The Tri-Ag, February 2018

College of Agriculture and Human Sciences

February 2018 Vol.1 No.1

PRAIRIE VIEW, TX

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Interim Dean and Director of Land-Grant Programs ALI FARES, Ph.D. Director of Marketing, Communications & iT LARACHELLE SMITH Editor and Media & Publications Coordinator MAURICE PERKINS Contributing Photographer MICHAEL THOMAS MAURICE PERKINS Contributing Writers RIPENDRA AWAL, Ph.D. LAURA CARSON, Ph.D. GUADALUPE CASTRO CHRIS COTTON ALI FARES, Ph.D. JENNIFER GARZA DANIELLE HAIRSTON-GREEN, Ph.D. JIMMY HENRY KESHA HENRY, Ph.D. JOICE JEFFRIES, Ph.D. PAUL JOHNSON, Ph.D. JOAUINA KANKAM BILLY LAWTON ANGELA MOORE JAMES M. PALMER, Ph.D. RAYMOND THOMAS Contributing Proofreader KELLEY REDMON MAURICE PERKINS This work is supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the EvansAllen 1890 Research Formula Program and the 1890 Extension Formula Program project under Section 1444 and Section 1445. The contents are solely the responsibility of the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA or NIFA. Opinions expressed are not necessarily shared by the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, PVAMU or the Tri-Ag editor.

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WHAT’S ON YOUR PLATE? My new favorite herb to use is fresh basil leaves. I was roaming through Pinterest, a social media platform, a few weeks ago looking for an easy and healthy recipe to prepare for my lazy Saturday afternoon. I came across a fantastic recipe that included fresh basil. I typically use dry basil, even when the recipe calls for fresh, but on this day I decided to purchase fresh basil and see if there was a significant difference in flavor. I drove to our local market as a quest to find the basil. Although it took me some time to locate it, I got excited. I do not recall ever really seeing fresh basil aside from magazines and recipe cards.

However, basil is extremely aromatic, and the leaves being green look tasty. I prepared my dish that evening, which included

Basil

pasta, cherry tomatoes, onions and andouille sausage. Simply phenomenal. The aroma and the bursting flavor were unforeseen (Visit us on Facebook for the recipe).

The basil leaf is one of the most popular herbs in the world and is considered a native of India with more than 100 species including the Mediterranean basil, Spice basil, Thai basil and African blue basil. The basil leaves are not only flavorful but offer many health benefits. According to research some of the health benefits include:  Antioxidant – prevent cancerous cell growth  Diabetes prevention- reduce blood glucose levels

 Protection of liver and blood vessels – healthy blood pressure and minimize fatty buildup in the liver  Immune-booster – fights off viruses and infections

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Happiness  Anti-Inflammation – associated with arthritis, heart disease, and irritable bowel

Moreover, another reasonably exciting benefit is that scientists consider the basil leaves to be a ‘happy leaf.' Did you know that basil has a “strong potential to act as a natural adaptogen, herbal medicine that helps the body adapt to stress and to normalize the harmful effects of stress on bodily processes.” This leaf can stimulate the happy hormones. We all can use a little happiness in our lives. So, if you are looking for an amazing herb to try out in a healthy, fresh dish, try basil.

Basil is rich in vitamins A, C, K, and Manganese.

So, the next time you head to the market grab a bunch of fresh basil to boost your happiness and overall wellness. Remember, use fresh basil in dishes instead of the dried for an unsurpassed flavor, keep it stored in a dry place—basil does not like moisture—and if you realize you have purchased too much simply cut the stems off, save the extra basil in a plastic cup and cover it with a Ziploc bag. Leave it on your counter or in a dry, cool place, and you will get a few extra days to think about the next unbelievable recipe.

