Researcher & Unit Project

KC Achala
Botany & Pathology - SOREC

Fungicide resistance in pear scab: where do we stand today?

Nicole Anderson
Yamhill Co Extension - CSS

Evaluating New Fungicides for Stem Rust Management in Perennial Ryegrass Seed Crops

Serkan Ates
Animal and Rangeland Sciences

Evaluation of seasonal yield, forage quality and persistence of cool-season grass and legume species

Massimo Bionaz
Animal and Rangeland Sciences

Effect of Selenium-enriched hay fed to dairy cows during the dry period on the immunity of calves

Stephen Brandt
Fisheries & Wildlife

The future of Oregon's fisheries

Posy Busby
Botany & Plant Pathology

Identifying plant genes associated with beneficial microbes

Man-Yeon Choi
Horticulture - ARS

 Genome sequencing to develop RNAi strategy for slug management in the Willamette Valley

Reinaldo Cooke
Eastern Oregon Ag Research Center – Burns - ANRS

 Feeding essential fatty acids to late-gestating cows to optimize performance

Jenifer Cruickshank
Marion Co Extension - ANRS

 A Comparison of Performance Factors among US-genetics and NZ-genetics crossbreds

Sandra DeBano
Hermiston Ag Research and Extension Center – F&W

 Using Molecular Techniques to Enhance Farm Management for Pollinators

Dee Denver
Integrative Biology

 Wolbachia Infection in Plant-Parasitic Nematodes: Advancing a New Biocontrol Strategy

Louisa Hooven
Horticulture

 Particulate pesticide formulations may contribute to exposure and residual toxicity to honey bees

Jooyeoun Jung
Food Science & Technology

 Value-added utilization of fruit pomace fiber for creating molded pulp package

Jovana Kovacevic
Food Innovation Center - FST

 Efficacy of traditional and non-traditional eco-friendly “green” sanitizers on Listeria monocytogene

Alec Kowalewski
Horticulture

 Promoting bee health and nutrition through flowering lawns

Alexander Levin
Southern Oregon Research & Extension - HORT

 Development and validation of seasonal crop coefficients for Southern Oregon vineyards using the Pas

Rebecca Lybrand
Crop & Soil Science

 Agriculture, Bees, and Soil - Understanding soil properties to increase ground nesting bee activity

Rory Mc Donnell
Crop and Soil Science

 Malacopathogenic nematodes associated with the key slug pest Deroceras reticulatum in OR agriculture

Lesley Morris
Eastern Oregon Ag Research Center – Union - ANRS

 Prescribed Fire as a Management Opportunity for Control of Ventenata dubia in Oregon

Tala Navab-Daneshmand
School of Chemical, Biological and Ecological Engineering

 Fate of Pathogenic and Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Soil and on Vegetable Crops after Biosolids

Jennifer Parke
Crop & Soil Science

 Biosolarization as a management tool for soilborne diseases and weeds in Oregon nurseries

Manoj Pastey
Veterinary Medicine

 Development of a Rapid, Sensitive and Specific Probe-based Real-Time PCR for the Detection of Acute Bee Paralysis Virus (ABPV) and microsporidian parasites Nosema ceranae and Nosima apis in honeybees

Gene Pirelli
Polk Co Extension - ANRS

 How is selenium utilized by forage plants after Se is applied to soils as a fertilizer amendment?

Ruijun Qin
Hermiston Ag Research & Extension Center - CSS

 The effect of biochar and organic manure on crop productivities and soil quality

Justin Sanders
Biomedical Sciences

 Development of a novel assay to improve diagnosis of the liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica, in Oregon

Sagar Sathuvalli
Hermiston Ag Research & Extension Center - CSS

 Use of Somatic Cybridization to Overcome Cytoplasmic Male Sterility in Potato

Christopher Schachtschneider
Umatilla Co Extension - ANRS

 Tradition vs technology: Comparing stress of cattle handled using conventional & traditional methods

Guojie Wang
Eastern Oregon Ag Research Center – Union - ANRS

 Mixtures of Winter Cereals and Biennial Legumes for Forages

Tracy Wilson
Central Oregon Ag Research Center - CSS

 Nitrogen Release from Cover Crops

Nik Wiman
North Willamette Research & Extension Center - HORT

 Evaluating overwintering behavior of an Asian egg parasitoid of BMSB in hazelnut orchards

David Wooster
Hermiston Ag Research and Extension Center – F&W

 Using molecular techniques to determine the importance of predatory invertebrates in consuming potato