ASHS 2025 Conference

ASHS 2025 Conference

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7:00am CDT

Speaker Ready Room Strand 1

7:30am CDT

Extension Division Breakfast Bolden 6 Registration Open Empire Ballroom Foyer

7:59am CDT

CE 3 - Oral Session Strand 12B CHEX 2 - Oral Session Strand 12A HSMP 2 - Oral Session Strand 11B LOCSY 2 - Oral Session Strand 11A VCM 2 - Oral Session Foster 1 VGBR 1 - Oral Session Foster 2

8:00am CDT

CE 3 - Optimizing Basil Growth Through Incremental Light Intensity and Photoperiod Adjustments in a Controlled Setting Strand 12B CHEX 2 - Delicata Squash Cultivar Trials in the Southeast Strand 12A HSMP 2 - Production Potential of Virginia Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum) in North Alabama Strand 11B LOCSY 2 - Healthy Harvest: Outcomes from a Local Food, Health and Wellness Pilot Program Strand 11A VCM 2 - Optimizing the transplanting date and density for Carolina strongback grafted watermelon nursery Foster 1 VGBR 1 - Association mapping of Fruit Quality traits in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Foster 2 Managing Heat Stress: Impacts on Fruit Yield and Quality, and Strategies for Mitigation (Interest Group Session) Strand 10 Exhibit Hall Hours - Wednesday Exhibit Hall Empire AB A/V Room Strand 2 Committee Meetings Strand 7 HortLegends Interviews Strand 6 ASHS Office Bolden 1

8:15am CDT

CE 3 - Air and Hydroponic Nutrition Solution Temperature Influences Phenolics, Flavonoids, and Antioxidant Activity of Greenhouse Grown 'Nufar' Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum) Strand 12B CHEX 2 - Multistate Evaluation of Heat-Resistant Broccoli Cultivars for Spring Production in the Eastern United States Strand 12A HSMP 2 - Cold Brew U.S.-Grown Specialty Teas Offer Unique Characteristics in Comparison to an Imported Brand Name Tea Strand 11B LOCSY 2 - Produce Waste Dominates Household Food Waste: Results from a Citizen Science Study Strand 11A VCM 2 - Evaluating Rootstock for Fresh Market Tomato Yield, Quality and Sustainability Foster 1 VGBR 1 - Identification of resistance loci for Septoria leaf spot in tomatoes Foster 2

8:30am CDT

CE 3 - Untargeted Volatilomics of 'Nufar' Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum) Under Varying Greenhouse Air and Hydroponic Nutrition Solutions Strand 12B CHEX 2 - Evaluating Cultivars, Fertilization Rates, and Irrigation Impacts in Young Peach Trees in Alabama Strand 12A HSMP 2 - Saffron (Crocus sativus); a High Value Low Input Crop for New Mexico Strand 11B LOCSY 2 - Reinforcing Oklahomas Food Systems with Local Horticultural Production Strand 11A VCM 2 - Evaluating field performance of different watermelon scions grafted with common rootstocks Foster 1 VGBR 1 - Evaluation of Drought Tolerance in USDA Tomato USDA Germplasm Using Morphological and Physiological Approaches Foster 2

8:45am CDT

CE 3 - Growing Environment Has a Greater Effect on Containerized Basil Growth than Fertilizer Type or Concentration Strand 12B CHEX 2 - Comparing soil amendments, fertilizer rate, and pruning techniques in southern highbush blueberry production Strand 12A HSMP 2 - Effect of Mycorrhiza Inoculation on Growth and Phytochemical Production of Shiso Cultivars Treated with Complex Salts Strand 11B LOCSY 2 - Characterization of Nutrient Composition from Municipal and Commercial Compost Generated in Arkansas Strand 11A VCM 2 - Assessing Different NM Type Green Chile Transplant Methods for Mechanical Harvest Foster 1 VGBR 1 - Understanding the molecular basis of Blossom-end rot in tomato Foster 2