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DANIELLE Y. HAIRSTON-GREEN, Ph.D., Program Specialist: Nutrition, and Childhood Obesity, Adjunct Instructor

Dr. Axe Food Is Medicine. 7 Adatogenic herbs or adaptogens that help reduce stress. Retrieved from draxe.com/adaptogenic-herbs-adaptogens Panossian, A. & Wikman, G. (2010). Effects of adaptogens on the central nervous system and the molecular mechanisms associated with their stress protective activity. Pharmaceutical (Basel), 3(1), 188-224

The Texas A&M University System’s 14th Annual Pathways Symposium hosted

by Tarleton State University was completed on November 3, 2017. The symposium a venue for students to showcase their research efforts, network with faculty, gain exposure to graduate and post-graduate opportunities, and form lasting

Award-Winning Tradition Continues at Pathways Symposium Ten undergraduate and graduate students from the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences (CAHS) participated in this symposium among 43 students from PVAMU. The CAHS students gave poster presentations covering different topics related to agriculture, crop production, food science, animal science, natural resources and environmental management, nutrition, and human sciences.

The three CAHS student winners are Yassine Cherif and Asja Jackson, two undergraduate students who competed in the Agricultural Category, and Gayland Johnson, a Human Sciences major who competed in the Agriculture M.S. student category.

Yassine Cherif won First Place in undergraduate Agriculture category for his poster presentation titled “Evaluation and Calibration of Empirical Methods for Daily Reference Evapotranspiration Estimation in Northwest Texas”. Yassine conducted this work under the mentorship of Dr. Ripendra Awal, CARC Research Scientist, and Dr. Ali Fares, the Associate Director of Research.

Asja Jackson was the Third Place prize winner in the

undergraduate Agriculture category; she presented her work on “The Study of Caprine Casein Hydrolysate as a Prebiotic.” Her research was conducted under the supervision of Dr. Adela Mora-Gutierrez, a CARC Research Scientist, with technical help from Jeneanne M. Kirven, a CARC Research Technician.

Gayland Johnson secured the First Place Winner in the Poster Session of the M.S. Agriculture Category with her work titled: “Empty Plates, Full Load: Food Insecurity and Homelessness at a Historically Black University”. She was supervised by Dr. Danielle Y. Hairston-Green, a CEP Program Specialist, and Dr. Nathan Mitchell, a faculty member of the Division of Social Work, Behavioral & Political Sciences in the Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences.

Research Scientists Drs. Peter Ampim, Ripendra Awal, Richard Griffin, and Aruna Weerasooriya supported CARC student researchers at this event and also served as judges.

RIPENDRA AWAL Ph.D., Research Scientist, LAURA E. CARSON Ph.D. , Research Scientist and ALI FARES Ph.D., Interim Dean, College of Agriculture and Human Sciences

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STUDENTRESEARCH

collaborative relationships for future research.

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN SCIENCES

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COOPERATIVE

AT WORK Integrated Parasite Management Workshop

The Cooperative Extension Program (CEP) and the Cooperative Agriculture Research Center (CARC) hosted a collaborative workshop on the Small Ruminant Workshop Series at the Carden-Waller Cooperative Extension Building and the Governor Bill and Vara Daniel Farm on PVAMU campus.

The purpose of the workshop was to educate and train small-scale producers on how to effectively manage parasites that commonly affect small ruminants. Dr. Niki Whitley, Animal Science Extension Specialist at Fort Valley State University in Georgia, led the workshop. Dr. Alphina Ho-Watson, Research Veterinarian, Dr. Bill Foxworth, Research Scientist, and Mr. Scott Horner, Senior Research Associate from PVAMU International Goat Research Center also presented. Dr. Kesha A. Henry, Program Specialist for the Agriculture and Natural Resources Unit coordinated the workshop.

Thirty-six producers were trained in areas such as FAMACHA scoring, fecal egg counting, proper sample collection, pasture management, nutrition, selection, and body condition scoring.

The workshop also included training for faculty and staff, and it focused on theoretical and practical demonstrations.

KESHA HENRY, Ph.D. , Program Specialist, Agriculture and Natural Resources

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EXTENSION PROGRAM

2017 Annual Emergency Management Summit The Emergency Management Summit, anticipated every year around September, is a one-day workshop that provides a forum for local and regional executives to share strategies and to coordinate plans for emergency preparedness and response. This year, the Summit highlighted the (MGT-312) Senior Officials Workshop for All-Hazards Emergency Preparedness and provided an opportunity to discuss strategic and executive-level issues related to all-hazard disaster preparedness, to share proven strategies and best practices, and to enhance coordination among officials responsible for emergency response and recovery from such situations.

