archived news and events:
2008 2007 and before
August
4 - Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Intern presentations, 12 - 1:30 p.m. Selby 203 - Kottman 201C videolink. Presenters: Kollman, Sork, Erin Straight and Qi Sun (Plant Pathology, Wang)
7-8 - Ohio Student Research Forum, Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, Ohio State campus, Columbus. Student Research Oral Presentations are Aug. 8. Daviana Lopez (Plant Pathology, Mitchell lab), will present in the Biological Sciences section, International Room 110, 10 - 11:30 a.m.
12 - Summer Research Internship Program (SRIPP) presentations, 3:30 - 5 pm. Selby 203 - Kottman 201C videolink.
Presenters:
Chris Hurdzan, OSU Environmental Science doctoral student, will present a short presentation in fulfillment of a second BS degree in Plant Health Management. Chris is working in the Plant Pest and Diagnostic Clinic this summer with Nancy Taylor and group.
Robbie Beaulieu, OSU Comparative Studies (M. Boehm)
Oxalic acid production by Sclerotinia homoeocarpa: The causal agent of dollar spot
Shannon Quinn, OSU Biology / International Studies (P. Bonello)
Where, Oh Where Have All the Oak Trees Gone?
Monitoring Sudden Oak Death Syndrome (Phytophthora ramorum)
Grant Austin, Case Western University (A. Dorrance)
13 - Turfgrass Research Field Day, OSU Turfgrass Research and Education Facility, 2551 Carmack Rd., Columbus
15 - OARDC Research Internship Program presentations (Wooster).
24 - Summer Commencement, 1 pm, Jerome Schottenstein Center.
26 - Summer Research Internship Program (SRIPP) presentations, 3:30 - 5 pm. Selby 203 - Kottman 333C videolink.
Presenters:
Arsheen Ehteshamuddin, OSU Ecology Evol Org Biology / Geology (A. Dorrance)
Amanda Hayes, OSU Plant Health Management (D. Lewandowski)
Kara Riggs, OSU Plant Health Management (T. Graham)
Jessica Schafer, OSU Plant Health Management (D. Lewandowski)
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Congratulations to Sawsan Elateek, Kirk Broders and Annemarie Nagle, who were awarded travel grants from the North Central American Phytopathological Society (APS) region to attend the APS Centennial, July 26-30, in Minneapolis.
> Links to abstracts of all Ohio State presentations at the APS Centennial Meeting
06/26/08 - The Andersons, Inc., in collaboration with the Ohio BioProducts Innovation Center et al., was awarded a $5 million State of Ohio Third Frontier grant to develop advanced granule technology for delivery and application of chemicals to turfgrass, landscape and agricultural crops. Ohio State researchers involved in the project include: Michael Boehm (Plant Pathology), Erdal Ozkan (Agricultural and Biol. Engineering), Dave Gardner, Hannah Mathers, Claudio Pasian, Mark Loux and Mark Bennett (Horticulture & Crop Science), Nick Basta (Environmental and Natural Resources) and Dave Shetlar (Entomology).
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Just published: Vega-Sanchez et al. Plant Cell 10.1105/tpc.108.058610. Advance online publication www.plantcell.org. Plant Cell has the highest impact factor of primary research journals in plant biology. |
Miguel E. Vega-Sanchez, Lirong Zeng, Songbiao Chen, Hei Leung, and Guo-Liang Wang. 2008. SPIN1, a K Homology Domain Protein Negatively Regulated and Ubiquitinated by the E3 Ubiquitin Ligase SPL11, Is Involved in Flowering Time Control in Rice. Vega-Sanchez (pictured right, with Dr. Guo-liang Wang) is a doctoral candidate studying with Dr. Wang.