8:59am CDT

Undergraduate Student Poster Competition - Session 1 Empire AB

9:00am CDT

CE 3 - Analyzing the Impact of CO2 Concentration, Air and Root-Zone Temperature on Hydroponic Culinary Herb Production Strand 12B CHEX 2 - High Tunnel vs Open Field: Comparing Production Systems for Southern Highbush Blueberries Strand 12A HSMP 2 - Increasing Micronutrient Concentrations Does Not Mitigate High pH-Nutrient Solution-induced Growth Suppression Strand 11B LOCSY 2 - Results of an Employer-funded Cost-offset Community Supported Agriculture Program Strand 11A VCM 2 - Does Winter Chill Accumulation Affect Transplant Quality and Field Performance of Strawberry Bare-root Transplants? Foster 1 VGBR 1 - Towards Mechanical Harvest: Leveraging Genomic Selection to Increase Fruit Firmness in Fresh Market Tomato Foster 2 International Horticulture Collaboration Session Collaboration Center, Empire AB Endowment Fund Committee Members Meeting Strand 14 UG 1 - Effect of Temperature, Smoke, and Chemical Treatment on Germination of White Sage Empire AB UG 1 - Genome Size Estimation of Eight Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus) Populations Across the United States Empire AB UG 1 - Genomic exploration of WUS and BBM in challenging-to-culture blueberry varieties Empire AB UG 1 - Horticulture-Based Organic Agroforestry to Prevent Soil Erosion and Forest Fire, and to Keep the Humans and Mother Earth Healthy Empire AB UG 1 - Seed Propagation of Blue Elderberry (Sambucus cerulea) Empire AB UG 1 - Soil Composition Effects on Growth and Physiological Performance of Dragon Fruit (Selenicereus undatus) Under Greenhouse Conditions Empire AB

9:15am CDT

CE 3 - Evaluating Hydroponic Production Systems for Three Edible Flower Species Strand 12B CHEX 2 - Soilless substrate hydrology can improve plant morphological development and predict stomatal regulations under harsh growing conditions Strand 12A HSMP 2 - Ammonium to Nitrate and Nitrogen to Phosphorous Ratios of Commercial Fertilizers have Limited Impact on Containerized Herb Growth Strand 11B LOCSY 2- School Gardening Leadership Certificate Program – Training School Teachers Sustainable Horticulture Practices Strand 11A VCM 2- Investigating Heat Tolerance and Physiological Responses of Late-Planted Tomatoes in Oklahoma Foster 1 VGBR 1 - “Seed to Seed in 100 Days”: Development of a Low-Cost Speed Breeding Protocol for Chile Peppers (Capsicum annuum L.) Foster 2

9:30am CDT

CE 3 - Effect of Substrate and Nutrient Levels on Ginger Growth and Yield Under Controlled Environment Strand 12B HSMP 2 - Peak Separation by Derivative Spectroscopy Applied to FTIR Analysis for Detection and Quantification in lavender Essential Oils Strand 11B VGBR 1 - Watermelon Glycemic Index Footprint: Management through Production System, Breeding and Precision Dieting Foster 2

9:44am CDT

TECH - Oral Session Strand 11A VSF 1 - Oral Session Foster 1

9:45am CDT

CE 3 - Quantifying Effects of pH on the Growth of Fresh-cut Culinary Herbs in Recirculating Nutrient Solutions Strand 12B TECH - AI-Driven Yield Forecasting Using UAV-Based Imagery: Insights from a Pecan Orchard Strand 11A VSF 1 - Evaluating drought tolerance of southern highbush and rabbiteye blueberries Foster 1 Coffee Break Empire AB

9:59am CDT

ORGH 1 - Oral Session Foster 2

10:00am CDT

ORGH 1 - Effect of Microalgae Application on Yield and Nutrient Composition of Arugula Foster 2 TECH - Towards developing a unified model for non-destructive sugar content estimation in persimmon independent of genetic variability Strand 11A VSF 1 - Water Requirements for Establishing a New Planting of Northern Highbush Blueberry in Western Oregon Foster 1 Syngenta Recruiter Talk Hort Theater International Horticultural Issues & Networking (IHIN) Interest Group Meeting Strand 4 National Issues Committee Meeting Strand 14 Water Utilization and Management Interest Group Business Meeting Strand 3 Complimentary Seated Massage Empire AB

10:14am CDT

FRBR 1 - Oral Session Strand 12A PH 2 - Oral Session Strand 12B TCHG 1 - Oral Session Strand 11B

10:15am CDT

FRBR 1 - Breeding Medallion™ ‘FL 16.30-128’ Strawberry Strand 12A ORGH 1 - Effect of Organic Fertilizer on Broccoli Yield and Soil N Mineralization Foster 2 PH 2 - Exploring the Effect of Postharvest Storage on Composition Changes in Selected Muscadine Grape (Vitis Rotundifolia Michx.) Cultivars Strand 12B TCHG 1 - AI-Driven Learning in Horticulture: Insights from a Nursery Business Plan Project Strand 11B TECH - Evaluating Leafy Greens Under Opaque and Thin-Film Semi-Transparent Photovoltaic Arrays Strand 11A VSF 1 - Investigating Humic Acid for the Recovery of Blueberry Fields after Hurricane Helene Foster 1 Workshop: Best Practices for Program Impact Survey Research Strand 10

