August 21, 2019
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1xbet best casino website and faculty from the horticulture and natural resources department attended and competed at the 2019 annual conference of the American Society for Horticultural Science in Las Vegas.
Kelly Gude, doctoral student, placed third in the Scholars Ignite competition and 1xbet best casino website "The Impact of Light on Yield and Nutritional Quality of Lettuce Grown in High Tunnels."
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Myungjin Lee, doctoral student, 1xbet best casino website a paper on "Impact of Supplemental UV on the Accumulation of Mineral Nutrients and Phytochemicals in Lettuce" and participated in the poster competition.
Joe Rundquist, master’s student, 1xbet best casino website "Identifying Optimum Storage and Handling Conditions for Sweet Potato Slips."
Ashlee Skinner, master's student, 1xbet best casino website on the "Impact Cover Crops has on Soil Arthropods in High Tunnel Systems."
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Master's 1xbet best casino website Kenny Artavia-Rojas and Jesse Gilmore displayed posters.
Cary Rivard, extension specialist and director of K-State Olathe Horticulture Center, won Outstanding Video for "Custom Tomato Grafting Services at K-State."
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Kim Williams, professor of greenhouse management, 1xbet best casino website "Updating poinsettia graphical tracking curves for greenhouse growers," which was the undergraduate research project of Karen Scheck.
Raymond Cloyd, extension entomology specialist, was recognized for his pamphlet "Pesticides and Bees."
Also representing the department at the conference were C. B. Rajashekar, professor of food crops-health and phytochemicals; Jeremy Cowan, assistant professor of sustainable food production systems; and Candice Shoemaker, professor of horticulture.