Among those attending the Summit were Mayor David Allen of the City of Prairie View, Mayor Michael Wolfe of the City of Hempstead, and representatives from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Also participating was the Waller County Independent School District (ISD), the Waller County Fire Department, the Hempstead ISD, the City of Prairie View Fire Department, as well as the Texas Air National Guard, the Transportation Security Administration, and the nonprofit Hello Hempstead.

The overarching focus of the summit was getting critical entities involved in emergency preparedness before a disaster occurs, with the mission being prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery. Communication is vital in a crisis and was one of the segments featured during the Summit. In the wake of the infrastructure devastation caused in Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria, the world witnessed the difficulty experienced with handling a catastrophic situation in the absence of adequate communication.

Our goal is to have a communication system in place that would mitigate the occurrence of a failed system.

Though eighty-one persons registered for the workshop, 38 had to cancel due to a staffing shortage in the county. Of those in

attendance, more than 40 participants received the continuing education credits from IACET – 0.6 CEUs. The Summit was beneficial for increasing awareness about disaster preparedness in general, and about CEP-Community Economic Development’s role in Prairie View A&M University’s emergency management plan. Based upon a workshop evaluation, sixteen people, Prairie View A&M University’s (PVAMU) Police Chief Anthony D. Solomon, indicated that before the Summit, they were unaware that CEP provided education on emergency preparedness and response.

The feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with Texas Air Guard stating they were pleased with the training and would come back for future training sessions. The Waller Fire Department and Mayor Allen expressed appreciation to Prairie View for hosting the summit.

Participants split into five small groups examined different disasters that are imminent threats across the region. Relationships were established with other University officials and external agencies and nonprofits that will enable us all to work together in a crisis. The workshop integrated a multimedia scenario, vignettes that highlighted critical issues, and facilitated executive-level discussion of the United States’ National Strategy for Homeland Security. Additionally, the forum provided an opportunity to apply lessons learned from past local and national all-hazards disasters.

While disasters are not always predictable, efforts can be taken to lower the risk to different factors. Preparation, as undertaken in this Summit, is vital because it is not a matter of if an emergency is coming, but when.

ANGELA MOORE, Extension Associate, Agriculture and Natural Resources and CHRIS COTTON, Program Specialist, Community and Economic Development

To learn more about the Cooperative Extension Program, visit the CAHS website at www.pvamu.edu/CEP. The Cooperative Extension Program at Prairie View A&M University is funded by the National Institute for Food & Agriculture (NIFA) through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The 1890 Extension Formula Program supports extension education programs that respond to the changing needs of limited resource clientele and underserved populations.

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BREAKING CHANGING

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iving a long healthy life is something that every person tries to accomplish.

However, there is always a chance that disease will strike when you least expect. Sometimes the hardest part of any illness is not the disease itself, but rather having access to adequate medical aid and overcoming the mental stress associated with the ailment.

For diseases like HIV, that stress can come in the form of different stigmas related to having the disease. In an area like Waller county access to medical aid is scarce, but one professor believes Prairie View A&M University could provide the area with some much- needed assistance. Dr. Mark Tschaepe an Assistant Professor of Philosophy, at Prairie View is collaborating with the Cooperative Agricultural Research Center conducting scientifically valid and unbiased research concerning HIV in Waller County.

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Dr. Tschaepe’s research focuses on rural Americans having limited access to proper HIV health care and the vast need of practicians with training in this area to practice in rural areas to provide assistance for those in need. Such problems include accessibility to testing and treatment. According to Dr. Tschaepe’s research, many individuals with HIV lack the transportation needed to receive proper care. On the other hand, his research revealed that education is a key component as well, as many people do not have a clear understanding of the disease and how it’s contracted. There are still misguided stigmas about the disease, as many people assume a person’s level of sexual activity or preference when they encounter an individual and learn about their diagnosis. The stigma associated with those assumptions can cause an individual to internalize those stigmas and lead to mental health problems such as depression or the individual refusal to seek proper medical care. Regardless of gender, race, or sexual orientation, the stigmas associated with a disease like HIV can cause mental stress and make it difficult to receive proper care.

