Amanda Crook, graduate student in plant sciences, was awarded third place in the Frank L. Haynes Graduate Student Research Award competition during the Potato Association of America annual meeting in July. The award is given for outstanding student research presentations.
Crook’s presentation was titled "Marketability and Seed Production Effects from Glyphosate Drift Injury to Red Norland Potato." Thirteen graduate students from across the country participated in the competition. Cash awards and certificates were given to the top three presenters.
The award honors the late Frank L. Haynes, longtime professor of potato breeding and genetics at North Carolina State University.
Crook attended the meeting on a travel scholarship awarded to her by Controlled Environment Technology System LLC.
Crook is pursuing her master's degree. Harlene Hatterman-Valenti, plant sciences assistant department head, professor and high value crop production project leader, is her adviser.
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