10:29am CDT

Undergraduate Student Poster Competition - Session 2 Empire AB

10:30am CDT

FRBR 1 - The Effects Of High Daily Light Integral LED Lighting On Strawberry Runner Production, And The Genotype-Specific Responses Strand 12A ORGH 1 - Leveraging Rendered Animal and Treated Manure Products For Nutrient Management and Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation in Organic Watermelon Production Foster 2 PH 2 - Insights into the Postharvest Quality of Brassica Leafy Greens Grown in the Southeastern United States Strand 12B TCHG 1 - Exploring Artificial Intelligence Literacy Among Two-Year Horticulture Students Strand 11B TECH - Sensing the Airborne Alerts of Arugula Grown Under Salt Stress Using Low-Cost MQ Gas Sensors Strand 11A VSF 1 - Drip Irrigation Strategies for Improved Blueberry Production in Substrate Foster 1 Driscoll’s Sweet Science: Hiring the Minds Behind the Berries Hort Theater UG 2 - Achieving Faster Pepper Hybridization Potential by Light Intensity and Duration Manipulation Empire AB UG 2 - Comparative Observation of Trichome Type and Density in Solanum spp. Using Scanning Electron Microscopy Empire AB UG 2 - Evaluating the Effect of Selenium Biofortification on Beta-Carotene Accumulation in Upland Cress Grown in a Greenhouse Empire AB UG 2 - Identifying Heat Tolerant Root Stocks Out of Eight Different Tomato Cultivars Grown at Elevated Temperatures Empire AB UG 2 - Reducing leaching during short-cycle, plant production reduces phosphorus losses Empire AB UG 2 - Solarization of substrate using a solar oven to reduce weed seed competition Empire AB UG 2 - Variety Trial of Hydroponic Brassica oleracea (kale) Across Different Systems and Natural Light Exposure Empire AB

10:45am CDT

FRBR 1 - AI-optimized Strawberry Breeding in Florida Strand 12A ORGH 1 - Short-Term Effects of Organic Cover Crops on Macronutrient Cycling and Soil Properties Foster 2 PH 2 - Lettuce Postharvest Quality in Response to The Increase of Phosphorus Fertilizer Strand 12B TCHG 1 - Integrating Virtual Reality Application in an Online Plant Propagation Course to Increase Comprehension Strand 11B TECH - Feasibility of Small- and Urban-Farm Agrivoltaics: Integrating Solar Energy Production with Specialty Crop Production Strand 11A VSF 1 - Dissecting the Flower Bud Initiation and Dormancy Responses of Everbearing Blueberry Genotypes Foster 1

11:00am CDT

FRBR 1 - Prevalence of powdery mildew in greenhouse production of strawberry Strand 12A ORGH 1 - Biostimulants to complement organic fertilizers in organic transplant production Foster 2 PH 2 - Fruit Maturity Highly Affects Controlling Necrotic Peel Disorders By Mediating Major Metabolisms in Cold-stored Hardy Kiwifruit (Actinidia arguta) Strand 12B TCHG 1 - Generative AI in the online classroom: lessons from a plant physiology course Strand 11B TECH - A Graph Convolutional Network Approach for Hyperspectral Image Analysis of Blueberries Physiological Parameters Under Drought Stress Strand 11A Ornamentals Collaboration Session Collaboration Center, Empire AB Hort Industry Interest Group Business Meeting Strand 3

11:14am CDT

CITR 2 - Oral Session Foster 1

11:15am CDT

2026 International Horticultural Congress in Kyoto Japan Hort Theater CITR 2 - Nutrient Management and Rootstock Performance Enhance Nutrient Uptake, Tree Growth and Development, and Fuit Yield and Postharvest Fruit Quality of Sweet Orange Foster 1 FRBR 1 - Machine Vision for Detecting and Quantifying Fruits and Flowers to Evaluate Concentrated Fruit Set in Tomato Strand 12A ORGH 1 - Long-term Application of Animal and Forest Waste on a Vineyard and its Effect on Yield and Soil Health Foster 2 PH 2- Investigate the Molecular Mechanisms of Postharvest Senescence in Vegetables Strand 12B TCHG 1 - Beyond Plant Knowledge: Cultivating Soft Skills through International Horticulture Experiences Strand 11B TECH - Advanced Spatio-Temporal Modeling for Bacterial Leaf Scorch Disease Scouting in Pecan Orchards Strand 11A

