Grad 10-min Competition: P-IE, Host-Plant Resistance

Moderator(s)

• 

  Hillary Fischer

  Postdoctoral Researcher
  Entomology and Plant Pathology
  Michigan State University
  East Lansing, Michigan
• KP

  Kyle Paddock

  University of Missouri
  Columbia, Missouri

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM - 8:12 AM Pacific

  Above-ground impact of biofumigation: Soil biofumigation alters aphid host preference and reproduction through host-mediated mechanisms
  

  Presenting Author: Usha Panta – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  Co-Author: Arash Rashed – Virginia Tech
• 8:12 AM - 8:24 AM Pacific

  Assessing susceptibility of selected southern highbush blueberry cultivars to chilli thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis)
  

  Presenting Author: Kendi Muthomi – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Dakshina R. Seal, PhD – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Sriyanka Lahiri (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Geoffrey M. Meru – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Oscar Liburd – University of Florida
• 8:24 AM - 8:36 AM Pacific

  Deciphering the role of the ferulate-5-hydroxylase (F5H) gene in sorghum defense against sugarcane aphids
  

  Presenting Author: Kashish Verma (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  Co-Author: Kumar Shrestha – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  Co-Author: Scott Sattler – USDA-ARS Wheat, Sorghum and Forage Research Unit

  Co-Author: Joe Louis – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• 8:36 AM - 8:48 AM Pacific

  Everything that kills me, makes me feel alive: The paradox of plant nutrition and defense
  

  Presenting Author: Sujay Paranjape (he/him/his) – Pennsylvania State University

  Co-Author: Faith Mihalick – Pennsylvania State University

  Co-Author: Sahil Vinod Pawar (he/him/his) – Pennsylvania State University

  Co-Author: Annett Richter – Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research

  Co-Author: Gary Felton – Pennsylvania State University

  Co-Author: Georg Jander – Boyce Thompson Institute

  Co-Author: Jared Ali – Pennsylvania State University
• 8:48 AM - 9:00 AM Pacific

  Exploring resistance mechanisms of potato virus Y (PVY)-resistant potato varieties with aphid vectors
  

  Presenting Author: Joshua Sulemana (he/him/his) – Oregon State University

  Co-Author: Josephine Antwi, n/a – Oregon State University, Corvallis
• 9:00 AM - 9:12 AM Pacific

  Exploring the mechanisms of plant resistance to insect pests in organic and conventional hemp systems
  

  Presenting Author: Max R. Schmidtbauer – Nachappa Lab Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Jessica Prenni – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Adrianna Szczepaniec – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Mark Uchanski – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Punya Nachappa – Colorado State University
• 9:12 AM - 9:24 AM Pacific

  Host selection and suitability of Clearfield® wheat cultivars to wheat stem sawfly (Cephus cinctus)
  

  Presenting Author: Henrique V. Vieira – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Adam Osterholzer – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Jacob MacWilliams – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: MJ Riches – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Esten Mason – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Punya Nachappa – Colorado State University
• 9:24 AM - 9:36 AM Pacific

  Population-level variation in resistance of wild and cultivated blueberries to spotted wing drosophila
  

  Presenting Author: Jae E. Kerstetter (they/them/theirs) – Rutgers University

  Co-Author: Toviah Bass – Rutgers University

  Co-Author: Cesar Rodriguez-Saona (he/him/his) – Rutgers University
• 9:36 AM - 9:48 AM Pacific

  Strengthening plant defenses: Microbial and micronutrient contributions from fertilizers
  

  Presenting Author: Mellisa Musekwa (she/her/hers) – University of California

  Co-Author: Elizabeth Rowen – University of California

  Co-Author: Ember Morrissey – West Virginia University

  Co-Author: Sara Zecca – West Virginia University

  Co-Author: Eric Goddard – West Virginia University