New: Christian Andrew Wyenandt, Landon H. Rhodes, Richard M. Riedel, and Mark A. Bennett. 2008. Cover Crop Mulch and Fungicide Program Affect Development of Septoria Leaf Spot and Marketable Yield in Processing Tomato Production. Hortscience 43: 807-810. (Part of Wyendandt's dissertation research)
Extension Postings
06/18/08 Turf Disease Management - Mike Boehm interview with Golfdom magazine, audio posted by Buckeye Turf
06/12/08 Red Thread on Turf - Joe Rimelspach (rimelspach.1@osu.edu) and Mike Boehm on Buckeye Yard and Garden onLine (BYGL)
06/06/06 Sudden Heat Conducive to Turf Diseases posted by Joe Rimelspach (rimelspach.1@osu.edu) and Mike Boehm on Buckeye Turf
Maria Soledad Benitez was awarded an Edward J. Ray Travel Award for Scholarship and Service from Ohio State's Council of Graduate Students. Soledad is a doctoral candidate studying with Dr. Brian McSpadden Gardener. The grant was used to help fund travel for her poster presentation, "Identification of Bacteria for Soil-borne Disease Suppression," (M.S. Benitez and B. McSpadden Gardener) at the American Society for Microbiology 108th General Meeting in Boston, Mass., June 1-5.
Kirk Broders, Nathan Kleczewski and Miguel Vega Sanchez were named 2008 recipients of the C.C. Allison Award, in recognition of high achievement in graduate research and service to the Department of Plant Pathology. The awards were announced at the Plant Pathology seminar on May 27, which was also Miguel's PhD exit seminar. Congratulations to three outstanding graduate students on this prestigious honor!
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2008 C.C. Allison Award winners, Kirk Broders (far left) with advisor Dr. Anne Dorrance; Nathan Kleczewski (lower left photo, standing right) with advisor Dr. Pierluigi Bonello; and Miguel Vega Sanchez (lower right photo, standing right) with advisor Dr. Guo-liang Wang. |
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Congratulations to recipients of the Plant Pathology Graduate Students Association (PPGSA) Travel Awards:
Maria Soledad Benitez - Carola De La Torre Cuba
Sawsan Elateek - Nathan Kleczewski
John Koenig - Annemarie Nagle
Rosa Raudales - Miguel Vega Sanchez
Gautam Shirsekar - Hehe Wang
Xiulan Xu - Clara ZumpettaJuly calendar
9 - Summer interns and students, orientation in Wooster.
9 - Ice skating party at the Ohio State ice skating rink, 8 p.m., hosted by the Summer Undergraduate Research Institute (SURI). Open invitation to any undergrads involved in research over the summer, including visiting students from other universities. Contact: Undergraduate Research Office, Helene Cweren (cweren.1@osu.edu; tel. 614 292-8307).
12-15 - OFA, an Association of Floriculture Professionals, Short Course and Trade Show, Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio.
12 -16 - 27th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Virology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
15 - Maria Soledad Benitez, PhD Exit Seminar. "Applied T-RFLP Analyses for the Identification and Characterization of Microbial Populations Associated with Damping-off Incidence." 1 pm, Selby 203 - videolink to Kottman 333. Benitez is a doctoral candidate with Dr. Brian McSpadden Gardener.
16 - Secrest Arboretum Summer Walk, 7 - 9 p.m., Wooster. Admission is free.
19 - Secrest Night Insect Walk, 8:30 - 10:30 p.m., Wooster. Admission is free.
20 - Chadwick Arboretum Open House, 2 - 5 p.m., Learning Gardens outside Howlett Hall, Ohio State campus, Columbus. Admission is free.
20 - Master Gardener Field Day, noon - 3 p.m., Waterman Agriculture and Natural Resources Lab, Ohio State campus, Columbus. Talks and demos on vegetable gardening and other topics. Admission is free.
