76th Annual Professional Agricultural Workers Conference

Registration for student competition participants ONLY

GRADUATE ORAL
 
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CHURCH, LAND OWNERSHIP AND HEIR PROPERTY FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN MACON COUNTY, ALABAMA
KARA WOODS, R. Zabawa (faculty advisor). Tuskegee University

PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED BIOPESTICIDES AGAINST MAJOR INSECT PESTS IN ORGANIC PRODUCTION OF SUMMER SQUASH IN ALABAMA.
SONU, KOIRALA BK, F. Quarcoo, (faculty advisor), A. Chitturi, K. Kpomblekou-A, D. Mortley, and W. McElhenney

THE EFFECT OF ORANGE PEEL AMENDMENTS ON PGPR-MEDIATED GROWTH ENHANCEMENT OF PEANUT
TANZIR HOSSAIN, R.Shange (faculty advisor), Tuskegee University

SCREENING COVER CROP BIOMASS FOR BIOGAS PRODUCTION
DOUGLAS CURTIS, K. Kpomblekou-A (faculty advisor),  D. Mortley, D. Alexander, M. Egnin, E. Kebede, and W. McEhlenney, Tuskegee University

CUTTING NON-TARGET VEGETATION IMPROVED SOLAR RADIATION INFLUX AND BIOMASS PRODUCTION IN WOODLANDS
SHAILES BHATTRAI, U. Karki (faculty advisor), S. Poudel, B. Paneru, and W. McElhenney, Tuskegee University

PET FOOD CUSTOMER PERCEPTIONS VS. COMPANY MARKETING
LONNIE HOBBS, JR. A.  Shanoyan (faculty advisor), Kansas State University
THE EFFECT OF ORANGE PEEL AMENDMENTS ON PGPR-MEDIATED GROWTH ENHANCEMENT OF PEANUT
MOHAMMAD HASSAN, J. Kloepper (faculty advisor) and M. Liles, Auburn University

THE IMPACT OF RACE AND REGION ON THE INCIDENCE OF HEIR PROPERTY IN ALABAMA
JABEKA MACKLIN, R. Zabawa (faculty advisor), F. Adalumo,  D. Alkordi, J. Macklin, and  K. Woods, Tuskegee University

THE ELUCIDATION OF THE EFFECTS OF INTERLEUKIN-6 ON PHOSPHORYLATED-STAT3 LEVELS IN TM4 CELLS
KHALDA FADALLA, O. Bolden-Tiller (faculty advisor) and E. Gilbreath, Tuskegee University

AN ASSESSMENT OF GROUNDWATER VULNERABILITY USING DRASTIC: A CASE STUDY IN ELMORE, MACON, & TALLAPOOSA COUNTIES
EMILIA TOLBERT, R. Shange (faculty advisor), Tuskegee University
 

GRADUATE POSTER
WORKSHOP ON PRECONDITIONING OF BEEF CALVES: PRODUCER PARTICIPATION SURVEY ANALYSIS
AMANI LILTON, N. Gurung  (faculty advisor), A. Elliott, R. Johnson, W. McElhenney, D. McKenzie, B. R. Min, U. Karki, and N. O. Tackie, Tuskegee University

GROWTH PERIOD OF DIFFERENT BROWSE SPECIES SUITABLE FOR GRAZING SMALL RUMINANTS
BIDUR PANERU, U. Karki (faculty advisor), S. Bhattrai, and N. Ellis,  Tuskegee University

IDENTIFYING ADAPTATION STRATEGIES FOR MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON CROP YIELDS
DAJA ELUM, G. El-Afandi (faculty advisor). J. E-Quansah, S. Fall, and R. Ankumah, Tuskegee University.

ASSESSING SOCIAL JUSTICE IN ALABAMA USING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)
NICOLE NUNOO, R. Zabawa (faculty advisor) and S. Fall, Tuskegee University

EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT METHODS FOR MINIMIZING HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS INFESTATION IN SMALL RUMINANTS – A META-ANALYSIS
NEVERSHI ELLIS, U. Karki (faculty advisor), S. Bhattrai, and B. Paneru, Tuskegee University

THE EFFECT OF THYMIC NURSE CELL (TNC) EXPOSURE ON THE UTERUS IN NZBWF1 MICE
EBONI PRICE, O. Bolden-Tiller (faculty advisor) M. Henderson, M. Martinez, C. Bradford, D. Fine, and T. Platt, Tuskegee University

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SMALL RUMINANT WORKSHOP ON PRE-VETERINARY STUDENTS DURING THE 2018 AMERICAN PRE-VETERINARY MEDICINE ASSOCIATION NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
TAYLOR FRANKLIN, N. Gurung (faculty advisor), N. Ryan, H. Higgins, R. Davis, and  F. Abrahamsen, Tuskegee University

VARIABILITY AND PATH COEFFICIENT ANALYSIS FOR YIELD ATTRIBUTING TRAITS OF MUNGBEAN (Vigna radiata L.)
BINITA SUBEDI, G. He (faculty advisor), Tuskegee University), G. Kohar, A. Khanal, S. Poudel, A. Basnet, P. Kandel, B. Acharya, Tribhuvan University, K. Dhakal, West Virginia State University, and  J. Shrestha, Nepal Agricultural Research Council

IMPACT OF LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON SELECTED SOIL PROPERTIES, ENZYME ACTIVITIES, AND BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES IN WINTER WHEAT
SANGITA KARKI, R. Shange (faculty Advisor), and R. Ankumah, Tuskegee University