Texas as a state was ranked the 3rd highest in 2015 for the number of HIV diagnosis. This problem is especially prevalent

in southern rural areas such as Waller County. According to research, in the south, patients affected with HIV-3 (AIDS) has the lowest survival rate in the country. Some of the main challenges people face when seeking medical care are lack of transportation, HIV-related stigmas, and poverty. In a 2010 health assessment by the federal Health Resources & Services Administration, Waller County was designated as Health Professional Shortage Area. Resources in the area, such as Prairie View (PV), have also been gravely underutilized. The University is as a testing site, and so far there has not been a location identified in the county as a treatment center by the Texas Department of State Health.

Proper resource management is key to eliminating the problem of HIV and other diseases in rural areas.

So at the end of the day, the question becomes, what can we do? How do we use the information gathered from research to help Prairie View service the Waller County area? According to Dr. Tschaepe, there are several aspects of the relationship between Prairie View and the Waller County that need to be addressed to answer these questions.

In an interview, he stated “Prairie View needs to be viewed by the community as a resource and not a separate entity. This will create another place where individuals dealing with HIV can receive help.”

Long-term goals for his research include working on issues to help facilitate bridging the “moat” that has divided PVAMU from Waller County as well as securing research grants for further work addressing health care in the area. Research must also be expanded to include other issues such as transportation and mental health. Ultimately, the collaboration will be significant. If Prairie View can join forces with community researchers and stakeholders, tools can be developed and implemented to help with HIV testing, treatment, accessibility, and education.

STIGMAS LIVES

RAYMOND THOMAS, Senior Agribusiness Major

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National FFA Organization Honors

PVAMU'S CEP-AGNR

PROGRAM LEADER Billy Lawton, Program Leader for the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences (CAHS) Cooperative Extension Program (CEP)-Agriculture and Natural Resources (AgNR) unit, has been awarded the VIP Citation by the National FFA Organization, recognizing his significant contributions to FFA and agricultural education. He was recognized during an onstage ceremony in Indianapolis on Friday, Oct. 27 during the 90th National FFA Convention & Expo.

Lawton has played a key role in the National FFA Agricultural Issues Leadership Development Event since it began in 1996. A representative for one of the original sponsors, he has provided a vision for the event. During his 21-year tenure, he has ensured the event stays true to its intentions and that participants are sharing information from a pro and con perspective regarding critical agricultural issues facing local, state, and national communities. He has influenced more than 5,900 members on the national level and numerous members on the local and state levels.

“The VIP Citation recognizes the dedicated individuals who contribute to the FFA mission of student success through their hard work and cooperation,” National FFA Chief Executive Officer Mark Poeschl said. “Without such strong and outstanding commitment, FFA would not be able to help build strong character in its members, who in turn build strong families, communities, and businesses.”

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Each year the National FFA Organization recognizes outstanding individuals who have provided exceptional support of schoolbased agricultural education and FFA and, in recognition of outstanding contributions to school-based agricultural education and the National FFA Organization, they are awarded the VIP Citation during the general session of the Convention and Expo, and a reception is held in their honor following the session.

Said Steve A. Brown, National Advisor and Board Chair, National FFA Organization, “The National FFA Organization continues to grow and make a difference in the lives of more than 649,355 members. By going the extra mile, outstanding, dedicated people like [Billy Lawton] deserve most of the credit for changing the lives of these young people. It is an honor to publicly recognize [his] outstanding support of our youth and agricultural education.

The National FFA Organization provides leadership, personal growth and career success training through agricultural education to 649,355 student members who belong to one of 7,859 local FFA chapters throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The organization is also supported by 225,891 alumni members in 1,934 alumni chapters throughout the U.S. BILLY LAWTON, Program Leader Agriculture

and Natural Resources

Cameron County

4-H’ers

MARINE

DAY

In 2017 Cameron County conducted their 2nd Annual 4-H Marine Day. The event was coordinated by Guadalupe Castro (extension agent for 4-H Youth and Development Agent with Prairie View A&M University’s Cooperative Extension Program), Tony Riesner (coastal marine agent with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service), and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Coastal Lab (UTRGV). There were 41 youth and adult participants in attendance.

