Ph.D. Student Poster Competition

Monday, March 3, 2014: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Embassy Ballroom Prefunction (Embassy Suites Greenville Golf & Conference Center)


What is the Maximum Foraging Depth of Cricotopus lebetis to Mine the Apical Stems of the Noxious Aquatic Weed Hydrilla?
Eutychus Kariuki, Florida A & M University ; Raymond L. Hix, Florida A&M University ; James P. Cuda, University of Florida
Montoring of  Resistance Allele Frequencies in the Glassy-Wing Sharpshooter Homalodisca vitripennis, the Destructive Pest of Grape
Gunasegaran Chelliah, Florida A&M University ; Lambert H. B Kanga, Florida A&M University
Elucidating the Functional Role of Tick Thioredoxin Reductase (TrxR)
Khemraj Budachetri, The University of Southern Mississippi ; Rebecca Browning, University of Southern Mississippi ; Steven Adamson, University of Southern Mississippi ; Shahid Karim, The University of Southern Mississippi
An insight into the microbiome of the Spotted Wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii)
Deepak Kumar, University of Southern Mississippi ; Blair Sampson, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; John J. Adamczyk, USDA-ARS-Thad Cochran Southern Hort. Lab ; Steven Adamson, University of Southern Mississippi ; Shahid Karim, The University of Southern Mississippi
Biological rhythm of the polygalacturonase gene and protein in Lygus lineolaris
Daniel Fleming, Mississippi State University ; Natraj Krishnan, Mississippi State University ; Fred R. Musser, Mississippi State University
Measuring the effect of nitrogen fertilization on Mexican rice borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) injury in bioenergy sorghum
Matthew T. VanWeelden, LSU AgCenter ; Blake Wilson, Louisiana State University AgCenter ; Julien M. Beuzelin, LSU AgCenter ; T.E. Reagan, Louisiana State Univeristy ; MO. Way, Texas A&M University
Effect of temperature on Diaphorina citri Kuwayama gene expression and energy metabolism
Ibrahim El-Shesheny, Citrus Research and Education Center, IFAS, University of Florida ; Faraj Hijaz, Citrus Research and Education Center, IFAS, University of Florida ; Ibrahim El-Hawary, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, Egypt ; Ibrahim Mesbah, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, Egypt ; Nabil Killiny, Citrus Research and Education Center, IFAS, University of Florida
The earlier the better? Impact of planting date and maturity group on Megacopta cribraria management in soybeans
Alejandro Del Pozo, North Carolina State University ; Nicholas J. Seiter, Clemson University ; Dominic R. Reisig, North Carolina State University ; Jeremy K. Greene, Clemson University ; Jack S. Bacheler, North Carolina State University ; Clyde E. Sorenson, North Carolina State University
Pollen contamination, occurrence and ear damage of corn earworm in mixed plantings of non-Bt and pyramided Bt corn
Fei Yang, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center ; David L. Kerns, LSU AgCenter ; B. Rogers Leonard, Louisiana State University ; Graham P. Head, Monsanto LLC ; Isaac Oyediran, Syngenta Biotechnology Inc. ; Tony Burd, Syngenta ; Ying Niu, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center ; Fangneng Huang, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
Cis-jasmone inhibits lipoxygenase pathway and induces defense of tomato plant against chewing herbivore
Joseph Disi, Auburn University ; Simon Zebelo, Auburn University ; Esther Ngumbi, Auburn University ; Henry Fadamiro, Auburn University