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Tuesday, July 29
 

12:00pm CDT

Meet the 2025 Award Recipients
Tuesday July 29, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CDT
Hort Theater
2025 ASHS Award recipients will share a few words about what the award means to them.

The Fruit Breeding Professional Interest Group will present the Outstanding Fruit Cultivar Award.
Speakers
JC

John Chater

University of Florida
Tuesday July 29, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CDT
Hort Theater
  Hort Theater & Collaboration Center, Hort Theater

1:00pm CDT

Leadership Class IV Group Project
Tuesday July 29, 2025 1:00pm - 1:15pm CDT
Hort Theater
ASHS’s Leadership Class IV is thrilled to invite you to a special presentation showcasing the significant impact of the 125 for 125 Club on ASHS members. This montage will highlight the transformative benefits these contributions have brought to our organization. Discover stories of those who have been positively affected and learn how you can become a giving member.
Don't miss this opportunity to see firsthand the difference your support can make. Together, we can continue to empower and uplift our Horticulture community.
Tuesday July 29, 2025 1:00pm - 1:15pm CDT
Hort Theater
  Hort Theater & Collaboration Center, Hort Theater

1:15pm CDT

Publish What You Present at the Annual Meeting
Tuesday July 29, 2025 1:15pm - 1:45pm CDT
Hort Theater
You have presented your results, now take the next step and publish!

2025 Conference Presenter Publishing Discount
Submit your conference-related manuscripts before August 1, 2026 and enjoy a 10% savings on publication fees. Discounts must be requested at the time your article is submitted for publication. In order to request the 10% discount, please submit your request by using this form – Discount Submission Form.

Presiding/Moderator
KM

Kimberly Moore

University of Florida
Tuesday July 29, 2025 1:15pm - 1:45pm CDT
Hort Theater
  Hort Theater & Collaboration Center, Hort Theater

1:45pm CDT

Overview of ASHS Journals
Tuesday July 29, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm CDT
Hort Theater
Editor in Chief Paul Bosland will give an overview of JASHS, HortScience, and HortTechnology. Find out which ASHS journal would suit your manuscript submission best and get all of your publishing questions answered.
Speakers
PB
Tuesday July 29, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm CDT
Hort Theater
  Hort Theater & Collaboration Center, Hort Theater

2:45pm CDT

Introduction to Graphical Abstracts
Tuesday July 29, 2025 2:45pm - 3:15pm CDT
Hort Theater
All ASHS journals now accept Graphical Abstracts, alongside a textual abstract, as part of the submission process.
Graphical Abstracts, also known as Visual Abstracts, provide a visual summary designed to help readers understand the purpose and results of your key findings.

Learn more about what is required and get your questions answered.
Speakers
avatar for German Sandoya Miranda

German Sandoya Miranda

Associate Professor, University of Florida EREC
Tuesday July 29, 2025 2:45pm - 3:15pm CDT
Hort Theater
  Hort Theater & Collaboration Center, Hort Theater

3:15pm CDT

Leadership Class IV Group Project
Tuesday July 29, 2025 3:15pm - 3:30pm CDT
Hort Theater
ASHS’s Leadership Class IV is thrilled to invite you to a special presentation showcasing the significant impact of the 125 for 125 Club on ASHS members. This montage will highlight the transformative benefits these contributions have brought to our organization. Discover stories of those who have been positively affected and learn how you can become a giving member.
Don't miss this opportunity to see firsthand the difference your support can make. Together, we can continue to empower and uplift our Horticulture community.
Tuesday July 29, 2025 3:15pm - 3:30pm CDT
Hort Theater
  Hort Theater & Collaboration Center, Hort Theater

3:30pm CDT

Advocating for Horticulture
Tuesday July 29, 2025 3:30pm - 4:00pm CDT
Hort Theater
Presiding/Moderator
avatar for Thomas Bjorkman

Thomas Bjorkman

Professor Emeritus, Cornell Horticulture
How do you move from adequate cover cropping to excellent cover cropping? What fine tuning improves carbon, nitrogen, weeds, percolation, tillage goals?We all need to advocate for horticultural research and education with those who decide to spend money on our work. It is not difficult... Read More →
Tuesday July 29, 2025 3:30pm - 4:00pm CDT
Hort Theater
  Hort Theater & Collaboration Center, Hort Theater
 
Wednesday, July 30
 

10:00am CDT

Syngenta Recruiter Talk
Wednesday July 30, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am CDT
Hort Theater
Learn about careers at Syngenta Flowers.
Speakers
AC