11:30am CDT

Exhibitor Talk - Bridging Metabolomics and Proteomics for Plant Research Hort Theater CITR 2 - Boosting Canopy Health: Micronutrient and Antioxidant Strategies for HLB-Affected Citrus Foster 1 FRBR 1 - Evaluation of diverse papaya germplasm for resistance to papaya ringspot virus under controlled conditions Strand 12A PH 2 - “Correlation Between Boron Leaf Damage and Fresh Yield in Saline-Sodic Soils” Strand 12B TCHG 1 - The Impact of Indoor Plants on Student Well-being and Academic Performance in University Classrooms Strand 11B TECH - Preliminary Analysis of Computer Vision for Blackberry Flower Quantification Strand 11A

11:44am CDT

Undergraduate Student Oral Competition - 1 Foster 2

11:45am CDT

Exhibitor Talk - ARM Software: Data Collection and How to Get a Free ARM Student License Hort Theater CITR 2 - Fruit growth responses of Rio Red grapefruit to annual N granular fertilization Foster 1 FRBR 1 - Verifying Parentage of Offspring from Crosses of the Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) Cultivar ‘Sunflower’ and the Cultivars ‘Susquehanna’ and ‘KSU-Chappell’ using Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) Mark... Strand 12A PH 2 - Optimizing Mechanical Harvesting of Vidalia Onions Using Impact Sensing Technology to Minimize Bruise Damage Strand 12B TCHG 1 - Making Learning Matter in Greenhouse Management: Assessment of a Design Project to Improve Student Learning and Engagement Strand 11B UG 1 - Is ‘Arbequina’ Still the Best Option for California? An Evaluation of Established and Novel Varietals in a Super High Density Hedgerow System in the Sacramento Valley Foster 2

12:00pm CDT

Exhibitor Talk - East 30 Sensors Hort Theater CITR 2 - Impacts of Biochar on Citrus Root System Architecture, Soil Moisture, and Nutrient Contents Under Greenhouse Conditions Foster 1 TCHG 1 - Student Perceptions of Learning – Use of Quizzes or Authentic Assessment Strand 11B UG 1 - No Evidence for Polystyrene Nanoplastic Uptake by Lettuce Grown in Nutrient Film Technique Hydroponics Systems Foster 2 Floral Design Research Interest Meeting Strand 14 Administrators Luncheon Bolden 6