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Sawsan Elateek, Miguel Vega-Sanchez and Clara Zumpetta were initiated into Gamma Sigma Delta, the honor society of agriculture, at the Ohio State Chapter's Annual Initiation and Awards program, May 30, Ag Admin Auditorium, Columbus. |
Graduate Research Competition for SEEDS - the OARDC Research Enhancement Competitive Grants Awards
Melanie Ivey, PhD student, "The impact of plant pathogen biofilms on the colonization and persistence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 on lettuce." Advisor: Sally Miller.
Annemarie Nagle, MS student, "Assessing the Role of Soil Properties, Soil Moisture Levels, and Phytophthora cinnamomi in a Decline Syndrome of Quercus alba in Southern Ohio." Advisor: Pierluigi Bonello
Justin Whitehill, PhD student, "Constitutive Phloem Proteins and Phenolics in ash species resistant and susceptible to the Emerald Ash Borer." Advisor: Pierluigi Bonello
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John Koenig was awarded a $750 Edward J. Ray Travel Award for Scholarship and Service from Ohio State's Council of Graduate Students. John, an MS student studying with Dr. Michael J. Boehm, was one of 27 awardees from 86 applicants. The award will help fund his participation in the American Phytopathological Society Centennial Meeting, July 26-30, in Minneapolis. |
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Robert Beaulieu (above, left), Comparative Studies Honors major and 2008 graduating senior: "Oxalic acid production by Sclerotinia homoeocarpa: the causal agent of dollar spot." Project advisor: Dr. Michael J. Boehm.
Amanda Hayes (center), Plant Health Management Honors major: "Greenhouse sanitation: Efficacy of disinfectants on cutting blades using Tobacco mosaic virus on petunia as a model." Project advisor: Dr. Dennis Lewandowski.
Nick Weidenbenner (right), Plant Health Management Honors major: "Effect of methyl jasmonate on white ash (Fraxinus americana) and Manchurian Ash (Fraxinus mandshurica) as it relates to emerald ash borer attack." Project advisor: Dr. Pierluigi Bonello.
Katy Garrett (not pictured), Plant Biology major: "Exploring allelopathic chemicals as plant defense activators." Project advisor: Dr. Terrence Graham.
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Congratulations to Michael J. Boehm, Professor and Department Chair, who received an Undergraduate Research Mentor Award at the Denman Forum. |
Plant Health Management majors were honored at the Plant Sciences Banquet on May 21 at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center in Columbus. The event honored scholarship winners and student activities from the Departments of Horticulture & Crop Science and Plant Pathology. Highlights from Plant Pathology's undergraduate student organization, Plant Health and Resource Management (PHARM), were presented by club advisor Dr. Monica Lewandowski. Club president Nick Weidenbenner introduced PHARM officers. Ramona Powell was also recognized for her contributions to the banquet. David Snodgrass, greenhouse coordinator for Horticulture & Crop Science and Plant Pathology greenhouses, was recognized as Outstanding Staff Member by the students. Congratulations to all our outstanding Plant Health Management majors on an outstanding year > list of accomplishments
Congratulations to our American Phytopathological Society Travel Award recipients, who will receive travel grants to attend the APS Centennial Meeting July 26-30 in Minneapolis.
Nathan Kleczewski: Kenneth Barker Student Travel Award
Gautaum Shirsekar: Zahir Eyal Student Travel Award
Xiulan Xu: APS Council Student Travel Award
Pattavipha Songkumarn: H. David Thurston Student Travel Award
The Department of Plant Pathology hosted Craig Austin, a PhD student at Cornell University, as part of a graduate student exchange program between Ohio State, Cornell and Penn State. Earlier this year, Nathan Kleczewski visited Penn State's Department of Plant Pathology. Craig visited Columbus and Wooster during his stay, May 21-22. He presented a seminar, "Impact of sunlight and its components on severity of grapevine powdery mildew."