Alicain Carlson

Syngenta Flowers
Wednesday July 30, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am CDT
Hort Theater
  Hort Theater & Collaboration Center, Hort Theater

10:30am CDT

Driscoll’s Sweet Science: Hiring the Minds Behind the Berries
Wednesday July 30, 2025 10:30am - 11:15am CDT
Hort Theater
Discover how Driscoll’s, the global leader in fresh berries, attracts and hires top scientific talent to drive innovation in flavor, plant health, and sustainability. With R&D teams located across the U.S., Mexico, Europe, North Africa, and beyond, we employ a diverse range of scientists—from plant breeders and entomologists to molecular biologists and data scientists—who work collaboratively to deliver Only the Finest Berries™. This session offers an inside look at our hiring process, including what we look for in candidates, how to navigate our application and interview experience, and tips for standing out in a competitive field. Whether you're early in your career or a seasoned researcher, join us to learn how you can grow with Driscoll’s and be part of the science behind every berry.
Speakers
avatar for Logan McCollum

Logan McCollum

Driscoll's
Wednesday July 30, 2025 10:30am - 11:15am CDT
Hort Theater
  Hort Theater & Collaboration Center, Hort Theater

11:15am CDT

2026 International Horticultural Congress in Kyoto Japan
Wednesday July 30, 2025 11:15am - 11:30am CDT
Hort Theater
Overview of the upcoming 2026 International Horticultural Congress in Kyoto Japan.
Speakers
MO

Masafumi Omori

Kyoto University
Wednesday July 30, 2025 11:15am - 11:30am CDT
Hort Theater
  Hort Theater & Collaboration Center, Hort Theater

11:30am CDT

Exhibitor Talk - Bridging Metabolomics and Proteomics for Plant Research
Wednesday July 30, 2025 11:30am - 11:45am CDT
Hort Theater
This talk presents an integrated approach combining metabolomics and proteomics to advance plant research. By connecting metabolic profiles with protein expression and function, we can gain deeper insights into plant function, stress responses, and development, with implications for crop improvement and sustainability. The presentation will highlight recent methodological advances, case studies, and the potential of multi-omics approaches to drive innovation in plant science research.
Presiding/Moderator
BW

Bobby Wei

MetwareBio
Wednesday July 30, 2025 11:30am - 11:45am CDT
Hort Theater
  Hort Theater & Collaboration Center, Hort Theater

11:45am CDT

Exhibitor Talk - ARM Software: Data Collection and How to Get a Free ARM Student License
Wednesday July 30, 2025 11:45am - 12:00pm CDT
Hort Theater
See ARM Mobile, the latest data collection option for ARM and learn how to get a FREE ARM Student License.
Presiding/Moderator
DF

Dan Fitzpatrick

GDM Data Solutions
Wednesday July 30, 2025 11:45am - 12:00pm CDT
Hort Theater
  Hort Theater & Collaboration Center, Hort Theater

12:00pm CDT

Exhibitor Talk - East 30 Sensors
Wednesday July 30, 2025 12:00pm - 12:15pm CDT
Hort Theater
From anemometry, to precision soil moisture measurements or sap flux, learn about novel techniques to make plant and environmental measurements.
Speakers
KW

Kahlin Wacker

East 30 Sensors
Wednesday July 30, 2025 12:00pm - 12:15pm CDT
Hort Theater
  Hort Theater & Collaboration Center, Hort Theater

12:15pm CDT

Exhibitor Talk - New heat clean option to reduce pest and pathogen pressure
Wednesday July 30, 2025 12:15pm - 12:30pm CDT
Hort Theater
Are you tired of fungal pathogens and pests ruining your experiments? If the answer to this question is yes, we are pleased to announce our new heat clean option, which is available on most equipment. This presentation will summarize the heat clean option and review the literature around the lethal temperatures required to kill common pests and pathogens of plant growth facilities.
Presiding/Moderator
avatar for Patrick Friesen

Patrick Friesen

Plant Scientist - Sales and Application Support, BioChambers Incorporated
I am the plant scientist here at BioChambers. Please talk to me about your plant growth goals. I have experience and resources to share about how to adjust environmental conditions (light, temperature, humidity, CO2 concentration, air movement, and pot size) to achieve your plant... Read More →
Wednesday July 30, 2025 12:15pm - 12:30pm CDT
Hort Theater
  Hort Theater & Collaboration Center, Hort Theater