12:14pm CDT

Wednesday Poster Session - 3 Empire AB

12:15pm CDT

Exhibitor Talk - New heat clean option to reduce pest and pathogen pressure Hort Theater UG 1 - Growth and Physiological Responses of ‘Little Gem’ and ‘Salad Bowl’ (Lactuca sativa) Lettuce Varieties to Cut-and-Come-Again and Cut-and-Sow Harvest Techniques Foster 2 CE 2 - Active Aeration Increases Biomass by Enhancing Water Uptake in Greenhouse Hydroponic Lettuce and Influences Efficacy of a Calcium-Mobilizing Biostimulant Empire AB CE 2 - Effect of Constant Air Flow on Lettuce Morphology and Yield in Vertical Farming Systems Empire AB CE 2 - Exploring Hydroponic Head Lettuce Performance: Deep Water Culture vs. Vertical Production Systems Empire AB CE 2 - Growth and Nutrient Dynamics in Salanova Lettuce: Evaluating Biofortification Potential in Field and Deep-Water Systems Empire AB CE 2 - The Water Vapor-pressure Deficit Regulates Growth of Culinary Herbs and Lettuce in Controlled Environments Empire AB MKEC - Beyond Plastic: Consumer Awareness as a Catalyst for Biodegradable Plastic Acceptance in Agriculture Empire AB MKEC - Comparing Conventional In-ground Tomato Production to Hydroponic Tomato Systems. Empire AB MKEC - Comparing Production And Market Acceptance Of Salad Greens And Cruciferous Vegetables Grown In Hydroponics Versus Tradit Empire AB MKEC - Consumer Willingness to Pay and Sensory Evaluation of Organic and Conventional Strawberries Grown in a Substrate-Based Tabletop Hydroponic System Empire AB MKEC - Decoding Consumer Preferences: The Impact of Wine Label Design and Packaging Empire AB O/LT - Characterizing Phenotypic Variation in Ratibida columnifera Through Field and Greenhouse Studies Empire AB O/LT - Evaluating Drought Responses in Four Native Ornamental Species from High-Elevation Desert Regions Empire AB O/LT - Evaluating the Suitability of Bermudagrass and Zoysiagrass for Golf Tee Use in the Chicago Area Empire AB O/LT - Influence of mulch application and planting depth on growth of Magnolia grandiflora 'Kay Parris'. Empire AB O/LT - Public Perception of Diverse Seed Mixes for Urban Landscape Use Empire AB O/LT - Responses of Ornamental Groundcovers and Turfgrass Species to Drought Stress Empire AB O/LT - The American Rose Trials for Sustainability® (A.R.T.S.®) Program Announces Fourteen Winning Roses for 2026 Empire AB O/LT - Transitioning bentgrass to subsurface drip irrigation during establishment in sand-based systems Empire AB O/LT - Updating Fertilizer Best Management Practices for Sod Producers in Florida Empire AB PGR - Asynchrony in blueberries: use of ABA and MeJas to promote earlier coloration under in-vitro conditions Empire AB PGR - Managing Cider Apple Yield and Quality through Crop Load Management Empire AB PGR - Modification of core phosphorylation in photosystem II assembly using chloroplast transformation. Empire AB PGR - Response of Gillenia stipulata to Ethephon and Far-red Light Empire AB POM 1 - Effect of Cellulose Nanofiber (CNF) as a Potential Cryoprotectant to Reduce Spring Frost Damage in Pear and Apple Cultiv Empire AB POM 1 - Evaluation of Select Plant Growth Regulators on Improving Fruit Set in Apricot (Prunus armeniaca) Empire AB POM 1 - Fruit Weights, Percent Seed, and Soluble Solids Content of Six Advanced Selections from Kentucky State University’s Pawp Empire AB POM 1 - Hawk238: A Unique Pawpaw Selection for Kentucky Production? Empire AB POM 1 - Hi1-4 and Hi7-1: Yield Data on Two Promising New Selections from Kentucky State University’s Pawpaw Breeding Program Empire AB POM 1 - Influence of propagation method and irrigation level on coarse root system architecture of Prunus rootstocks Empire AB POM 1 - Phenological Modeling of Pollinizing Crabapple Cultivars (Malus spp.) and Commercial Apple Cultivars (Malus X domestica Borkh.) in Kentucky Empire AB

12:30pm CDT

Exhibitor Talk - Spectrum Technologies, Inc Hort Theater UG 1 - Investigating Silicon Supplementation for Lettuce Grown with Food Waste-Based Anaerobic Digestate Foster 2

12:45pm CDT

Exhibitor Talk - LI-COR Hort Theater UG 1 - Carbon Dioxide Enrichment Increases Yield Without Negatively Affecting Fruit Quality of Everbearing Strawberries Produce Foster 2