Congratulations to Laura Bruner, Amanda Hayes and Nick Weidenbenner, who each received a 2008 CFAES Undergraduate University Research Scholarship and grant for their Honors thesis research proposals. Laura's honors thesis advisor is Dr. Erich Grotewold in the Department of Plant Cellular and Molecular Biology; Amanda's honors thesis advisor is Dr. Dennis Lewandowski, and Nick's honors thesis advisor is Dr. P. Bonello in the Department of Plant Pathology.
The Ohio Soybean Council Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the Ohio Agricultural Science and Bioproducts Research Scholarships for the 2008-2009 academic year. Undergraduate scholarships of $3,000 each have been awarded to our Plant Health Management majors Laura Bruner, Kate Gearhart, and Kara Riggs; Crop Science major Jason Greve, agricultural engineering major Brian Herringshaw, and a Graduate scholarship of $5,000 has been awarded to Plant Pathology PhD student Margaret Ellis. Congratulations to the scholarship winners on their outstanding achievements!
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"Plant Pathatical" tours are designed to enhance collaborations between OSU Extension Educators and the Department of Plant Pathology. Jim Chatfield, Extension Specialist, and Erik Draper, Extension Educator in Geauga County, led a Plant Pathatical Extension tour of the department and Columbus campus on April 30. Joining the group were Zach Rinkes, Extension Educator from Erie County, and Mike Loos, ANR Extension Educator from Cuyahoga County. The group visited programs, classes, toured the campus, and even ran into President Gordon Gee, who greeted the group warmly and posed for a photo (left to right, Monica Lewandowski, Sarah Ellis, John Koenig, Mike Loos, President Gee, Erik Draper, Mike Boehm, Zack Rinkes and Enrico Bonello). Not pictured is Jim Chatfield, who is taking the photo.
New Plant Disease Fact Sheets
Mycorrhizae in Urban Landscapes
by N. Kleczewski, D. Lewandowski and P. Bonello
by N. Kleczewski, D. Lewandowski and P. Bonello
Microbial Biopesticides for Control of Plant Diseases in Organic Farming
by R. Raudales and B. B. McSpadden Gardener
Fifth Annual College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate Research Forum, April 23, Ohio State.
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Congratulations to Amanda Hayes (left), first place in the Plant Science category, Robert Beaulieu (lower left) and Nick Weidenbenner on their outstanding research projects! |
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Amanda Hayes, "Greenhouse Sanitation: Efficacy of Disinfectants on Cutting Blades using Tobacco mosaic virus on Petunia as a Model." Amanda is a Plant Health Management Honors student. Project advisor: Dr. Dennis Lewandowski.
Robert Beaulieu, "Oxalic acid production by Sclerotinia homoeocarpa: the causal agent of dollar spot." Robbie is a Comparative Studies Honors student. Project advisor: Dr. Michael J. Boehm.
Nicholas Weidenbenner, "Effect of methyl jasmonate on white ash (Fraxinus americana) and Manchurian Ash (Fraxinus mandshurica) as it relates to emerald ash borer attack." Nick is a Plant Health Management Honors student. Project advisor: Dr. Pierluigi Bonello.
OSU Extension News (April 22, 2008) Time to Assess Rapidly Developing Wheat - Pierce Paul (paul.661@osu.edu).
WOOSTER, Ohio - Spring is here and that means it's time for Ohio growers to head to the fields to assess their crop in order to make timely management decisions. More >
OARDC Conference, April 17, Wooster. Sally A. Miller and Guo-liang Wang were panelists in a session, "Opportunities for Integrated Research through Federal, International and Other Programs."
Graduate Student Posters:
2nd place, PhD students, Nathan Kleczewski, "Potential regulation of ectomycorrhizae by paper birch in response to soil type and fertilization: Linking the growth differentiation balance hypothesis and carbon allocation models." Advisor: Pierluigi Bonello.
2nd place, MS students, Rosa Raudales, "In vitro screening for biocontrol potential abilities of Ohio bacterial isolates over tomato pathogens." Advisor: Brian McSpadden Gardener. This is Rosa's second consecutive 2nd place award in the OARDC Conference poster competition.