INVASIVE PEST ANTS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES: COMPARATIVE WATER RELATIONS AND DESICCATION TOLERANCE TO NATIVE ANT SPECIES
OLUFEMI AJAYI, H. Fadamiro (faculty advisor), A. Appel, R. Balusu, Auburn University, and L. Chen, Chinese Academy of Sciences

ANALYSIS OF THE FREQUENCY AND TRENDS OF CLIMATE EXTREMES IN ALABAMA AND GEORGIA (1988 – 2017)
AYOYINKA AINA, S. Fall (faculty advisor), J.E-Quansah, G. El-Afandi, and C. Bonsi, Tuskegee University

PHYTOREMEDIATION MODELING OF LEAD (Pb) UPTAKES IN SOIL USING NERIUM OLEANDER PLANT
NAIRA IBRAHIM, G. El-Afandi (faculty advisor), Tuskegee University

AGRITOURISM MICRO-CLUSTER NETWORKS AS A CATALYST FOR PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
OLUWATOYIN ADEBISI, D. Singh-Knight West (faculty advisor), West Virginia University

INTEGRATION OF PREDACEOUS STINKBUGS AND COTESIA MARGINIVENTRIS TO MANAGE FALL ARMYWORM SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE)
JERMAINE PERIER, M. Haseeb (faculty advisor), Florida A&M University, and J. C. Legaspi, USDA, ARS-CMAVE

AMARANTH AND EGGPLANT: TWO CROPS WITH GREAT POTENTIAL FOR SMALL GROWERS.
R.V.VORSAH, B. N. Dingha (faculty advisor), M. Dwyer, S. Gyawaly, A. Bhowmik and L. E. N Jackai, N.C. A&T State University

 FINANCIALLY LITERATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR RURAL YOUTH AND FAMILIES: A PILOT STUDY AT TWO SOUTH CAROLINA LOW- COUNTRY HIGH SCHOOLS
AARON GOLSON, W. Whitaker JR. (faculty advisor), S.C. State University

BELL PEPPERS AS A POTENTIAL TRAP CROP FOR THE BROWN MARMORATED STINK BUG, HALYOMORPHA HALYS
M.MENSAH-BONSU, B. N. Dingha (faculty advisor), L. E. N. Jackai, N.C. A&T State University

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF LACTOBACILLUS AND BIFIDOBACTERIA SPECIES AS PROBIOTICS AND ASSESSMENT OF THEIR ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ABILITIES
QUE’NYAH RANDOLPH, D. Alexander (faculty advisor), Tuskegee University

DEVELOPMENT OF GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF THE TUSKEGEE NATIONAL FOREST
JOHN MEYERS, J. Essamuah-Quansah (faculty advisor), R. Shange, S. Fall, and R. Ankumah, Tuskegee University




UNDERGRADUATE POSTER
 
SERVICE-LEARNING IN FUNERAL HOMES AND GRAVEYARDS: STUDIES OF ETHNICITY, BIRTH YEAR AND LIFE SPAN
CAYLEN GOLDSBERRY, D. Alexander (faculty advisor), Tuskegee University

DETERMINATION OF EFFECTIVE DOSAGES OF COCCIDIA IN CHICKENS THROUGH TITRATION
NAOMI WALDON, O. Bolden-Tiller (faculty advisor) Tuskegee University, M. S. Abdul Rasheed, and R. Dilger University of Illinois – Champaign/Urbana

EFFECTS OF ERUCIC ACID COMPARED TO OTHER COMMON FATTY ACIDS ON RUMEN IN VITRO FIBER DIGESTIBILITY AND FERMENTATION
MIKAYLA JOHNSON, Tuskegee University, J. Anderson (faculty advisor) S. Dakota State University

CATALASE IN THE CAPRINE TESTIS
AALIYAH FINLEY, O. Bolden-Tiller (faculty advisor), D. Fine, C.  Bradford, and K.  Fadlallah, Tuskegee University

AN INVESTIGATION OF REV-ERB PROTEIN REPRESSION ON IL-17A EXPRESSION
AMALI STEPHENS, T. Cooper (faculty advisor) Iowa State University, S. Mosure and L.Solt, The Scripps Research Institute

EFFECTS OF FEEDING CORN OR BARLEY BASED FEED ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS IN MEAT-GOAT KIDS
MARILINE HILARIE, K. Matthews (faculty advisor), Delaware State University

THE ROLE OF NITROGEN RESORPTION IN LEACHING AND SENESCING SWITCHGRASS (PANICUM VIRGATUM) LEAVES ON GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
VALERIA CANO CAMACHO, E. Heaton (faculty advisor), Iowa State University

FACTORS INFLUENCING ADOPTION OF AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION PROMOTED BY THE IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY – UGANDA PROGRAM
MEGAN KEMP, D. Masinde (faculty advisor), Iowa State University

CHANGES IN PHYSICOCHEMICAL, NUTRITIONAL AND FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF YELLOW BEAN WITH PROCESSING
JACQUILINE MAINA, EARTH University, A.Aryee (faculty advisor), Delaware State University

ALFALFA PRODUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS; INTERTWINING SINORHIOBIUM MELILOTI INOULATION WITH PHOSPHORUS NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED BY POULTRY LITTER ASH
ZAHRIA DUNCAN, D. Mortley (faculty advisor) Tuskegee University, M. Reiter, and B. Scharf, Virginia Tech

NOT CRAZY: AN EXPLANATION FOR KAOLIN GEOPHAGIA IN MACON COUNTY ALABAMA
SYDNEY SIMS, D. Alexander (faculty advisor), J. Heath, Tuskegee University

AMERICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS IN TUSKEGEE, AL
CHARESSE JOHNSON, D. Alexander (faculty advisor) and F. Quarcoo, Tuskegee University