ASHS 2025 Conference

ASHS 2025 Conference

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8:59am CDT

Undergraduate Student Poster Competition - Session 1

9:00am CDT

UG 1 - Effect of Temperature, Smoke, and Chemical Treatment on Germination of White Sage

9:00am CDT

UG 1 - Genome Size Estimation of Eight Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus) Populations Across the United States

9:00am CDT

UG 1 - Genomic exploration of WUS and BBM in challenging-to-culture blueberry varieties

9:00am CDT

UG 1 - Horticulture-Based Organic Agroforestry to Prevent Soil Erosion and Forest Fire, and to Keep the Humans and Mother Earth Healthy

9:00am CDT

UG 1 - Seed Propagation of Blue Elderberry (Sambucus cerulea)

9:00am CDT

UG 1 - Soil Composition Effects on Growth and Physiological Performance of Dragon Fruit (Selenicereus undatus) Under Greenhouse Conditions

9:45am CDT

Coffee Break

10:00am CDT

Complimentary Seated Massage

10:29am CDT

Undergraduate Student Poster Competition - Session 2

10:30am CDT

UG 2 - Achieving Faster Pepper Hybridization Potential by Light Intensity and Duration Manipulation

10:30am CDT

UG 2 - Comparative Observation of Trichome Type and Density in Solanum spp. Using Scanning Electron Microscopy

10:30am CDT

UG 2 - Evaluating the Effect of Selenium Biofortification on Beta-Carotene Accumulation in Upland Cress Grown in a Greenhouse

10:30am CDT

UG 2 - Identifying Heat Tolerant Root Stocks Out of Eight Different Tomato Cultivars Grown at Elevated Temperatures

10:30am CDT

UG 2 - Reducing leaching during short-cycle, plant production reduces phosphorus losses

10:30am CDT

UG 2 - Solarization of substrate using a solar oven to reduce weed seed competition

10:30am CDT

UG 2 - Variety Trial of Hydroponic Brassica oleracea (kale) Across Different Systems and Natural Light Exposure

12:14pm CDT

Wednesday Poster Session - 3

12:15pm CDT

CE 2 - Active Aeration Increases Biomass by Enhancing Water Uptake in Greenhouse Hydroponic Lettuce and Influences Efficacy of a Calcium-Mobilizing Biostimulant

12:15pm CDT

CE 2 - Effect of Constant Air Flow on Lettuce Morphology and Yield in Vertical Farming Systems

12:15pm CDT

CE 2 - Exploring Hydroponic Head Lettuce Performance: Deep Water Culture vs. Vertical Production Systems

12:15pm CDT

CE 2 - Growth and Nutrient Dynamics in Salanova Lettuce: Evaluating Biofortification Potential in Field and Deep-Water Systems

12:15pm CDT

CE 2 - The Water Vapor-pressure Deficit Regulates Growth of Culinary Herbs and Lettuce in Controlled Environments

12:15pm CDT

MKEC - Beyond Plastic: Consumer Awareness as a Catalyst for Biodegradable Plastic Acceptance in Agriculture

12:15pm CDT

MKEC - Comparing Conventional In-ground Tomato Production to Hydroponic Tomato Systems.

12:15pm CDT

MKEC - Comparing Production And Market Acceptance Of Salad Greens And Cruciferous Vegetables Grown In Hydroponics Versus Tradit

12:15pm CDT

MKEC - Consumer Willingness to Pay and Sensory Evaluation of Organic and Conventional Strawberries Grown in a Substrate-Based Tabletop Hydroponic System

12:15pm CDT

MKEC - Decoding Consumer Preferences: The Impact of Wine Label Design and Packaging

12:15pm CDT

O/LT - Characterizing Phenotypic Variation in Ratibida columnifera Through Field and Greenhouse Studies

12:15pm CDT

O/LT - Evaluating Drought Responses in Four Native Ornamental Species from High-Elevation Desert Regions

12:15pm CDT

O/LT - Evaluating the Suitability of Bermudagrass and Zoysiagrass for Golf Tee Use in the Chicago Area

12:15pm CDT

O/LT - Influence of mulch application and planting depth on growth of Magnolia grandiflora 'Kay Parris'.

12:15pm CDT

O/LT - Public Perception of Diverse Seed Mixes for Urban Landscape Use

12:15pm CDT

O/LT - Responses of Ornamental Groundcovers and Turfgrass Species to Drought Stress

12:15pm CDT

O/LT - The American Rose Trials for Sustainability® (A.R.T.S.®) Program Announces Fourteen Winning Roses for 2026

12:15pm CDT

O/LT - Transitioning bentgrass to subsurface drip irrigation during establishment in sand-based systems

12:15pm CDT

O/LT - Updating Fertilizer Best Management Practices for Sod Producers in Florida

12:15pm CDT

PGR - Asynchrony in blueberries: use of ABA and MeJas to promote earlier coloration under in-vitro conditions

12:15pm CDT

PGR - Managing Cider Apple Yield and Quality through Crop Load Management

12:15pm CDT

PGR - Modification of core phosphorylation in photosystem II assembly using chloroplast transformation.

