Track: Poster

Tuesday

Wednesday

Poster Track
1:00 pm-3:00 pm - Room: Atrium

A Novel Smartphone-based Technology for Measuring Nitrogen (N) Status in Floriculture Crops- Ranjeeta Adhikari1, Cheng Li2 and Krishna Nemali1*

Excerpt: Optimal tissue nitrogen (N) is crucial for growth and quality of plants. Currently, laboratory analysis is the only direct method available to accurately measure tissue N. However, this method is time-consuming. Other equipment like chlorophyll meter are expensive. The objective of this study is to develop affordable and non-destructive technology for measuring N status of >>> Read More.
Poster Track
1:00 pm-3:00 pm - Room: Atrium

Evaluation of Flour Handling Behaviors in Egg Noodle Online Video Streaming and Blog Recipes- Tressie Barrett and Yaohua Feng

Excerpt: The internet, an important communication platform, enables consumers to share recipes and food preparation techniques. Unscreened videos and blogs could promote improper food handling techniques of high-risk ingredients, like flour. Flour has been recalled 15 times since 2018 for containing pathogens. The objective of this study was to evaluate food safety information and flour handling >>> Read More.
Poster Track
1:00 pm-3:00 pm - Room: Atrium

Evolution of embolism and drought resistance in the biofuel species Silphium perfoliatum- Josh Randall

Excerpt: The Genus Silphium is composed of two subgenera, Silphium and Composita, which are distinguished by growth habit: as either tall sunflower-like or geophytic herbs, respectively. Both groups have scleramorphic leaves as well as high densities of trichomes. Species in Composita are found in drier habitats, and the biofuel species Silphium perfoliatum is a member. The >>> Read More.
Poster Track
1:00 pm-3:00 pm - Room: Atrium

Purdue Extension Food Safety Training Hub: A Space for Hands-On Produce Safety Training- Tari Gary, Amanda Deering, James Scott Monroe, Rhonda Taylor, Joanna Beck, Jennifer Coleman and William Tuley

Excerpt: The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule ushered in a new era in fresh fruit and vegetable production. The science-based regulation mandates new requirements for growing, harvesting, handling, and storage of fresh produce. When Safe Produce Indiana began offering classroom-based courses to educate produce growers on the Rule, the team did not have >>> Read More.
Poster Track
1:00 pm-3:00 pm - Room: Atrium

Detection of Culturable Bacteria in Greenhouse Grown Romaine Lettuce Using the Light Scattering Technology (BEAM)- Hansel Mina and Amanda Deering

Excerpt: Technologies for rapid detection and identification of bacterial communities, especially for pathogens, are crucial for securing a safe food supply. The light-scattering technology (BEAM) incorporates the traditional culture-based approach as a part of the detection procedure and is an easier and faster method for detection and identification of bacteria based on the morphological characteristics of >>> Read More.
Poster Track
1:00 pm-3:00 pm - Room: Atrium

Impact of the Growing Location on the Microbial Load of Different Varieties of Cantaloupes- Hansel Mina, Amanda Deering, Petrus Langenhoven

Excerpt: Cantaloupes are perishable and susceptible to microbiological contamination during production, harvest, and distribution. Since cantaloupes are grown on the ground, preharvest safety concerns come from the bacterial load that they can harbor from the soil and the contamination with foodborne pathogens carried by irrigation water, manure-based fertilizers and wild animals. The study examined the microbial >>> Read More.
Poster Track
1:00 pm-3:00 pm - Room: Atrium

Test, Don’t Guess: Using the Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab- Tom Creswell and John Bonkowski

Excerpt: Accurate insect and weed identification and plant disease diagnosis are crucial to making informed management decisions. Clients using the Purdue Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab (PPDL) receive rapid turnaround on samples, coupled with management recommendations from on-campus Extension Specialists. The PPDL is a partner lab in the National Plant Diagnostic Network, a national consortium of >>> Read More.
Poster Track
1:00 pm-3:00 pm - Room: Atrium