12:59pm CDT

Wednesday Poster Session - 4 Empire AB

1:00pm CDT

UG 1 - Unravelling the rootstock-scion interaction in grafted watermelon plants Foster 2 OPB - Visual color of redbud flowers depends on key anthocyanins Empire AB OPB - ‘Sunshine’, ‘Lemondrop’, ‘Chico’, and ‘Sundrop’, Four New Ornamental Rhizoma Perennial Peanut Cultivars (Arachis glabrat Empire AB ORGH 2 - Biofumigation Blast: Battling Soil-Borne Bacteria Organically Empire AB ORGH 2 - Effect of water-soluble organic fertilizer on the growth and development of highwire cucumbers grown in controlled envir Empire AB ORGH 2 - Enhancing Mineralization Pattern of Organic Nutrient Sources Through Natural Amendments Empire AB ORGH 2 - Role of Chlorella Application on Yield and Phytochemical Composition of Mustard Greens Empire AB ORGH 2 - Root to Shoot: Strawberry Cultivar Growth Responses to Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation Empire AB ORGH 2 - The Performance of Three Cabbage Varieties Grown Organically with Clover Living Mulches and Reduced Tillage Methods Empire AB ORGH 2 - Using No-till Summer Cover Crops for Transitioning Organic Broccoli Production. Empire AB PBIG - Developing Efficient Biotechnological Approaches for Sweetpotato Virus Detection and Removal. Empire AB PBIG - Development of an inoculation system for powdery mildew of Hydrangea macrophylla Empire AB PBIG - Genome editing for enhancing blueberry fruit quality Empire AB PBIG - Genome-wide Mining and Characterization of the SULTR Gene Family in Tomato (S. lycopersicum) Empire AB PBIG - Investigation of genotype-dependent in vitro shoot regeneration in highbush blueberry Empire AB PBIG - The genome-wide identification and expression analysis of protein phosphatase 2C (PP2C) genes in sweet potato (Ipomoea b Empire AB PH 1 - Alternative Oxidase Interacts with SNF1 Kinase to Modulate Energy Metabolism During Pear Fruit Ripening Empire AB PH 1 - Effect of Atmospheric Modification on the Postharvest Shelf-Life of Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) Empire AB PH 1 - Investigations of apple lenticel breakdown and other superficial disorders Empire AB PH 1 - Physiological And Metabolic Responses Of Maturity Levels And Postharvest Treatments In Cold-stored Interspecific ‘Greens Empire AB PH 1 - Postharvest Handling and Shelf-Life Evaluation of Three Blackberry Cultivars Under Controlled Storage Conditions Empire AB PH 1 - Preharvest Ethylene Regulators and their Impact on Postharvest Fruit Quality of ‘Honeycrisp’ Apples Grown in the Mid-Atl Empire AB PH 1 - Red Drupelet Reversion and Consumer Preference of Four Blackberry Cultivars Grown in Georgia Empire AB PH 1 - Sweetpotato Peel Nanoparticle Coatings Reduce Postharvest Deterioration Empire AB PH 1 - The Difficulty of Degreening Florida Grapefruit with the “Greasy Green” Disorder Empire AB PLAST - Evaluation of Mulch Types on Soil Microclimate and Health for Tomato and Lettuce Production in the Central United States Empire AB PLAST - Evaluation of Soil Biodegradable Mulches used in Plasticulture System Under Different Climatic Regions of North Carolina Empire AB PLAST - Microplastics In Agriculture, A Silent Threat To Ecosystem: Why Biodegradable Pots Are The Future Of Agriculture? Empire AB Insider Tips to Get a Faculty Position in Academia Hort Theater Technology in Horticulture Collaboration Session Collaboration Center, Empire AB Invasive Plants Research Interest Group Meeting Strand 3 Public Horticulture Interest Group Meeting Strand 14 USDA-SCRI-CAPS Tomato Project Meeting Strand 4

1:15pm CDT

UG 1 - Accelerated Composting Of Spent Coffee Grounds For Horticultural Soil Amendments Foster 2

1:30pm CDT

UG 1 - Limonoid glucoside and dietary fiber co-treatment enhances salt tolerance, growth kinetics, antioxidant potential, and amino acid metabolism of Lactobacillus plantarum Foster 2 Coffee Break Empire AB

1:44pm CDT

EcoPhys 1 - Oral Session Strand 11A FLOR 1 - Oral Session Strand 12B MKEC - Oral Session Strand 12A VCM 3 - Oral Session Strand 11B

1:45pm CDT

EcoPhys 1 - Hydrogen cyanamide advances budbreak in grapevine by increasing rate of cold hardiness loss Strand 11A FLOR 1 - Chitosan Effect on Petunia Plants Growing Under Different Deficit Irrigation Regimes. Strand 12B MKEC - Optimizing Asparagus Marketability: The Economic Impact of Controlled-Atmosphere Storage for Michigan Growers Strand 12A VCM 3 - Role of On-station and On-farm Trials to Test and Introduce New Crops Strand 11B Early Career Competition Foster 1 Workshop: Usage of Ethylene Related Materials in Horticultural Plants Strand 10

1:59pm CDT

WUM 2 - Oral Session Foster 2

2:00pm CDT

EcoPhys 1 - Evaluating Cold Hardiness Dynamics and Time to Budbreak of Dormant Grapevines Across the Continental US Strand 11A FLOR 1 - Substrate Water Status and Fertilizer Formulation Affect Growth and Tissue Nutrient Content of Petunia and Calibrachoa Strand 12B MKEC - The Impact of Consumer Awareness and Treatment Information on Purchasing Decisions for Container-Grown Plants Amid the Jumping Worm Infestation Strand 12A VCM 3 - Impact of Native Wildflowers on the Yield of Three Sisters Crops On Green Roofs Strand 11B WUM 2 - Assessing Drip Irrigation as an Alternative to Micro-sprinklers During Strawberry Establishment in Southern California – 2nd Season Foster 2 Sip & Savor: A Taste of U.S.-Grown Specialty Teas and Everything You Want to Know About Tea Hort Theater Pomology Interest Group Meeting Strand 3