Other Plant Pathology student presenters:
Robert Beaulieu, "Oxalic acid production by Sclerotinia homoeocarpa: The causal agent of dollar spot." Honors thesis advisor: Michael J. Boehm.
Kirk Broders, "Effect of soil properties on incidence of corn and soybean damping-off caused by Pythium spp." PhD Advisor: Anne Dorrance.
Christian Cruz, "Prevalence of frogeye leaf spot caused by Cercospora sojina in Ohio." MS advisor: Anne Dorrance.
John Koenig, "Controlling dollar spot: Climactic conditions and the timing of fungicide applications. MS advisor: Michael J. Boehm.
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Dr. Laurence V. Madden, Professor and Associate Chair, will be honored as 2008 recipient of the Jakob Eriksson Prize for Plant Pathology. Dr. Madden will be presented with a gold medal at the 9th International Congress of Plant Pathology (www.icpp2008.org), Aug. 24-29 in Torino, Italy. |
The honor, only awarded every five years, was established in memory of Jakob Eriksson, a prominent Swedish mycologist and plant pathologist.
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Dr. Madden was also named the 2008 Fisher Lecturer at the Rothamsted Research, a world leading center on arable crops located in Harpenden, United Kingdom. Madden delivered his presentation, "Contemporary Approaches to Plant Disease Forecasting: A Case Study of Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat," on March 31. |
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Congratulations - Amanda Hayes, Plant Health Management Honors student, was awarded a scholarship from the Garden Club of Ohio, Inc. Plant Health Management major Kate Gearhart was awarded an internship with Monsanto.
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Dr. Thomas Mitchell was selected to be a presenter in a special session, "Faces of the Future in Mycology - A Look to the Future," at the American Phytopathological Society Centennial Meeting on July 27 in Minneapolis. The session was designed to acknowledge "up and comers" in plant pathology. We congratulate Dr. Mitchell on this special honor! |
April 11-12 - Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Symposium
"Clocks and Development"
Ohio State Museum of Biological Diversity, Columbus
OSU Extension News (April 8, 2008) Managing Soybean Seed Supply When Quality Comes Into Question (Anne Dorrance, dorrance.1@osu.edu)
WOOSTER, Ohio - Ohio soybean growers, their sight set on increasing soybean acreage this year, may face crop production challenges due to less than optimum seed quality. More
Winter 2008 Dean's List, Plant Health Management majors
Congratulations!
Laura Bruner, Honors Program
Kate Gearhart
Amanda Hayes, Honors Program
Bridget Meiring
Bryan Reeb
Kara Riggs
Jessica Schafer
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April 1-2 - North Central Plant Diagnostic Network Regional Meeting, Ohio State, Columbus Agenda (pdf) Left: Dave Shetlar speaking to the group. |
OSU Extension News (March 17, 2008)
Southern Ohio Corn May Be At Risk for Stewart's Wilt
WOOSTER, Ohio - Southern Ohio's corn crop may face a high risk of Stewart's bacterial wilt and leaf blight this growing season. The disease is caused by a bacterium carried and spread by adult flea beetles. More
March 2008 - Dr. Pierce A. Paul, Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology, will receive the William Boright Hewitt and Maybelle Ellen Ball Hewitt Award at the APS Centennial Meeting, July 26-30, in Minneapolis. This award recognizes a scientist within five years of their PhD degree who has made an outstanding, innovative contribution directed toward the control of plant disease.
