"This annual symposium provides an invaluable opportunity for students at all stages
of their programs to present their research and receive feedback from peers, faculty,
staff, and external experts."
Texas Tech University's Department of Plant & Soil Science launched its 2024 Student Research Symposium this month, featuring more than two dozen oral presentations and posters from both undergraduate and graduate research scholars. The academic unit's annual program was held Tuesday (Apr. 23) in the Dairy Barn.
“This annual symposium provides an invaluable opportunity for students at all stages of their programs to present their research and receive feedback from peers, faculty, staff, and external experts,” said Lindsey Slaughter, Symposium Coordinator and an Associate Professor of Soil Microbial Ecology/Biochemistry within the Department of Plant & Soil Science. “It is particularly beneficial to graduate and undergraduate PSS students or collaborators who are conducting research and are planning to present their work at major conferences.”
Graduate Poster Finalists
1st Place: Avinash Shrestha (Ph.D.-Plant Genetics, Breeding, & Biotechnology) Effect of Segregation Distortion on Genetic Map Construction
2nd Place: Arjun Kafle (Ph.D.-Horticulture & Soil Science) Assessing the Effects of Hardwood Biochar Application on Soil Physical, Chemical and Biological Parameters in West Texas
3rd Place: Amir Shahin Shamsabadi (Ph.D.-Fiber & Biopolymer Science) Effect of Liquid and Supercritical Fluid CO2 on the Dissolution of Cotton Liners
Oral Presentation Finalists
1st Place: Harshita Sharma (MS-Plant Ecology & Soil Science) First Evidence of the Presence of Endofungal Bacteria in Orchid Mycorrhizal Fungi
2nd Place: Leo D'Agostino (Ph.D.-Plant Molecular Genetics) Symphony of Symbiosis: A Single-Cell Transcriptomic Exploration of Soybean-Microbe Interactions
3rd Place: Mayank Bangari (Ph.D.-Crop Science) Develop a Deep Learning Tool to Assess Sink Capacity in Grain Sorghum
Undergraduate Poster Finalists
1st Place: Ezra Alcarez (BS-Agronomy) & Jacob Jones (West Texas College-Snyder, Texas) Effects on Nutrient Availability in Soils Impacted by Swine Wastewater Under the Use of Hydrotalcite as a Soil Amendment in Different Environmental Conditions
Other Department of Plant & Soil Science students participating in the symposium included:
Oral Presentations
Rupak Karn (Ph.D.-Crop Science) Cotton yield and Fiber Quality Responses to Nitrogen Rates, Soil Physicochemical Properties, and Topography
Jasleen Makkar (MS-Crop Science) Effect of Different Herbicides on Soil Health in the Cotton Production System
Matteo Tosoni (Ph.D.-Crop Science) Transcriptomic Profiling of a Hatching Defective Mutant of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Pallavi FNU (Ph.D.-Plant Molecular Genetics) Impact of the Knockout of Amylose Synthesis on Grain Quality in Sorghum: A Step Towards Comprehensive Understanding
Susmita Saha (MS-Cotton Fiber Quality) Investigation of Cotton Fiber-to-Fiber Friction
Sandesh Bhatta (Ph.D.-Soil Science) Effect of Different Biosolid-Based Fertilizers on Selected Soil Chemical Properties and Growth of Wheat (Triticum aestivum)
Alondra Cruz (Ph.D.-Forage Research) Grazing Potential of Prussic Acid Free (PaF) Forage Sorghum and Pearl Millet Under Dryland and Irrigated Conditions
Poster Session
Diego Arcelay Sanchez (MS-Soil Science) Irrigation Management Effects Soil C Accumulation Under Long Term Compost Application in Semi-Arid Systems
Preetaman Bajwa (MS-Agronomy) Effect of Early and Late Post Emergence Herbicides on Weed Suppression, Crop Injury, and Biomass Yield of Industrial Hemp
Noelia Curbelo-López (MS-Soil Science) Soil Respiration Response to Moisture and Manure Addition with N Stabilizer
Lee Fischel (MS-Agriculture Sciences) Impact of Cover Crops, Tillage, and Cotton-Sorghum Rotation on Soil Water Dynamics: Challenges and Opportunities
Yusa Ichinose (MS-Forage Research) Addressing Pre-harvest Sprouting in Grain Sorghum by Integrating Seed Physiology and Genetics
Jasleen Makkar (MS-Crop Science) Impact of irrigation levels on Herbicide Activity in the Cotton Production System
Lakshmi Venkat Sai & Ram Nagalla (MS -Plant-Microbe Interactions) Elucidating the Role of Flavonoid Biosynthesis Molecules in Symbiotic Microbe Interaction
Oluwatola Adedeji (Ph.D.-Precision Agriculture) Assessing Precision Irrigation Management using Satellite Remote Sensing
Zelalem Alemar (Ph.D.-Crop Science) Effect of Planting Date on Cotton Seedling Emergence, Yield and Fiber Quality
Claudio Barrera Duarte (Ph.D.-Genetic Regulation) Exploring Gene Regulation of Triacylglycerol Accumulation in Chlorella sorokiniana Under Nitrogen and Phosphorus Deprivation
Rupak Karn (Ph.D.-Crop Science) Dynamic Estimation of Cotton Nitrogen Content Through Deep Learning with Unmanned Aerial Systems and Satellite Images
Dario Rueda Kunz (Ph.D.-Horticulture) Exploring the Impact of Aeroponic Nozzle Type on Carrot Growth and Root Architecture
Micayla Lamb (Ph.D.-Crop Science) Optimizing Cotton's Root System Architecture to Improve Adaptive Response to Water-Deficit Stress
Xinying Ling (Ph.D.-Soil Science) Coupled Water and Energy Transport in the Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum Under a Semi-Arid Climate of West Texas
Zhiyuan Liu (Ph.D.-Plant Molecular Genetics) Characterization of hs1 as a Key Regulator of Heat and Drought Tolerance in Sorghum
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