2:15pm CDT

EcoPhys 1 - Cellular Mechanism of Freeze-Injury Viewed Through Ionic Analysis of the Leachate from Spinach Leaves Injured at Varying Durations of Freezing Strand 11A FLOR 1 - Evaluating Sugarcane Bagasse Amended Substrates to Reduce Phosphorus Fertilizer Use in Petunia Strand 12B MKEC - Willingness to Pay for Wildlife-Friendly Plants: Insights from Discrete Choice Experiment Strand 12A VCM 3 - Evaluating Impact of Rooftop Agrivoltaics (RAV) on Chile Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) Production and Growth Strand 11B WUM 2 - Evaluating OpenET against field scale surface renewal ET in walnuts Foster 2

2:30pm CDT

EcoPhys 1 - Characterization of Fulvic acids-mediated Drought Tolerances in Tomatoes using Untargeted Hormonomics and Metabolomics Approaches Strand 11A FLOR 1 - Temperature Management and Supplemental Lighting Strategy Effects on the Coloration and Morphology of Petunia ×hybrida Strand 12B MKEC - Consumer preferences and willingness to pay for Lettuce and bell peppers grown under different supplemental lighting sources Strand 12A VCM 3 - Effect of intercropping asparagus with King Stropharia mushroom in woodchip mulch at three depths Strand 11B WUM 2 - Evaluation of the Effects of Treated Wastewater on the Growth of Rose-Scented Geranium and English Lavender Foster 2

2:45pm CDT

EcoPhys 1 - New Methods to Assess Drought Resistance in Turfgrass Strand 11A FLOR 1 - Evaluate the effects of photoselective shade nets on physiology and morphology of Zinnia (Zinnia elegans ‘Cherry Queen’) Strand 12B MKEC - Living Near A Greenhouse: Proximity and Perception Strand 12A VCM 3 - Evaluating New Broccoli Cultivars: Effect of Planting Time on Growth and Yield in North Dakota Strand 11B WUM 2 - Evaluating Nutrient Remediation and Growth of Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Luna Pink Swirl’ in Modified Raingarden Medias Foster 2

3:00pm CDT

EcoPhys 1 - From Classic to Cutting-Edge: Optimizing Salinity Tolerance Detection in Brassica juncea Strand 11A FLOR 1 - Growing Opportunity: Enhancing Dahlia Production for Maryland's Small-Scale Farmers Strand 12B MKEC - Identifying Boundaries of Profitability in Horticultural Production: Economic Strand 12A VCM 3 - Rhizome Growth Dynamics of High Tunnel Ginger in Virginia Strand 11B WUM 2 - Evaluating Colorado Native Plants for Green Infrastructure: Survivability and Performance in Semi-Arid Bioretention and Green Roof Systems Foster 2 Human Issues in Horticulture Open House Collaboration Center, Empire AB Leadership Fellows Meeting - All Classes Hort Theater

3:15pm CDT

VCM 3 - The nitrogen requirement for Sweet Corn in the Columbia Basin Strand 11B WUM 2 - Partitioning Evapotranspiration in a Young Pistachio Orchard Using the Conditional Eddy Covariance (CEC) Method in the Mesilla Valley, NM Foster 2

3:30pm CDT

WUM 2 - Seasonal Water Use and Yield Productivity: Comparing Organic vs. Conventional Iceberg Lettuce with Different Irrigation Scheduling Strategies under Surface Drip Irrigation in Yuma, Arizona Foster 2

3:59pm CDT

CE 4 - Oral Session Strand 12B HIH - Oral Session Strand 11A OPB - Oral Session Strand 12A PBIG 2 - Oral Session Foster 1 WCPM 2 - Oral Session Foster 2

4:00pm CDT

CE 4 - Multimodal Deep Learning for Lettuce Growth Forecasting to Enhance Resource Use Efficiency in CEA Strand 12B HIH - Using Nearby Nature to Increase Health Strand 11A OPB - Loropetalum Genome Size Survey Strand 12A PBIG 2 - Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of the cultivated strawberry (Fragaria × anannassa duch.) with GFP visual selection Foster 1 WCPM 2 - Effect of seed placement on the efficacy of rice hulls for control of 5 common nursery weed species Foster 2 Artificial Intelligence in Horticultural Crop Breeding (Interest Group Session) Strand 11B Workshop: Horticultural Perspectives on Huanglongbing (HLB) Disease in Citrus: Strategies for Sustaining Orchard Health and Productivity Strand 10

