Jordan Agricultural Research Center Project Showcase

 

Fourth Annual Research Showcase
Jordan Agricultural Research Center
Monday, April 21, 2025, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

 

Welcome to the fourth annual Research Showcase at the Jordan Agricultural Research Center!  

Proudly serving to kick off Research Week at Fresno State (April 21-26), this year’s event features a blend of veteran researchers, as well as new faculty establishing their research programs.  

After the Showcase, stay for a seminar given by special guest speaker Dr. Michele (Nish) Nishiguchi, UC Merced faculty in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology from 11:30am to 12:10 p.m. She studies the mutualistic association and evolution of symbiotic animal-bacterial associations through both wild-caught and experimentally evolved marine populations (such as squid) in the the Indo-West Pacific, Australia, and
the Mediterranean Sea.

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Poster Presentation Lineup

Main 1st floor meeting area

 

Detection of Grapevine Red Blotch Virus Using Drone-Mounted Hyperspectral Imaging.
E. Laroche-Pinel, K. Vasquez, M. Flasco, M. Cooper, M. Fuchs and L. Brillante

Autonomous Identification of Grapevine Varieties in Sentinel 2 Satellite Imagery.
D. Freire Bastidas, A. De Rosa and L. Brillante

Enhancing Water Use Efficiency and Berry Ripening in Cabernet Sauvignon Vines: Effects of Irrigation Regimes and Biostimulant Application.
A. De Rosa, L. Pallotti, E. Laroche-Pinel, W. Whalen and L. Brillante

Advancing Wine Grape Quality Assessment: Integrating Hyperspectral Imaging and Machine Learning.
V. Cianciola, E. Laroche-Pinel, A. E. Abioye, G. Partida, B. Corales, K. Vasquez, B. Sams, L. Brillante  

Accessible Soil Moisture Sensor System for Small Farmers of San Joaquin Valley, CA.
D. Inthavong, V. Lee, H.Cecotti, H. Chamberlin, F.Cassels, D, Goorahoo, S. Asci, S.Konduru, R. Dahlquist-Willard, S. Laha

Bcl-xL Expression Increases Growth Yield and Stimulates Glucose Respiro-fermentative Fuel Metabolism in Yeast.  
H. Willey, H. Buijs, J.A. Woods, C. Derkalousdian, K. Krishnan, S. Manon and L. Dejean

Determination of Protein and Lipid Content in the Algal Biomass of Microalgae Grown Mixotrophically Under Variable Wavelengths of Incident Light.
K. Khalil, A. Garza II, A. Xiong and K. Maitra

 

Spatial Variability in Bacterial and Fungal Communities of Apples (Malus domestica): Unexpected Patterns of Nestedness and Co-occurrence from Individual Fruits to the Orchard Scale.
J.P. Shaffer, R. Knight, and S.R. Whitehead

Influence of Soil Texture and Water Content on Disease Progression in Pima Cotton Infected with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum race 4.
J. Garcia, M.L. Ellis, D. Goorahoo, M. Ulloa, R.B. Hutmacher

The Influence of Ant Tending on Citrus Mealybug (Planococcus citri) Colonies and their Biological Control in California’s Central Valley.
F. Serrano, K. Keeling, S. Gautam, and J. Wenger

Evaluation of a Cytokinin-Based Biostimulant on the Yield and Quality of Deficit-Irrigated Processing Tomatoes.
H. Chamberlin, D. Goorahoo, O. Tapia, and F. Cassel

Use of Linear Regression and Analysis of Covariance to Build a Farm Level Regression Model for the Calibration of EMI sensor Data (ECa) to Soil Salinity:
M. Singh, E. Scudiero , N. Quinn, and S. Benes

Biochar Soil Application in Improving Soil Microbial Health and Diversity in San Joaquin Agricultural Soils.
D. Scharton and C. Sayles

Improving Water Quality and Soil Health Outcomes for On-Farm Recharge in California Pistachio Orchards.
J. Phillips, I. Valdez, S. Bansal, S. Castle

 

Evaluation of Cyclic Regeneration Potential of Ion Exchange Pretreatment by Using Soft Water Brine to Reduce the Need for Imported Salt.
S. Phen, M. Khalid, A. Alrobaye, W. Wright, K. Longley, W. Mizuno, S. Banerjee, and M. Waite

Enhancing Vineyard Soil Dynamic Properties through Cover Crop Integration: Impact on Soil Microbial Community Structure and Enzyme Activities.
P. Hatem Squiapati, H. Heng, S. (George) Zhuang, D. Beaudette, F. Ignea Rocha, S. Benes, L. Hale

 

Role of Natural Enemies in Managing Citrus Mealybug in the San Joaquin Valley.
K. Keeling, S. Gautam, and J. Wenger

 

Developing Drought Resilient Irrigation Practices in Nut Crop System – A Case Study.
D. Yeasmin, G.Cantu, R. Medina, J. Bushoven, and F. Pasha

 

Melanocortin 4 Receptor Gene Variants and Their Impact on Metabolic Health in Overweight and Obese Fresno State Students.  
P. Ounesavath, S. Pooya, L. Herzig, S. Konduru, S. Asci,  M. Roytman, A. Rad, C. Qualls, M. Sutherland, H. Cernansky, M. Felsted, Z. Gavel, & A. Fathi

Shallow Subsurface Artificial Groundwater Recharge​
S. Hawley, C. Qualle, G. Bonilla, M. Church

 

Predicting Mozzarella Cheese Meltability with Spectroscopy and Machine Learning.
P. Freire, K. Prayitno, D. Freire and C. C. Licon

Natural History of Citrus Mealybug (Planoccocus citri) Associated Natural Enemies and Ant Species in the San Joaquin Valley.
D. Narez, K. Keeling, S. Gautam, and J. Wenger

 

Advancing Sustainable Jujube Cultivation: Field-Based Quantification of Jujube Water Use in California’s San Joaquin Valley.
S.Qaderi, F. Sharma, S. Benes, M. Singh, R. Dahlquist-Willard

 

Assessing The Effects of Climate-Smart Irrigation Emitters on Young Almond Orchard Root System Using Ground Penetrating Radar.
D. Yeasmin, J. Bushoven, G. Cantu, K. Fenn, A. Gal, N. Bambach, J. Garcia, A. McElrone, J. Borum, A DeVincentis, G. Jha, S. D. Khalsa, C. Lazcano, S. S. Solis, and M. Nocco

 

Groundwater Recharge to Benefit Disadvantaged Communities in Fresno County Feasibility Study
(California Water Institute). 

Unified Water Plan for the San Joaquin Valley
(California Water Institute and the Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley).

 

Partners/Supporting Organization Acknowledgements

American Vineyard Foundation

Agricultural Research Institute 

California Cotton Alliance

California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association

California Departments of Food and Agriculture

California Departments of Water Resources

Citrus Research Board

College of Science and Mathematics (CSM)

CSM Course Based Undergraduate Research Experiences 

CSM's Faculty Sponsored Student Research Award

Corteva Agriscience

Cotton Incorporated

CSU-BIOTECH

Farms Food Future (F3) Initiative

Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP)

Jordan College of Agriculture, Science and Technology

Lyles College of Engineering

Pacific Coast Coalition-Dairy Business Innovation Initiative 

Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity

USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service

USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture

UC Agriculture and Natural Resources