Purdue Extension Food Safety Training Hub: A Space for Hands-On Produce Safety Training- Tari Gary, Amanda Deering, James Scott Monroe, Rhonda Taylor, Joanna Beck, Jennifer Coleman, William Tuley

Excerpt: The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule ushered in a new era in fresh fruit and vegetable production. The science-based regulation mandates new requirements for growing, harvesting, handling, and storage of fresh produce. When Safe Produce Indiana began offering classroom-based courses to educate produce growers on the Rule, the team did not have >>> Read More.
Poster Track
1:00 pm-3:00 pm - Room: Atrium

Find Pest Solutions Online Using the Newly Searchable Midwest Vegetable Production Guide- Daniel S. Egel and Ben Phillips

Excerpt: he Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers is an 8-state annually updated publication that includes soil, fertility, pesticide safety and food safety information as well as disease, insect and weed management recommendations. The Guide is available as a hard copy that may be purchased from the Purdue University Education Store or is free online >>> Read More.
Poster Track
1:00 pm-3:00 pm - Room: Atrium

Why a Propagation Standard for Hemp Clones and Seedlings will Improve Crop Yield- Petrus Langenhoven and Robert Colangelo

Excerpt: The 2019 Indiana hemp experience was not great for many of the first-time farmers. Growers experienced a wetter than normal spring which delayed planting in many areas. There was also a lot of poor quality plant material sold to growers. In some cases the plant material was accompanied with questionable certificates of analysis. Plant material >>> Read More.
Poster Track
1:00 pm-3:00 pm - Room: Atrium

Functional Family Businesses Make more Money- Maria Marshall and Renee Wiatt

Excerpt: Income and perceived success are both positively affected by defining fairness according to contribution, fostering a culture that values differences of opinions, having a business that has lasted for generations, and having more employees. Family businesses that want higher perceived success can achieve it by: defining fairness by treating all family members the same, having >>> Read More.
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1:00 pm-3:00 pm - Room: Atrium

Introducing the Purdue Institute for Family Business- Maria Marshall and Renee Wiatt

Excerpt: The Purdue Institute for Family Business (PIFB) provides multi-generational family businesses with research-based business management resources aimed at improving personal leadership performance and driving operational growth. We prepare family business owners, managers, and stakeholders (including non-owner spouses and future owners) to be effective stewards of their family enterprises. PIFB offers educational programs that address the >>> Read More.
Poster Track
1:00 pm-3:00 pm - Room: Atrium

Keeping the Farm Business in the Family: Examining Succession Planning among Small and Medium-sized Farm and Non-Farm Family Businesses in the Midwestern United States- Maria Marshall and Renee Wiatt

Excerpt: We hypothesized that the influence of factors including owner, business, and family characteristics will differ based on the primary purpose of the business. The results show that farm businesses are more likely to be kept within the family in the next generation. Based on this finding, we carry out an industry-specific analysis by dividing the >>> Read More.
Poster Track
1:00 pm-3:00 pm - Room: Atrium

Evaluate Food Safety Education among Indiana Veteran Farmers- Han Chen and Yaohua Feng

Excerpt: Veteran farmers are identified by the USDA as socially disadvantaged. Many of them practice small-scale farming, and they are struggling to balance the profits and the increasing food safety regulation. The objectives of this study were to assess the needs of veteran farmers in food safety education and evaluate the effectiveness of three different education >>> Read More.
Poster Track
1:00 pm-3:00 pm - Room: Atrium

Is grafting worth it for my operation? A Partial Cost Benefit Analysis of Early-Season Production of Grafted Seedless Cucumber in High Tunnels Orlando Rodriguez, Ariana Torres, and Wenjing Guan

Excerpt: We conducted a study to analyze the economic benefit of grafting seedless cucumber grown in high tunnels. A comparison of partial costs and returns between grafted and nongrafted cucumber was developed. Data included production costs, yield, and price of cucumber at different market channels. This data was used to develop a partial budget analyses and >>> Read More.