Presentations

Presentations and Interviews

*Indicates student authors. See appendix for title slides.

 

Early 2022 to early 2023 (15 presentations, 9 at meetings, 4 at Amaranth Institute, 2 at small crops)

 

A) Professional Society Meetings, or Fellowship and Private/Public Sector Presentations

1) PRESENTATIONS ON POTENTIAL OF GRAIN AMARANTH Blair MW, College of Agriculture Board outdoor visit Nashville AREC farm.  Tennessee State University, Sept. 30

2) PRESENTATION ON COWPEA TOLERANCE TO ALUMINUM TOXICITY. BOARD OF (2022) *Miller MCII, Blair MW for outdoor– Nashville AREC farm visit. 

3) PASSIFLORA BREDING SESSION (2022), Blair MW, *N. Rodriguez, L.M. Melgarejo. University of Florida – TREC station, Homestead. June Invited participant in CAPS project to investigate potential for researching passion fruits in the Southeast.  June 15, 2022.

4) ] TREE CLASSES, RESEARCH AND PLANTINGS with TREE TOUR - TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (2022) Blair MW, Morgan M, Young D. Earth Day , April 22,2022.

5) PLANT HARVEST COMPONENTS OF MUNG BEAN IN TENNESSEE. 32nd Meeting of the TENNESSEE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. (2022) *Relyea J, Li H, *Miller MCII, *Nekkalapudi L, *Randle C, Blair MW.. Nashville TN. November 18th, 2022.

6) MUNG BEAN VARIETY INTRODUCTIONS TO TENNESSEE. 45th ANNUAL TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY-WIDE RESEARCH SPONSORED PROGRAMS SYMPOSIUM (2023), *Relyea J, Li H, *Nekkalapudi L, *Miller M, Blair MW.  Graduate Agricultural Sciences III.  GO-AGNS-17.  March 27th – 30th, 2023.

7) YIELD CHARACTERIZATION AND GEOSMIN QUANTIFICATION OF GRAIN AMARANTH VARIETIES. 45th ANNUAL TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY-WIDE RESEARCH SPONSORED PROGRAMS SYMPOSIUM (2023),  *Nekkalapudi L, Li H, Blair MW. Graduate Agricultural Sciences III.  GO-AGNS-20. March 27th – 30th, 2023.

8) SCREENING AND GENE EXPRESSION ANALYSIS OF COWPEAS AND BLACK-EYED PEAS FOR ALUMINUM TOLERANCE. 45th ANNUAL TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY-WIDE RESEARCH SPONSORED PROGRAMS SYMPOSIUM (2023), *Miller MCII, Li H, Blair MW. Graduate Agricultural Sciences III. GO-AGNS-19. March 27th – 30th, 2023.

B) Small Farm Expo Presentation

1) NEW CROPS FOR SOUTHEAST AGRICUKTURE (2022) Blair MW, Li H, *Relyea J. September 8th, 2022. 18th ANNUAL SMALL FARM EXPO of Tennessee State University.  Organized by Dr. Latif Lighari, Dr. Solomon Haile and Dr. Jason deKoff

2) USE OF MUNG BEAN IN TENNESSEE FARMING (2022) *Relyea J, Blair MW. 18th ANNUAL SMALL FARM EXPO of Tennessee State University. September 8th, 2022. 

C) Posters at professional meetings

1) CONVENTIONAL MUNG BEAN PRODUCTION IN WEST TENNESSEE (SHELBY COUNTY). 45th ANNUAL TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY-WIDE RESEARCH SPONSORED PROGRAMS SYMPOSIUM (2023), *Relyea J, Li H, *Nekkalapudi L, Blair MW, Kirksey B.  GP-GSA-06.  March 30th, 2023

2) SCREENING AND RESPONSE OF COMMERCIAL COWPEA [VIGNA UNGUICULATA (L.) WALP.] CULTIVARS TO LOW PH AND ALUMINUM TOXIC CONDITIONS. 45th ANNUAL TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY-WIDE RESEARCH SPONSORED PROGRAMS SYMPOSIUM (2023), *Miller MCII, Li H, Blair MW. Graduate Poster. GP-GSA-05 Winner of 3rd prize for posters.