Participants began in the UTRGV Ridley Floating Classroom and took a boat ride out to the ocean channel. They learned about native marine life from UTRGV Marine Volunteers. Participants were also able to see and touch various species of fish through the touch tank. The coastal marine agent spoke to them about the various species.

After the floating classroom, they toured the Coastal Studies Laboratory on South Padre Island in Isla Blanca Park where they learned about the effects of ocean debris.

The activity they participated in demonstrated that ocean debris can come from any part of the community, even if they are not close to the ocean. The 4-H Marine Day ended with a scavenger hunt of the Coastal Studies Laboratory aquarium and a show-and-feel demonstration. The event was a great way to demonstrate the natural resources available in our community and how to care for them. It also provided various examples of career opportunities in the science field of marine biology.

GUADALUPE CASTRO, Extension Agent, Cameron County

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Liberty County Agent James Motton Assists Family in Home Repair Following Housing Workshop and Hurricane Harvey Liberty County residents are thankful today since learning of the valuable resources available through USDA and the Prairie View A&M University Cooperative Extension Program in Liberty County. Before Hurricane Harvey, Community and Economic Development specialist and county agents organized a series of home buying and home repair seminars educating the public on the resources available to rural communities. USDA offers a variety of programs that assist the public in purchasing, refinancing, and repairing homes in rural communities.

Applicants living in rural communities can apply to the USDA 502 Direct Loan Program which comes with perks such as no down payment, as low as 1% interest rate, and up to a 38year mortgage for very low-income applicants. Mr. Motton has several clients who have started their home buying process and continues to assist them in their application. USDA also offers to eligible applicants, repair loans, and grants through its Section 504 Home Repair program. This program provides loans to verylow-income homeowners to repair, improve or modernize their homes including grants to elderly very-low-income homeowners to remove health and safety hazards. Community members may borrow up to $20,000 per project and receive $7,500 in grant funding to do home repairs. One family recently received a grant of $6,500 with the assistance of Mr. Motton and was able to renovate their bathroom that suffered from water leaks, damaged flooring, and a substandard tub.

JIMMY HENRY, Program Leader, Community and Economic Development

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Hurricane Response

in Liberty Texas

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en days after Hurricane Harvey Liberty County, Community & Economic Development extension agents took the lead in organizing and responding to the hurricane victims. The agents provided thousands of residents with blankets, toiletries, water, gift cards, shoes, clothes, cleaning supplies, food, gift cards, temporary housing and other supplies. Local churches, community organizations, and businesses reinvested over $330,000 in the community as a result of established partnerships. Partners included: Langetree Duckfarm and Eco Center-leader, Walmart, St. Vincent De Paul Church, Cajun Navy, Cajun Army, United Way, Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) and the Beaumont Parish Recovery Assistance Center.

As a result, approximately 2,080 individuals received assistance and church organizations from other States have taken notice of the monumental accomplishments and are planning to travel to Texas in the coming weeks to provide clean-up, remediation, and repair of 25 homes in the liberty county area. Because of extensions involvement, our Prairie View A&M University Cooperative Extension Program 4-H Unit arranged for a 4-H group out of Louisiana to donate additional school supplies to Liberty County kids. Governor Abbot states that the recovery will estimate up to $180 billion and years to recover fully. It’s even more critical that rural communities assemble the leadership necessary to solicit and pool together resources that can assist the often overlooked rural communities.

JIMMY HENRY, Program Leader, Community and Economic Development

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Fares and Water Team Share National Water and Energy Conservation Award Prairie View A&M University is a member of a 20 land-grant

evaluating the performance of different evapotranspiration models in

university and two federal agency team awarded the National Water

West Texas; iii) developing a mobile web app for irrigation scheduling,

and Energy Conservation Award.

