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Evaluating Industrial Hemp Varieties for the State of Louisiana

Babitha Jampala

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Mentor Name and Contact Information

Dr. Babitha Jampala
210A M.B. Sturgis Hall, LSU Campus
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
bjampala@agcenter.lsu.edu

Description of Committed Responsibilities of the Undergraduate Student Intern

The ASPIRE student intern will be responsible for responsible with collection of data on the industrial hemp varieties planted at research station in Louisiana.

The intern will be responsible for collecting the data on the planted industrial hemp grain and fiber lines at the central research station in Louisiana. The data collected will be plant height, stem width, canopy parameters during the vegetative stages of the plant. Days to flowering, and maturation will be recorded in the reproductive stage. After the data collection, the data will be analyzed using statistical methods and presented at S1084 Conference held annually for the participants. S1084 is Industrial hemp Production, Processing, and Marketing Multistate project. Dr. Jampala is the head for the project from the state of Louisiana.

Qualifications

  • Minimum qualifications: Rising sophomores and juniors from LSU and partner institutions majoring in Horticulture or Agriculture or Plant Sciences with at least a 2.5 GPA are most competitive.
  • Preferred qualifications: Desire to work with hemp crop; little or no experience in conducting experiments, excellent communication skills, high attention to detail and experience with Word, Excel, and Power Point

Number of Intern Positions: 1

Success Measure or End of Project Deliverables

  • Assist in collecting data related to the industrial hemp variety evaluation.
  • Analyzing the data collected and preparing graphs and tables to showcase the data to farmers and students.
  • Assist in developing reports to submit to the annual S1084 national conference.
  • Gaining knowledge and experience in working with a new crop in the state of Louisiana.

Primary Mentor

Dr. Babitha Jampala, is state head for the S1084 Industrial Hemp Multistate Project and trains students both undergraduates and graduates in industrial hemp related projects.

1/24/2024 8:04:20 PM
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