Three research articles by the HLA Horticulture Crops Weed Science Lab have been published in the most recent issue of HortTechnology. Two articles feature the thesis research of former HLA MS student Josué Cerritos: Utilizing Silage Tarps, S-metolachlor, and Hand-Weeding for Weed Management in Transplanted Onions. Josué Cerritos, Stephen L. Meyers, Petrus Langenhoven, Moriah Bilenky,[Read More…]
Two members of the HLA Horticulture Crops Weed Science Lab attended and presented research at the Black Soldier Fly Conference (BSF CON) September 8-10, 2025, in Cambridge, England. MS Student Celia Corado presented a poster entitled “Exploring the Potential of Black Soldier Fly Compost Tea for Weed Suppression”. Stephen Meyers presented a poster entitled “Effect[Read More…]
Anna Paltseva co-authored a new article in Chemosphere with colleagues from the University at Buffalo. The study, “Harnessing dried mycelium membranes for rapid and efficient lead cleanup in soils,” demonstrates that dried mycelium membranes can remove up to 80% of lead from contaminated soils within just 8 days. This innovative, sustainable approach provides a fast[Read More…]
Professor Avtar Handa has published a refereed manuscript with his collaborators in Mexico, entitled “Engineering Crops for Enhanced Drought Stress Tolerance: A Strategy for Sustainable Agriculture”. Agronomy 2025, 15(8), 1912. Authors are: Heriberto García-Coronado; Angel-Javier Ojeda-Contreras.: Guillermo Berumen-Varela; Jesús-Martín Robles-Parra; Avtar K. Handa; and Martín-Ernesto Tiznado-Hernández. This article belongs to the Special Issue Physiological, Biochemical,[Read More…]
Stephen Meyers is a co-author of a newly published journal article entitled “Herbicide programs for control of a five-way herbicide resistant waterhemp population in Xtendflex or Enlist E3 soybean.” The article, published in Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management, features thesis research of former Purdue University Department of Botany and Plant Pathology MS student Claudia Bland.[Read More…]
Anna Paltseva just published a review article in the journal SOIL that evaluates portable X-ray fluorescence (PXRF) technology as a rapid, cost-effective alternative to traditional laboratory methods for detecting heavy metal contamination in urban soils, finding that when properly calibrated, PXRF can reliably identify contamination hotspots to support safer urban agriculture and community gardening initiatives.[Read More…]
The 2025 North Central Weed Science Society Weed Contest was held on July 31, 2025 at the BASF Midwest Research Farm in Seymour, Illinois. Purdue University brought three teams, including one made up of current and former HLA members: Helen Nocito (HLA MS student), Celia Corado (HLA MS student), Nicolle Salamanca (HLA visiting scholar), and[Read More…]
Dr. Krishna Nemali visited G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT), Uttarakhand, India (the oldest Agricultural University in India) under GIAN (Global Initiate for Academic networks) program for two weeks between July 28 and August 8 to teach a short course on ‘Greenhouse Management and Technology’ to graduate students, junior faculty, and industry professionals,[Read More…]
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