IrrigWise, that uses near real-time and forecasted weather data for

Established by the Irrigation Association in 1982, this award

a specific geographic location; and iv) demonstrating the impact

will be presented to the Team during the Irrigation Association’s

of efficient irrigation water allocation for saving excess water and

upcoming annual meeting in Orlando, Florida.

reducing energy losses and the reduction of unnecessary carbon

Representing Prairie View A&M University on the Team is Ali Fares,

dioxide emission across Harris county. The Water Team published 7

Associate Director of Research of the Cooperative Agricultural

manuscripts and gave over 10 presentations in different venues during

Research Center and Professor, who studies water security, water

the past three years.

Research activities of the Water Team are supported largely by

allocation, flood prediction and mitigation, and hydrological modeling. Fares has served on the Microirrigation Working Group

USDA-NIFA Evans-Allen funds. More detailed information about the

since 2003.

Scaling Microirrigation Technologies to Address the Global Water

The award honors a company, organization or other group entity that made significant achievements in the conservation of water and

Challenge project and the associated research scientists can be found at this site: www.cropinfo.net/MI. The other 19 land-grant institutions honored are Texas A&M AgriLife

energy due to irrigation procedures, practices, equipment, methods and techniques. It recognizes the participating 20 universities’

Research, Auburn University, University of Arizona, Colorado State

exceptional collaboration on their USDA-NIFA Multistate Project

University, University of Florida, Tennessee State University, University

W-3128, “Scaling Microirrigation Technologies to Address the Global

of Idaho, Iowa State University, Kansas State University, Mississippi

Water Challenge.”

State University, University of Nebraska, New Mexico State University,

The multistate project has three objectives that deal with

Cornell University, Ohio State University, Oregon State University,

irrigation scheduling, design and management of microirrigation

University of Puerto Rico, University of the Virgin Islands, Washington

systems, and development and transfer of technology to different

State University, and University of Wyoming. The USDA’s Natural

stakeholders. The PVAMU-Water Team is contributing to all three

Resources Conservation Service and Agricultural Research Service are

objectives of this five-year multistate project, which started in 2014

also contributing to this project.

and will continue until 2019.

ALI FARES Ph.D., Interim Dean, College of Agriculture and Human Sciences and JAMES M. PALMER, Ph.D. , Associate Provost for

The PVAMU Water Team contribution includes: i) optimizing water and nutrient management of selected vegetable crops grown in

Academic Affairs

southeast Texas using different types of soil moisture sensors; ii)

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Research Impacting

TEXAS

The Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS): Science in Color Five Prairie View A&M University students traveled to the 2017 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for

Minority Students, and two among the top-ranked, undergraduate researchers were honored for their skills at Phoenix, AZ. This conference is the most substantial undergraduate research meeting in the country with more than 1,000 attendees.

The Cooperative Agricultural Research Center was proud of all the hard work the students exhibited. It was great to hear the University’s name called during awarding. Gabriel Phillips and James Fearon were winners in the chemistry poster division.

Phillips, a senior agriculture major in the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, presented Bioactives and Compounds of Industrial Interest in Egyptian Spinach (Corchorus olitorius L.) seeds. The project was conducted during spring and summer of 2016 and advised by Drs. Peter Ampim and Aruna Weerasooriya.

His exploratory research revealed that Egyptian Spinach seeds contain several compounds with potential pharmacological and industrial uses.

Phillips stated, “Being selected for an award was incredibly validating because I feel as though my efforts are a major contributing factor to agriculture and it’s progression.”

Fearon advised by Drs. Laura Carson and Subhani Bandara for his research on Green Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Capsicum Annum Extract. Fearon’s research investigates extracts from plants to inhibit microbial growth to assist in food safety.

Other students who participated in the conference were Joseph Marshall, an advisee of Dr. Carson, and Ardawna Green and Jessica Watts who were both advised by Dr. Shaye Lewis. The student projects were funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

ALI FARES Ph.D., Interim Dean, College of Agriculture and Human Sciences and JAMES M. PALMER, Ph.D. ,

Associate Provost for Academic Affairs

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