CANR Annual Open House

NOW IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GGIA WINTERGREEN CONFERENCE!

January 27, 2012
Duluth, GA
8:30 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.

 Schedule of Events

8:30- 8:45 Opening Remarks

8:45- 9:00 Dr. Jean Williams-Woodward – University of Georgia
Fungicide resistance in Pythium and Phytophthora isolates from Georgia nurseries and greenhouses

9:00- 9:15 Tyler Weldon - Auburn University
Processed Corncob as an Alternative to Perlite in the Production of Greenhouse Crops

9:15- 9:30 Dr. Mark Czarnota – University of Georgia
Liverwort Control in Nursery Liners Containerized Ornamentals. & Weed Control in Nursery Liners.

9:30- 9:40 Break

9:40- 9:55 John Ruter
Developing sterile plants for the nursery industry (UGA)

9:55- 10:10 Dr. John M. Ruter – University of Georgia
Development of Lagerstroemia subcostata as a new ornamental crop

10:10- 10:25 Dr. Amy Fulcher – University of Tennessee
Evaluation of the effect of systemic and contact insecticides on natural enemy populations in a woody plant production system: Implications for enhanced conservation biological control.

10:25- 10:35 Break

10:35- 10:50 Dr. Marc van Iersel & Lucas O'Meara – University of Georgia
Quantifying water requirements of hydrangea and gardenia

10:50- 11:05 Dr. Gary Knox – University of Florida
Non-invasive Cultivars for the Green Industry

Poster Only Dr. D. Scott NeSmith – University of Georgia
Evaluation of Elite Selections from the UGA Blueberry Breeding Program as Edible Landscape Plants

Please enjoy the graduate student posters on display in the lobby!

               GGIA Wintergreen