Plant Sciences Seminar - Fall 2007

Wednesdays: 12:10 - 1 pm (3001 PES)

Instructor in charge: Paul Gepts

CRN 74086


Oct 3 John Labavitch
Plant-based biofuels research at UC Davis

Oct 10 Abhaya Dandekar
Plant genome analysis

Oct 17 Bruce Lampinen
Role of water relations and canopy architecture in potential productivity in walnut and almond

Oct 24 Diane Beckles
Understanding carbohydrate biosynthesis in wheat and tomato

Oct 31 Arnold Bloom
Global climate change, photorespiration, and nitrogen assimilation

Nov 7 Shawn Krosnick, Katherine Esau Postdoctoral Fellow
What is a nectary? Evolutionary insights from the passion vines

Nov 14 Carlos Crisosto
What is happening in Peach Country?

Nov 21 Heiner Lieth
Using crop models to develop production management tools for flower growers

Nov 28 Kirk Larson
How organic compounds will transform Mexico's lagging strawberry industry

Dec 5 Louise Ferguson
Developing mechanical harvesting for California table olives