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Dr. Michael J. Boehm, Professor and Department Chair, will also be honored at the APS Centennial Meeting as a recipient of the APS Excellence in Teaching Award, in recognition of his outstanding teaching in plant pathology. The Department of Plant Pathology proudly congratulates to Dr. Paul and Dr. Boehm! |
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Dr. Anne Dorrance, Associate Professor of Plant Pathology, received a Special Meritorious Award from the American Soybean Association. Dorrance was nominated by the Ohio Soybean Association in recognition of her research expertise and dedicated service to Ohio's soybean industry. |
Dorrance's major accomplishments include the discovery of the Phytophthora resistance locus, Rps8, a breakthrough for breeding disease resistance in soybeans. She was also lauded for her leadership in the soybean rust program. Dorrance's Extension work includes disease management programs for field crops in Ohio with emphasis on soybeans, wheat and corn.
View Ohio Soybean Association Press Release (March 17, 2008)
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Miguel Vega Sanchez, doctoral candidate in Plant Pathology (Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology) was awarded a travel grant to attend the Joint Meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists and the Sociedad Mexicana de Bioquimica, June 26 - July 1, Merida, Mexico. |
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March 14 - Plant Pathology hosted nine middle school and high school girls for Women in Science Day on the Ohio State Columbus campus. Graduate student Sarah Ellis and Academic Program Coordinator Monica Lewandowski set up demonstrations and led the students through a plant virus detection activity (material provided by Dr. Dennis Lewandowski).
March 2008 - Dr. Feng Qu has accepted a position in the Department of Plant Pathology as Assistant Professor and will begin his appointment in October 2008. Dr. Qu, whose area of expertise is molecular plant virology, is currently at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. His laboratory will be located in Wooster. We welcome Dr. Qu and his family to Ohio State!
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March 2008 - Amanda Hayes, Plant Health Management major (Honors Program), will be honored as one of Ohio State's top undergraduates in the President's Salute to Undergraduate Academic Achievement. Hayes and her Honors thesis advisor, Dr. Dennis Lewandowski, will attend an awards dinner on April 29 at the Fawcett Center. Congratulations! |
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The Ohio Soybean Council Foundation is pleased to announce new scholarship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students at Ohio colleges and universities who are pursuing degrees related to the application of science and technology to agriculture. Applications are due April 1.
Feb. 29, 2008 - Professor James Starr, Texas A&M University, recipient of a 2008 Ohio State College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award. Seminar, "Nematode resistance in cotton and peanut: One success story and one not yet complete," 11-12 pm, Kottman Hall 333C - Selby 203 videolink. Dr. Starr and other 2008 award recipients were honored on March 1 at the CFAES Alumni Society Awards Program, Fawcett Center of Tomorrow, Ohio State, Columbus.
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OSU Extension News (Feb. 26, 2008)
OSU Extension Bulletins Focus on Managing Field Crop Diseases
Source: Dennis Mills, OARDC - mills.255@osu.edu; tel. (330) 202-3566
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Diseases are the No. 1 limiting factor in field crop performance and yields in Ohio. Ohio State University Extension has several plant pathology bulletins available to aid farmers in effectively managing diseases that impact corn, soybeans and wheat. More
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Amanda Hayes, Plant Health Management (Honors) major at The Ohio State University, was awarded research grant in the Ohio Agriculture and Research Development Center (OARDC) Director's Undergraduate Research Competition. Her proposal, "Greenhouse Sanitation: Efficacy of Disinfectants on Cutting Blades using Tobacco mosaic virus on Petunia as a Model," is part of her Honors thesis project with Dr. Dennis Lewandowski. Hayes is evaluating sanitation methods for propagation of Petunia. Her project goal is to develop safe and effective protocols to minimize spread of Tobacco mosaic virus and other pathogens in nursery operations.
Feb 21, 2008 - Nick Weidenbenner, Department of Plant Pathology, Plant Health Management undergraduate major, Honors Program. Seminar, 1:00-1:30 pm, Kottman Hall 201C and videolinked to Selby 203. Nick will present a presentation about his honors thesis research with Dr. Enrico Bonello. He is studying plant-pathogen-pest interactions as it pertains to Emerald Ash Borer. The informal presentation will last about 20-30 minutes. All are invited join us and learn more about the great work in our undergraduate program!