12:15pm CDT

PGR - Response of Gillenia stipulata to Ethephon and Far-red Light

12:15pm CDT

POM 1 - Effect of Cellulose Nanofiber (CNF) as a Potential Cryoprotectant to Reduce Spring Frost Damage in Pear and Apple Cultiv

12:15pm CDT

POM 1 - Evaluation of Select Plant Growth Regulators on Improving Fruit Set in Apricot (Prunus armeniaca)

12:15pm CDT

POM 1 - Fruit Weights, Percent Seed, and Soluble Solids Content of Six Advanced Selections from Kentucky State University’s Pawp

12:15pm CDT

POM 1 - Hawk238: A Unique Pawpaw Selection for Kentucky Production?

12:15pm CDT

POM 1 - Hi1-4 and Hi7-1: Yield Data on Two Promising New Selections from Kentucky State University’s Pawpaw Breeding Program

12:15pm CDT

POM 1 - Influence of propagation method and irrigation level on coarse root system architecture of Prunus rootstocks

12:15pm CDT

POM 1 - Phenological Modeling of Pollinizing Crabapple Cultivars (Malus spp.) and Commercial Apple Cultivars (Malus X domestica Borkh.) in Kentucky

12:59pm CDT

Wednesday Poster Session - 4

1:00pm CDT

OPB - Visual color of redbud flowers depends on key anthocyanins

1:00pm CDT

OPB - ‘Sunshine’, ‘Lemondrop’, ‘Chico’, and ‘Sundrop’, Four New Ornamental Rhizoma Perennial Peanut Cultivars (Arachis glabrat

1:00pm CDT

ORGH 2 - Biofumigation Blast: Battling Soil-Borne Bacteria Organically

1:00pm CDT

ORGH 2 - Effect of water-soluble organic fertilizer on the growth and development of highwire cucumbers grown in controlled envir

1:00pm CDT

ORGH 2 - Enhancing Mineralization Pattern of Organic Nutrient Sources Through Natural Amendments

1:00pm CDT

ORGH 2 - Role of Chlorella Application on Yield and Phytochemical Composition of Mustard Greens

1:00pm CDT

ORGH 2 - Root to Shoot: Strawberry Cultivar Growth Responses to Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation

1:00pm CDT

ORGH 2 - The Performance of Three Cabbage Varieties Grown Organically with Clover Living Mulches and Reduced Tillage Methods

1:00pm CDT

ORGH 2 - Using No-till Summer Cover Crops for Transitioning Organic Broccoli Production.

1:00pm CDT

PBIG - Developing Efficient Biotechnological Approaches for Sweetpotato Virus Detection and Removal.

1:00pm CDT

PBIG - Development of an inoculation system for powdery mildew of Hydrangea macrophylla

1:00pm CDT

PBIG - Genome editing for enhancing blueberry fruit quality

1:00pm CDT

PBIG - Genome-wide Mining and Characterization of the SULTR Gene Family in Tomato (S. lycopersicum)

1:00pm CDT

PBIG - Investigation of genotype-dependent in vitro shoot regeneration in highbush blueberry

1:00pm CDT

PBIG - The genome-wide identification and expression analysis of protein phosphatase 2C (PP2C) genes in sweet potato (Ipomoea b

1:00pm CDT

PH 1 - Alternative Oxidase Interacts with SNF1 Kinase to Modulate Energy Metabolism During Pear Fruit Ripening

1:00pm CDT

PH 1 - Effect of Atmospheric Modification on the Postharvest Shelf-Life of Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)

1:00pm CDT

PH 1 - Investigations of apple lenticel breakdown and other superficial disorders

1:00pm CDT

PH 1 - Physiological And Metabolic Responses Of Maturity Levels And Postharvest Treatments In Cold-stored Interspecific ‘Greens

1:00pm CDT

PH 1 - Postharvest Handling and Shelf-Life Evaluation of Three Blackberry Cultivars Under Controlled Storage Conditions

1:00pm CDT

PH 1 - Preharvest Ethylene Regulators and their Impact on Postharvest Fruit Quality of ‘Honeycrisp’ Apples Grown in the Mid-Atl

1:00pm CDT

PH 1 - Red Drupelet Reversion and Consumer Preference of Four Blackberry Cultivars Grown in Georgia

1:00pm CDT

PH 1 - Sweetpotato Peel Nanoparticle Coatings Reduce Postharvest Deterioration

1:00pm CDT

PH 1 - The Difficulty of Degreening Florida Grapefruit with the “Greasy Green” Disorder

1:00pm CDT

PLAST - Evaluation of Mulch Types on Soil Microclimate and Health for Tomato and Lettuce Production in the Central United States

1:00pm CDT

PLAST - Evaluation of Soil Biodegradable Mulches used in Plasticulture System Under Different Climatic Regions of North Carolina

1:00pm CDT

PLAST - Microplastics In Agriculture, A Silent Threat To Ecosystem: Why Biodegradable Pots Are The Future Of Agriculture?

1:30pm CDT

Coffee Break

6:00pm CDT

Graduate Student Poster Competition