Congratulations to Joseph Iboyi on winning 2^nd place in the graduate student oral paper competition in the bioenergy systems section of the American Society of Agronomy meetings in San Antonio. Joseph won a $200 prize as part of the award.

Other recent Awards:

1. Mahesh Bashyal, PhD student, 2019 IFAS Travel Grant, Aug. 30, 2019, $250.
2. Joseph Iboyi, PhD student, 2019 IFAS Travel Grant, Aug. 30, 2019, $250.
3. Mahesh Bashyal, PhD student, 2019 Tinney Scholarship Fund, Nov. 19, 2019, $500.

Recent Abstracts at professional conferences:

(p = postdoc; g = graduate student; Underline = lead author)

1. M. Bashyal (g), M.J. Mulvaney, D. Lee, R.G. Leon, G. Maltais-Landry, C. Wilson, J. Erickson. 2019. Carinata growth and yield response to nitrogen rates. ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, Nov. 10-13, 2019.
2. J.E. Iboyi (g), M.J. Mulvaney, R.G. Leon, M. Bashyal, R. de Souza Noia Jr, K.S. Balkcom, P. Devkota, I.M. Small. K.S. 2019. Physiological behaviour of Brassica carinata in response to different plant population density under different tillage systems. ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, Nov. 10-13, 2019.
3. J.E. Iboyi (g), M.J. Mulvaney, K.S. Balkcom, R. Seepaul (p), R.G. Leon, P. Devkota, I.M. Small, S. George, D.L. Wright. 2019. Tillage and seeding rate effects on the performance of Brassica carinata. ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, Nov. 10-13, 2019.
4. R. Tiwari (g), P. Devkota, M.J. Mulvaney, R.G. Leon. 2019. Winter and summer weed population dynamics on Brassica carinata cropping systems. ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, Nov. 10-13, 2019.
5. M. Bashyal (g), M.J. Mulvaney, C.R. Crozier, R.G. Leon, G. Maltais-Landry, C. Wilson, J. Erickson. 2019. Brassica carinata nutrient uptake and partitioning across maturity groups and latitudes. ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, Nov. 10-13, 2019.
6. A.D. Jani (g), M.J. Mulvaney, K.S. Balkcom, C.W. Wood, D.L. Jordan, B. Wood. 2019. Nitrogen mineralization from peanut residue components under simulated conservation and conventional tillage on a major peanut-producing soil series. ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, Nov. 10-13, 2019.
7. J.E. Iboyi (g), M.J. Mulvaney, R.G. Leon, K.S. Balkcom, I.M. Small, P. Devkota. 2019. Previous summer crop effects on yield of Brassica carinata. ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, Nov. 10-13, 2019.
8. R. Tiwari (g), P. Devkota, M.J. Mulvaney, R.G. Leon. 2019. Influence of crop history and S-metolachlor (Dual Magnum) on Brassica carinata production. ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, Nov. 10-13, 2019.

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