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Check this out! Plant Health Management major Kara Riggs is featured on the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences website:
cfaes.osu.edu/current-students/get-involved/meet-our-students/kara-rigggs/
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OSU Extension News (Feb. 11, 2008)
Take an IPM Approach to Wheat Diseases
Sources: Pierce A. Paul - paul.661@osu.edu; tel. (330) 263-3842);
Ron Hammond - hammond.5@osu.edu; tel. (330) 263-3727
WOOSTER, Ohio -- As spring approaches, along with the subsequent "green-up" of Ohio's wheat crop, growers are looking to prevent the development and spread of barley yellow dwarf virus. More
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Dec. 2007 edition of the CFAES Senior Update Newsletter
cfaes.osu.edu/future-students/pdf/december-senior-update.pdf
Dr. Anne Dorrance and Dr. Michael Boehm are part of the "Inside CFAES" profile on p. 2
Plant Pathology - Departmental Update on p. 2
This newsletter is distributed to high school seniors interested in the OSU College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
May
6 - Plnt Path 995 seminar, Annemarie Nagle, Plant Pathology MS student (Dr. Bonello) and Kylea Odenbach, Plant Pathology PhD student (Dr. Paul). 4-5 p.m., Kottman 244 Columbus - Fisher 121 Wooster videolink.
9-10 - Chadwick Arboretum and Learning Gardens Annual Spring Plant Sale. May 9 (7 am - 7 pm); May 10 (8 am - 3 pm). (May 8 Friends of Chadwick Arboretum pre-sale, 6-9 p.m.) Lane Ave. and Fyffe Rd., Ohio State campus, Columbus. Support the Plant Pathology Graduate Students Association Native Plants sale at the event.
13 - Plnt Path 995 seminar, Rosa Raudales, Plant Pathology MS student (Dr. McSpadden Gardener). 4-5 p.m., Kottman 244 Columbus - Fisher 121 Wooster videolink.
14 - Denman Undergraduate Research Forum, university-wide event for students to present research. Presenters include Robbie Beaulieu (Honors thesis with Dr. Boehm), Amanda Hayes (Honors thesis with Dr. D. Lewandowski), and Nick Weidenbenner (Honors thesis with Dr. Bonello). Public viewing 12 - 3 pm, RPAC-Columbus campus.
20 - Plnt Path 995 seminar, Sarah Ellis, Plant Pathology MS student (Dr. Boehm) and Alissa Kriss, Plant Pathology PhD student (Dr. Madden). 4-5 p.m., Kottman 244 Columbus - Fisher 121 Wooster videolink.
21 - Plant Science Banquet to honor undergraduates in the Depts. of Plant Pathology and Horticulture and Crop Science. Nationwide/Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, Ohio State - Columbus campus, 6-8 p.m.
27 - Plnt Path 995 seminar, Miguel Vega Sanchez, Plant Pathology PhD candidate (Dr. Wang). 4-5 p.m., Kottman 244 Columbus - Fisher 121 Wooster videolink.
April 2008
1 - Plnt Path 995 seminar, Dr. Eric Nelson, Cornell University. 4-5 p.m., Kottman 244 Columbus - Fisher 121 Wooster videolink.
1 - Application deadline for scholarships from the Ohio Soybean Council Foundation. Undergraduate and graduate students at Ohio colleges and universities who are pursuing degrees related to the application of science and technology to agriculture are encouraged to apply.
April 1-2 - North Central Plant Diagnostic Network Regional Meeting, Ohio State, Columbus, Ohio
Agenda (pdf)
8 - Plnt Path 995 seminar, Pattavipha Songkumarn, Plant Pathology PhD student (Dr. Wang). "Isolation and functional analysis of novel effector proteins in Magnaporthe oryzae." 4-5 p.m., Kottman 244 Columbus - Fisher 121 Wooster videolink.
