NC State's Department of Horticultural Science had a presence at the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) annual conference held in Honolulu, Hawaii from September 23-27, 2024 with 11 graduate students, 5 faculty, 1 extension associate and 5 research scholars sharing their research and information through posters and talks.
Four of the university's students, past and present, earned spots in the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) competition, with all talks focused on strawberry propagation and production.
Moein Moosavi-Nezhad (Honorable mention, oral presentation): Unraveling Strawberry Stock Plant Architecture, Morphology, and Tips' Spatial Distribution under Three Photoperiods to Facilitate Future Propagation System Design: A Comparative Study on Monterey as a Long-day Cultivar.
Brandan Shur (Honorable mention, oral presentation): Stratified Wood Substrates for Optimizing Growth of Greenhouse-Grown Strawberries and Blueberries.
Michael Palmer (Second place, oral presentation): Impact of Diurnal Chilling on Vegetative and Floral Development of Strawberry (Fragaria x annanassa) cvs. 'Albion', 'Chandler', 'Monterey', 'Sensation' Tray Plants in a Controlled Environment
Samson Humphrey (First place, oral presentation): Impact of Elevated CO2 and Two Daily Light Integrals on the Production Efficiency of Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa 'Monterey') Daughter Plants.
Source: NC State Horticulture