<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0PDkHK_0wHmC3Vg00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0PDkHK_0wHmC3Vg00" width="1500" height="844" ><figcaption>Patrick Veazie accepted the Chad Finn Ambassador Award on behalf of Dr. Perkins-Veazie at the 2024 ASHS conference. From left to right: Brianna Haynes, Gina Fernandez and Patrick Veazie.</figcaption></figure>NC State’s Department of Horticultural Science had an incredible presence at the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) annual conference held in Honolulu, Hawaii from September 23-27, 2024 with 11 graduate students, 5 faculty, 1 extension associate and 5 research scholars sharing their research and information through posters and talks.<h2>Graduate Student Awards, Topics and Titles</h2>Annie Vogel (oral presentation): Prohexadione Calcium Does Not Affect Thinning Efficacy of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic Acid in ‘Golden Delicious’Madison Love (poster presentation): Facilitating Pollinator Conservation in Agriculture: Understanding Grower Needs in Obtaining IPM CertificationJames Duduit (oral presentation): Functional Characterization of a Candidate Bacterial Wilt Resistance Gene in TomatoAmanda Solliday (oral presentation): Sustainability Beliefs and Practices in the United States Floriculture IndustryStuart Michel (oral presentation): Watermelon Cultigen Yield Response to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum Incidence in North and South Carolina, USAAndré Truter (First place, oral floriculture competition): Stratification Significantly Reduces the Phytotoxic Effects of Fresh HardwoodPatrick Veazie (Second place, oral floral competition): The Use of Machine Learning to Develop Refined Foliar Tissue Analysis Standards and Diagnostic Tools for Petunia<h2>Controlled Environment Agriculture Recognition</h2>Four of our students, past and present, earned spots in the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) competition, with all talks focused on strawberry propagation and production.Moein Moosavi-Nezhad (Honorable mention, oral presentation): Unraveling Strawberry Stock Plant Architecture, Morphology, and Tips’ Spatial Distribution under Three Photoperiods to Facilitate Future Propagation System Design: A Comparative Study on Monterey as a Long-day CultivarBrandan Shur (Honorable mention, oral presentation): Stratified Wood Substrates for Optimizing Growth of Greenhouse-Grown Strawberries and BlueberriesMichael Palmer (Second place, oral presentation): Impact of Diurnal Chilling on Vegetative and Floral Development of Strawberry (Fragaria x annanassa) cvs. ‘Albion’, ‘Chandler’, ‘Monterey’, ‘Sensation’ Tray Plants in a Controlled EnvironmentSamson Humphrey (First place, oral presentation): Impact of Elevated CO2 and Two Daily Light Integrals on the Production Efficiency of Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa ‘Monterey’) Daughter Plants<h2>Additional Awards and Honors</h2>Brianna Haynes won second place in the Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick Student Awards competition and was honored with the Chad Finn Ambassador Award as the Designated Student Travel Recipient (American Pomological Society)Patrick Veazie accepted the Chad Finn Ambassador Award on behalf of Penny Perkins-Veazie.We’re incredibly proud of our students’ accomplishments and contributions to advancing horticultural science!<h2>Faculty, Research Scholars and Extension Associate Presenters and Titles</h2>John Dole (oral presentation): FFAR Fellows: Opportunities for Horticulture PhD Students; (oral presentation): Seed Your Future Horticultural Salary Survey; (oral presentation): Horticultural and Plant Science Undergraduate Enrollment Summary Based on Food and Agricultural Education Information System (FAEIS) Data; (oral presentation): Extended Storage of Cut Flowers Using Sub-zero TemperatureGina Fernandez (presenter, student activities): Why not us? Why you should attend the Department of Horticultural Science at NCSU for graduate studiesLiz Driscoll and Remi Ham (oral presentation): Cultivating Connections: Empowering Professionals through NC Farm to School Training InitiativeLucy Bradley and Charlotte Glen (Extension Education Materials Award): Consumer Horticulture Introductory Newsletter SeriesLucy Bradley (2024 Outstanding Extension Horticulture Educator)Melinda Knuth (interest group session): Using Applied Economics to Explore the Many Facets of Adding Value to the Horticultural Industry; (poster presentation): Learning Outcomes in Floral DesignCristiane da Silva (poster presentation): Understanding Photoperiod Effects on Seed and Seedling Quality in Soybean Speed Breeding; (oral presentation): Soybean Speed Breeding: Optimizing Photoperiod for Maximizing Yield and Minimizing TimeAngel Cruz (oral presentation): Creating a Sustainable Vegetable Production Registered Apprenticeship Program: A Review of Curriculum Development and Lessons Learned; (moderator, panel): Local Food Systems; (oral presentation): Diverse Internships as an Opportunity to Engage Underrepresented Students Into Local Food SystemsJonathan Schultheis (oral presentation): Canary Melons Cultigen Yield and Quality Evaluations in North Carolina, 2023Kedong Da (oral presentation): Leaf Culture and Regeneration in Two Cultivated Strawberries; (oral presentation): Leaf Culture and Regeneration in Hydrangea Macrpphylla; (poster presentation): Tissue Culture and Regeneration of Miscanthus Sinensis ‘Gracillimus’Melissa Munoz (oral presentation): Effects and Interactions of Water Stress and Rootstock on Physiological Responses and Ambrosia Beetle Colonization of Apple TreesIbraheem Olamide Olasupo (oral presentation): Impact of Artificial Chilling on Yields of Indoor-Propagated Strawberry Plants in California, Florida, and North Carolina</div></body>

Mountain View, CA

NewsBreak

American Society for Horticultural Science 2024 Conference Awards and Honors

NC State’s Department of Horticultural Science had an incredible presence at the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) annual conference held in Honolulu, Hawaii from September 23-27, 2024 with 11 graduate students, 5 faculty, 1 extension associate and 5 research scholars sharing their research and information through posters and talks.