3) SCREENING AND RESPONSE OF FIVE COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE COWPEA VIGNA UNGUICULATA CULTIVARS TO LOW PH AND ALUMINUM TOXIC CONDITIONS. 32nd Meeting of the TENNESSEE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. (2022) *Miller MCII, Li H, Blair MW.. Nashville TN. November 18th, 2022. Winner of 2nd prize for posters.

 

D) Amaranth conference Meeting (April 11-12, 2022)

1) INTRODUCTION TO CONFERENCE – DAY ONE (2022). Blair MW.  Organized innovative Whova software.  Amaranth Institute, Location: Online and = Rm. 116.  April 11, 2022

2) NEW TESTING OF GRAIN AMARANTHS IN TENNESSEE. (2022). Blair MW.  Amaranth Institute Conference, Location: Online and in Rm. 116.  April 11, 2022

3) EFFECT OF VARIETIES AND FERTILIZER LEVELS ON MICRONUTRIENTS FROM GRAIN AMARANTHS (2022) *Jenkins M, *Hines A, Pachon H, Blair MW. Amaranth Institute Conference, Location: Online and in Rm. 116.  April 11, 2022

4) INTRODUCTION TO CONFERENCE – DAY TWO . International Events and Speakers.  Amaranth Institute Conference, Location: Online and in Rm. 116.  April 11, 2022

5) AMARANTH PRODUCTION IN NORTHERN CHINA (2022) Dr. Jinzhi Cheng, Dr. Matthew W. Blair. Amaranth Institute Conference, Location: Online and in Rm. 116.  April 12, 2022

6) PRE-VARIETAL TESTING OF GRAIN AMARANTHS IN TENNESSEE (2022). Speakers: Dr. Lucas Mackasmiel, Dr. Daniel Ambachew, *Mr. David Hickok, Matthew Blair. Amaranth Institute Conference, Location: Online and in Rm. 116.  April 12, 2022

7) WRAP UP TO CONFERENCE – DAY TWO Amaranth Institute Business Meeting. (2022) Blair MW.  Amaranth Institute Conference, Location: Online and in Rm. 116.  April 12, 2022

8) LEAD ON NEXT STEPS: Amaranth Institute financial report, nominations for officers (2022) Sumner W, Blair MW.  Amaranth Institute Conference, Location: Online and in Rm. 116.  April 12, 2022

E) Invited Lectures : Off Campus

9) MUNG BEAN AS A NEW CROP. Invited speaker for Plant Breeding / Clemson Univ. Nov. 16, 2022.

 

F) High School Visit

1) Antioch HS (2022)– Fouliyar A, Ricketts J, Blair MW . over 100 students April 3, 2022 visited with Hailey Trauger.

2) Bolton HS (2022) – Ricketts J, Blair MW. – Feb. 24 visit planned

3) Glencliff HS (2022) .. October 3, 2022. Visited with Hank Caldwell. Over 40 students.

G) Theses Proposals and Defenses

1) Adam Traore (M.S. Program – biotechnology), committee member, thesis defense, Oct. 13, 2022

2) Basnet Ashesh (M.S. Program – Animal and Food Science), committee member, Oct. 7, 2022

3) Candace Freeman (M.S. Program – biotechnology), committee member, thesis defense

4) Cristina Keiffer (M.S. program – biological sciences): committee member, thesis defense

5) Cristina Keiffer (Ph.D. program – biological sciences): committee member, proposal defense

6) Gabriel Carrasquillo (MS program – biotechnology) committee member, proposal defense

7) Jesse Potts (M.S. program – biotechnology), committee member, thesis defense

8) Joshua Relyea (M.S. program – plant sceinces); advisor, proposal defense

9) Kajol Paudel (M.S. program – biotechnology), committee member, proposal defense, May 19, 2022.

10) Yahya Dilovan (M.S. program – plant sciences) committee member, thesis defense

11) Maia Payne (M.S. Program – GIS concentration): defense, co-advisor, March 15, 2022

12) Maia Payne (M.S. Program – GIS concentration): defended, co-advisor provided funds for GRA

13) Micah Davis (M.S. program – Food and Animal Sciences): in pre defense

14) Milan Winrow (M.S. program – Food and Animal Sciences): defended

 

 

H) Company and NGO Visits:

(to TSU)

1) AgroSENA – Colombia, December 11 to 21, 2022. Visit to TSU.  Exchange that was part of CEGFSD project.

