Fall Mini-Symposium

The Predominance of Plants

Thursday, October 27th 
2:00-4:00

Photo of faculty Dr. Regina Baucom

2:00 p.m. – The evolutionary genomics of nontarget site herbicide resistance in the common morning glory

Dr. Regina Baucom (University of Michigan)

Photo of faculty Dr. Chris Topp

2:30 – There’s a world going on underground:  root and rhizosphere-driven solutions to more sustainable agriculture

Dr. Chris Topp (Danforth Plant Center)

Photo of faculty Dr. Eli Rodgers-Melnick

2:55 – Right Product, Right Acre:  Self-supervised Learning and the Prediction of GxE

Dr. Eli Rodgers-Melnick (Corteva Agriscience)

Photo of faculty Dr. Johanna Schmitt

3:20 – How natural variation in the seasonal germination niche shapes plant life histories and climate adaptation 

Dr. Johanna Schmitt (University of California, Davis)

3:45Discussion 

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