11-12 - Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Symposium
"Clocks and Development"
Ohio State Museum of Biological Diversity, Columbus
15 - Plnt Path 995 seminar, Chan Ho Park, Plant Pathology PhD student (Dr. Wang). "Functional analysis of three E3 ligase genes involved in the regulation of programmed cell death and defense signaling pathway in rice." 4-5 p.m., Kottman 244 Columbus - Fisher 121 Wooster videolink.
17 - 2008 OARDC Annual Research Conference, Fisher Auditorium, OARDC, Wooster. Theme: "Recasting our Agbioscience Research Agenda: Integrated Projects."
21 - Nathan Kleczewski, Department of Plant Pathology, doctoral candidate, to speak at Penn State in the Department of Pathology. "Fertility effects on metabolic and ectomycorrhizal tradeoffs in birch." Part of a Plant Pathology graduate student exchange program between Ohio State, Cornell and Penn State.
22 - Plant Pathology 995 seminar, Jiye Cheng, Plant Pathology MS student (Dr. Graham). "Phenylpropanoid defense responses of soybean to exogenous elicitors, signal molecules and transduction regulators." 4-5 p.m., Kottman 244 Columbus - Fisher 121 Wooster videolink.
23 - CFAES Undergraduate Research Forum, a college-wide event to showcase undergraduate research. 1 - 3 p.m. Judging; 3 - 4 p.m., Reception; 4 p.m., Awards. Ag Admin Auditorium. Plant Pathology poster presenters: Nick Weidenbenner (advisor: P. Bonello); Amanda Hayes (advisor: D. Lewandowski); Robert Beaulieau (advisor: M. Boehm).
25 - Scarlet and Gray Ag Day, educational event for elementary school-age children.
25 - Dr. Thomas K. Mitchell, Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Pathology. "Genomic and proteomic approaches for dissecting fungal biology and pathogenicity." Ohio State Horticulture and Crop Science seminar, 11 a.m. - 12 noon, Kottman Hall 244 and videolinked to Fisher 121.
29 - Plant Pathology 995 seminar, Dr. Ron Walcott, University of Georgia. 4-5 p.m., Kottman 244 Columbus - Fisher 121 Wooster videolink.
March 2008
4 - Jiye Cheng and Michelle Sinden, Department of Plant Pathology (Graham lab). Kowlett seminar, "Activation of pathogen responses in soybean by allelopathic chemicals." 12 noon - 1 p.m., Kottman 333.
4 - Dr. Shunyuan Xiao, Univ of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Center for Biosystems Research. Plnt Pth 995 seminar, "The molecular basis of RPW8-mediated broad-spectrum disease resistance." 4-5 p.m., Kottman 244 (Columbus) - Fisher 121 (Wooster) videolink.
5 - Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (PMBB) Distinguished Seminar, Professor Richard Michelmore, Univ. of California, Davis, "Comparative genomics and plant-pathogen interactions." 12 noon - 1 p.m., Kottman Hall 244 videolink to 121 Fisher (Wooster). Professor Michelmore will meet with students, postdocs and RAs for lunch, Kottman 333C, 1 p.m.-2:15 p.m. Contact: Guo-liang Wang (wang.620@osu.edu)
12 - 24th Women in Science Day, Ohio State campus, Columbus. Outreach activities for girls grades 6-8. Plant Pathology among the workshops offered. Registration required: Association for Women in Science in Central Ohio. Contact: Sarah Ellis (ellis.293@osu.edu)
14 - Registration and poster abstract deadline for 2008 OARDC Annual Research Conference on April 17. For information about the graduate student poster competition: http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/annualconference/postercall.asp
25 - Plnt Path 995 seminar, Daniel Anco, Plant Pathology MS student (Dr. Ellis) and Cunyu Li, Plant Pathology MS student (Dr. Paul). 4-5 p.m., Kottman 244 Columbus - Fisher 121 Wooster videolink.
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