2026 John Ingle Innovation in Plant Breeding Award
Congratulations to Sindoora Nalajala and her fellow PBGG students Kyathi Madduro and Emily Betenivalu as recipients of the 2026 John Ingle Innovation in Plant Breeding Award from the institute of Plant breeding, Genomics and Genetics, The University of Georgia.
Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference
Sindoora Nalajala won first place for the Horticulture sections of the poster session at the Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference held at Savannah, Georgia from January 7 to 10, 2026.
The title of her poster is ‘Polyploidy Induction of Triploid Interspecific Hybrids in Blueberries.’
UGA Plant Center Retreat 2024 – Callaway Gardens, Columbus GA
Award winning day at the plant Center retreat!
Emily Walter won second place in the graduate student poster competition. She also won the candy jar for the most accurate guessing of the number of candies in the jar. Sindoora Nalajala won the “Catch Them All Scavenger Hunt” game.
ASHS Conference 2024 – Honolulu, Hawaii
Emily Walter presenting her award- winning research at the ASHS conference in Honolulu, Hawaii September 25, 2024.
Emily Walter was awarded second place in the Plant Growth Regulation Oral Competition at the ASHS conference in Honolulu, Hawaii September 25, 2024.