2) Bayer: lab team met with visitors  22nd, 2022

3) China Heartland Association – August 17,2022

4) Farm Bureau visit: TN state president.  Visited the laboratory for New Crops February 9th, 2022.

5) Edemame Company : Thad Friedlander followed up on visit by CEO to Nashville

6) Green Door Gourmet, Mrs. Sylvia Granier visited for New Crops Conference, March 17, 2022

7) Illumina Sequencing Division January 25, 2022

8) Plant Di-Tech . we had a virtual presentation from Katrin

9) Syngenta Octoer19, 2022 saw sequencing operation Lecture Mike Gerau

10) TN department of Agriculture, April 21, 2022.

 (from TSU)

1) AgroSENA : training workshop in GIS held June 2-11, 2022 in Buga Colombia. Organizeers Archer R, Estwick NM and Blair MW with hosts :  Espinoza HF, Rojas Delgado LM.  Presentation on Cowpea potential in Colombia, Blair MW

2) Agricenter International, Blair MW visit with Bruce Kirksey. Mung bean. June 30-July 1, 2022.

3) Bush Bros Inc. bean company – HQ - 2 visits: 1 by Hui Li and MWB  other by JR

4) Bayer – visit in May with TSU group – St. Louis

5) Caney Forks – 4 visits, 1 by Josh, 1 by whole group, 1 by JR and MWB for harvest, 1 for tour of SENA.

6) Dry Bean Council, Omni Hotel, downtown Nashville, July 28-29, 2022 (Invited by Bush’s beans)

7) EZbiome : training with Dr. Hasan Nur

Governor’s mansion, part of Metro Tree Advisory Board annual meeting, May 18, 2022

8) Lee Chapel with Rev/ Rep./Dr. Harold Love; meeting to discuss mung bean and special USDA- Hoophouse project. March 22, 2022 and June 22, 2022

9) Local Food Summit (Dec. 2-4, 2002).. Umajaa farms (Jim Embry) and Barefoot Farmer

10) Radical Sprouts, owner James Valencia, interest in amaranth for South Nashville as sprout. Aug 2

11) UT/TSU extension, Shelby county. Meeting with Chris Cooper. July 1, 2022.

 

I) Interview on Video channels / TV / Radio

1) LA TROPI-GENÓMICA COMO HERRAMIENTA PARA APALANCAR LOS CULTIVOS HUÉRFANOS EN EL NEOTRÓPICO. Fronteras de la Ciencia / Agrosavia TV interview series. TROPICAL GENOMICS FOR NEW CROPS (2022) Blair MW. . Invited Lecture for National Agricultural program of Colombia.  (256 view to date.  4 thousand subscribers) https:///youtu.be/xdKDGLXeeBo.  March 2, 2023.

2) DIET FOR A HOTTER CLIMATE: FIVE PLANTS THAT COULD HELP FEED THE WORLD. By Cecilia Nowell.  The Guardian – United Kingdom. 20th, Aug 2022

3) NEW CROPS FOR HOTTER WORLD. By Jamie Gosslyn.  La Presse / Montreal – Canada.  Spetember 5th, 2022.

4) DIVERSITY OF HIPPECAMPUS SPP. (2022) Blair MW.  Interview on Cultivating Amaryllis as an Ornamental. Volunteer Gardener / Nashville Public Television.  Filmed Armando Morales

5) MULTIPLICATION OF AMARYLLIS (2022) Blair MW. Interview on the Vegetative reproduction of an Indoor Bulb.  Volunteer Gardener / Nashville Public Television.  Filmed

 

J) Award Nominations

1) Nomination for the Harold Love Outstanding Community Service Awards

2) Nomination for the AIARD Special Service Award

Presentation - Amaranth Institute 2022

Grain Amaranth as New Crop

Mung Bean Development

Cowpeas, Important Crop in Southern US

Dry Beans Presentation

Aluminum stress in cowpea