4:15pm CDT

CE 4 - Comparison of AI-driven and conventional climate control strategies for greenhouse tomato production Strand 12B HIH - Indigenous Perceptions Of Agrivoltaics In The Navajo Nation: Insights From A Community-Based Assessment Strand 11A OPB - Bridging Breeding and Design: An Innovative Model for Anthurium Cut Flower Varietal Development Strand 12A PBIG 2 - Functional analysis of blueberry TFL1 and FD using RNAi Foster 1 WCPM 2 - Comparison of Postemergence Herbicide Efficacies Under Elevated and Normal Temperature for Controlling Large Crabgrass in Ornamental Production Foster 2

4:30pm CDT

CE 4 - Forecasting Plant Growth Patterns Dynamics in Controlled Environment Agriculture through Vision-Based Phenotyping and Time-Series Modeling Strand 12B HIH - The effect of a school gardening program on horticultural career interest, environmental locus of control, and climate anxiety among elementary-aged students Strand 11A OPB - Genomics and phenomics variation of dwarf gladiolus for the potted plant market Strand 12A PBIG 2 - Chitosan-dsRNA Nanocomplex: A Stable and Effective sprayable RNAi-based Solution for Fungicides Resistant B. cinerea Management Foster 1 WCPM 2 - Implementing Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation On-farm for the Management of Soilborne Pests and Pathogens in High Tunnel Production Systems Foster 2

4:45pm CDT

CE 4 - Chlorophyll Fluorescence Estimation Using Machine Learning for Dynamic Supplemental LED Control Strand 12B HIH - Enhancing Foot Health and Safety in Farmers and Horticultural Professionals through Extension Education Strand 11A OPB - Genetic Mapping of Black Spot and Cercospora Leaf Spot Resistance in Autotetraploid Roses Using Three Biparental Populations Strand 12A PBIG 2 - Identification of the interacting protein of a tomato bacterial wilt resistance gene Foster 1 WCPM 2 - Pest Management Using Insect Netting in Organic Chinese Cabbage Production Foster 2

5:00pm CDT

CE 4 - Quantum Dot Greenhouse Glass as a Light-Management Strategy for Improved Lettuce Growth Strand 12B HIH - Comparison of United States Professional Florists’ Perceptions of Environmentalism and their Use of Sustainable Floral Design Practices Based on Geographical Regions Strand 11A OPB - Flowering and vegetative phenology was consistent across a ploidy series in Acer ginnala Strand 12A PBIG 2 - Constitutive Expression of Full-length or Partial of SOC1 genes for Yield Enhancement in Tomato Foster 1 WCPM 2 - Do Bicultures of Sunn Hemp with Sorghum Sudangrass Decrease Its Weed and Plant-Parasitic Nematode Suppression Efficacy? Foster 2

5:15pm CDT

CE 4 - Right on the Dot? Validation of a Lettuce Growth Model Under a Mock Silicon Quantum Dot Spectrum Strand 12B HIST - Evolution of ASHS Conferences: 60 Consecutive Years' Attendance Strand 11A PBIG 2 - Testing Different Plant Growth Regulators for Germination and Conversion of Cornus florida Somatic Embryos Foster 1 WCPM 2 - Bed Architecture and Fumigation Strategies for Strawberries in Eastern NC Foster 2

5:30pm CDT

CE 4 - Advancing Energy Efficiency: Insights from the New York State Greenhouse Energy Benchmark Project Strand 12B HIST - Gardening During the World Wars – Horticulture Efforts to Feed the US and the War Effort Strand 11A PBIG 2 - Hormonomics-Guided Bloom Regulation: Enhancing Climate Resilience in Peach Foster 1 WCPM 2 - Residual herbicide degradation on nursery trees following drift events Foster 2

5:45pm CDT

CE 4 - An Argument in Favor of Creating a United American Society for Greenhouse and Controlled Environment Growers to Build a Connected, Collaborative Grower Network for More Efficient Technology Transfer and... Strand 12B

6:00pm CDT

Graduate Student Poster Competition Empire AB Northern Region Social Gathering Bolden 5