John Rocconi

Graduate Student

Email: jrocconi@agcenter.lsu.edu
Major Professor: Dr. Paul "Trey" Price

EDUCATION:

2018 to present: Ph.D. student at the Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70820.

2009-2013: M.S. degree in Agronomy at the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845. Thesis: "Maturity elongation of mid-season upland cotton varieties through use of Pyraclostrobin and Azoxystrobin fungicides". Major professor: Dr. J. Tom Cothren

1998-2002: B.S. degree in Bioenvironmental Sciences. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845.

CURRENT RESEARCH:

Remote sensing lens association for early identification of foliar pathogens in Zea mays and Glycine max.

ABSTRACT AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

Rocconi, J.D. and J. T. Cothren. 2009. Maturity elongation of mid-season upland varieties through use of pyraclostrobin and azoxystrobin fungicides. Proc. Beltwide Cotton Physiology Conf., Jan. 5-9, San Antonio, TX.

Rocconi, J.D. and J.T. Cothren. 2009. Maturity elongation of mid-season upland varieties through use of pyraclostrobin and azoxystrobin fungicides. Cotton Physiology Work Group Meetings. February 12-15, Austin, TX.

Rocconi, J.D., J.T. Cothren, and J.B. Bynum. 2009. Evaluation of leaf tissue nutrient status after glyphosate applications to cotton. Proc. Beltwide Cotton Physiology Conf., Jan. 5-9, San Antonio, TX.

Currie, J.M., J.T. Cothren, and J.D. Rocconi. 2009. Evaluation of the agronomic performance of roundup ready and roundup ready flex technologies for yield and fiber quality. Proc. Beltwide Cotton Physiology Conf., Jan. 5-9, San Antonio, TX.

Rocconi, J.D. and J.T. Cothren. 2010. Use of selected fungicides to elongate the maturity of mid-season upland varieties.
Beltwide Cotton Physiology Conf., January 4-7, New Orleans, LA.

Rocconi, J.D. and J.T. Cothren. 2010. Use of pyraclostrobin and azoxystrobin fungicides for the elongation of maturity
on mid-season upland varieties. Beltwide Cotton Conf, January 4-7, New Orleans, LA.

Minton, W.M., J.T. Cothren, and J.D. Rocconi. 2010. Examining effects of NAWF and heat units on last effective boll
populations. Beltwide Cotton Conf., January 4-7, New Orleans, LA.

White, A.D., J.T. Cothren, J.D. Rocconi, and J.B. Bynum. 2010. The effect of an upper limit temperature threshold on heat
unit calculations, defoliation timing, yield, and fiber quality. Beltwide Cotton Conf., January 4-7, New Orleans, LA.

Currie, J. M., J.T. Cothren, and J.D. Rocconi. 2010. Fruiting profiles of cotton treated with various 1-methylcyclopropene formulations. Beltwide Cotton Conf., January 4-7, New Orleans, LA.