12:30pm CDT

Exhibitor Talk - Spectrum Technologies, Inc
Wednesday July 30, 2025 12:30pm - 12:45pm CDT
Hort Theater
Presiding/Moderator
MT

Mike Thurow

President & CEO, Spectrum Technologies, Inc
Wednesday July 30, 2025 12:30pm - 12:45pm CDT
Hort Theater
  Hort Theater & Collaboration Center, Hort Theater

12:45pm CDT

Exhibitor Talk - LI-COR
Wednesday July 30, 2025 12:45pm - 1:00pm CDT
Hort Theater
Presiding/Moderator
SK
Wednesday July 30, 2025 12:45pm - 1:00pm CDT
Hort Theater
  Hort Theater & Collaboration Center, Hort Theater

1:00pm CDT

Insider Tips to Get a Faculty Position in Academia
Wednesday July 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Hort Theater
This session and panel discussion will help you to ace your academic interview, covering the application process, preparation tips, and online and face-to-face interviews.  
Presiding/Moderator
RS

Rhuanito S. Ferrarezi

University of Georgia
NA
Wednesday July 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Hort Theater
  Hort Theater & Collaboration Center, Hort Theater

2:00pm CDT

Sip & Savor: A Taste of U.S.-Grown Specialty Teas and Everything You Want to Know About Tea
Wednesday July 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Hort Theater
This presentation is hosted by the Collegiate Activities Committee and undergraduates are encouraged to attend!

Specialty teas made from the tender tips of Camellia sinensis have been enjoyed for centuries, and their cultivation in the U.S. is gaining growing interest. Join us at this Hort Theater presentation to discover the exciting world of U.S.-grown specialty tea. Experience a tasting of select green and black teas from Hawaii, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Bring your curiosity and your questions about the health benefits, production, processing, and preparation of tea – we’ll entertain these topics with fun facts and our latest research insights.

Audience will take part in the discussion by doing a tea tasting of 4 or 5 different U.S.-grown teas. There will be new 2025 tea products from a local grower and growers from Mississippi, Oregon, and Hawaii. We will be offering these teas as cold-brew and hot-water brewed sample.

Speaker:
Dr. Tan Chen, Louisiana State University
Presiding/Moderator
KM

Kimberly Moore

University of Florida
Wednesday July 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Hort Theater
  Hort Theater & Collaboration Center, Hort Theater

3:00pm CDT

Leadership Fellows Meeting - All Classes
Wednesday July 30, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
Hort Theater
Wednesday July 30, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
Hort Theater
  Meetings Committee/Division/Interest Groups, Hort Theater
 
Thursday, July 31
 

10:00am CDT

An Introduction To Watney (Interest Group Session)
Thursday July 31, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Hort Theater
Luke Concollato will provide an introduction to new, intuitive platform for digital phenotyping and integration of environmental data. Luke Concollato will introduce the program and give instructions on how this platform can be used for specified organization of data and ultimately, breakthroughs in plant science.

This is a pre-recorded Zoom webinar that will be shown at the Hort Theater.
Thursday July 31, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Hort Theater
  Interest Group Session, Hort Theater

11:00am CDT

Paradigm Shift in Scholarly Publishing
Thursday July 31, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Hort Theater
Speakers
PB
Thursday July 31, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Hort Theater
  Hort Theater & Collaboration Center, Hort Theater

12:00pm CDT

Creating a Graphical Abstract
Thursday July 31, 2025 12:00pm - 12:30pm CDT
Hort Theater
All ASHS journals now accept Graphical Abstracts, alongside a textual abstract, as part of the submission process.
Graphical Abstracts, also known as Visual Abstracts, provide a visual summary designed to help readers understand the purpose and results of your key findings.

Learn more about what is required and get your questions answered.
Presiding/Moderator
avatar for Sarah White

Sarah White

Research Division VP
Sarah's research involves using plants to clean water. She is passionate about mentoring young faculty and graduate students to help them succeed in the future.
Thursday July 31, 2025 12:00pm - 12:30pm CDT
Hort Theater
  Hort Theater & Collaboration Center, Hort Theater

12:30pm CDT

Exhibitor Talk - Apogee Instruments
Thursday July 31, 2025 12:30pm - 12:45pm CDT
Hort Theater
Speakers
avatar for John Huber

John Huber

Apogee Instruments
At Apogee Instruments, our mission is to help you make better measurements. This means more than just creating and selling research-grade sensors at an excellent price, it involves understanding your needs, supplying solutions, and providing the world-class support you need to succeed... Read More →
Thursday July 31, 2025 12:30pm - 12:45pm CDT
Hort Theater
  Hort Theater & Collaboration Center, Hort Theater

12:45pm CDT

Exhibitor Talk - Extracting Phenotypic Data from Imaging Systems in Field and Greenhouse
Thursday July 31, 2025 12:45pm - 1:00pm CDT
Hort Theater
Image analysis is rapidly becoming a domain standard in the crop research and breeding community. In this presentation we will discuss image acquisition, trait extraction, image query, and data visualization. We will highlight some use cases to describe how imaging tools have impacted specific research programs.
Speakers
LW

Lee West

Business Development Director, Hiphen
Thursday July 31, 2025 12:45pm - 1:00pm CDT
Hort Theater
  Hort Theater & Collaboration Center, Hort Theater

1:15pm CDT

Building Your Personal Brand
Thursday July 31, 2025 1:15pm - 1:45pm CDT
Hort Theater
Learn essential strategies for students and early career professionals looking to establish their professional brand. Crafting a distinct identity is crucial in today's competitive job market. From honing your elevator pitch to leveraging your academic accomplishments, we'll cover the fundamental elements of personal branding. Additionally, we'll delve into the increasingly vital role of social media platforms in shaping professional reputations, offering insights on how to navigate and optimize these channels effectively. Whether you're aiming for a career in academia or industry, this session will equip you with practical tools to kickstart your journey toward building a compelling professional presence.
Speakers
avatar for Julie Campbell

Julie Campbell

University of Georgia
Thursday July 31, 2025 1:15pm - 1:45pm CDT
Hort Theater
  Hort Theater & Collaboration Center, Hort Theater

3:30pm CDT

Industry Showcase/Meet & Greet
Thursday July 31, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm CDT
Hort Theater
The Partnership Development Committee is hosting an Industry Showcase followed by an Industry Meet & Greet reception. The theme is “What’s New in Industry?” The event is a series of 3-minute talks that give organizations a chance to share their latest news and provide a glimpse of what it is like to work for the organization.

Sign up to reserve a time slot in the Showcase - https://ashs.org/page/industry_showcase

Showcase participants:
Alicain Carlson, Syngenta Flowers
Lee West, Hiphen
Bobby Wei, Metware Bio
John Huber, Apogee Instruments
Kahlin Wacker, East 30 Sensors
Mike Thurow, Spectrum Technologies
Myra Single, Conviron
David Flynn, AmplifiedAg
Speakers
avatar for John Huber

John Huber

Apogee Instruments
At Apogee Instruments, our mission is to help you make better measurements. This means more than just creating and selling research-grade sensors at an excellent price, it involves understanding your needs, supplying solutions, and providing the world-class support you need to succeed... Read More →
AC

Alicain Carlson

Syngenta Flowers
BW

Bobby Wei

MetwareBio
LW

Lee West

Business Development Director, Hiphen
KW

Kahlin Wacker

East 30 Sensors
MT

Mike Thurow

President & CEO, Spectrum Technologies, Inc
DF

David Flynn

AmplifiedAg, Inc.
MS

Myra Single

Conviron
Thursday July 31, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm CDT
Hort Theater
  Keynotes and Featured Sessions, Industry
 
Friday, August 1
 

10:00am CDT

2026 International Horticultural Congress in Kyoto Japan
Friday August 1, 2025 10:00am - 10:15am CDT
Hort Theater
Overview of 2026 International Horticultural Congress in Kyoto Japan
Speakers
MO

Masafumi Omori

Kyoto University
Friday August 1, 2025 10:00am - 10:15am CDT
Hort Theater
  Hort Theater & Collaboration Center, Hort Theater

10:15am CDT

Pi Alpha Xi Photo Contest Results
Friday August 1, 2025 10:15am - 10:45am CDT
Hort Theater
Pi Alpha Xi Photo Contest Results
Presiding/Moderator
SM

Sonja Maki

University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Friday August 1, 2025 10:15am - 10:45am CDT
Hort Theater
  Hort Theater & Collaboration Center, Hort Theater

10:45am CDT

How University Departments Are Being Impacted by the Changes at USDA
Friday August 1, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Hort Theater
Dr. Amit Dhingra, Head of the Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, will discuss the impact of recent changes at USDA on university departments, state agencies, and research and Extension.
Presiding/Moderator
avatar for Amit Dhingra

Amit Dhingra

Head of the Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University
Friday August 1, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Hort Theater
  Hort Theater & Collaboration Center, Hort Theater
 

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