Horticulture


Dr. Avtar Handa has received a $100,000 grant from the Agricultural Research Service for his research on the Identification and regulation of Critical Transcriptional Regulators under Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Solanaceous Crops. Title: Identification and Regulation of Critical Transcriptional Regulators under Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Solanaceous Crops PI: Avtar Handa Project Period: 08/30/2022…Read more about Dr. Avtar Handa Receives Grant[Read More]


Camila Ulloa Gómez (MS Student) attended the 2022 National Agricultural Marketing Summit in Pensacola, Florida (October 22-25, 2022). I had the opportunity to participate in the Food Distribution Research Society (FDRS) session, Consumer Attitudes toward Food Choice, by presenting the paper “Characterization of the U.S. Mixed Salad Market: Environmental Attributes” by M.S. student Camila Ulloa,…Read more about Camila Ulloa Gómez Attended 2022 National Agricultural Marketing Summit[Read More]



3 The HORT 318 class visited Meigs on Wednesday. Lab concentrated on learning how to prune grape vines (with Miranda Purcell), peaches and apples (with Peter Hirst). Kyle Daniel showed them the effect of container type on root development. The students also harvested Cruciferous crops that were planted in September. Petrus Langenhoven showed them you…Read more about HORT 318 Learns to Prune Grapes Vines, Apple and Peach Trees[Read More]


Members of the Meyers lab published a new research article in Weed Technology, available now ahead-of-print: Tolerance of peppermint (Mentha x piperita) to tiafenacil applied post-harvest by Stephen L. Meyers, Jeanine Arana, and Brandi C. Woolam. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1017/wet.2022.78 Thank you to Nathan Deppe and the HGRH crew for their help with this greenhouse-based research…Read more about Horticulture Crops Weed Science Lab Publishes New Research[Read More]




Dr. Esther van der Knapp, Distinguished Research Professor College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics & Genomics Thursday October 20th, at 3:30pm VIRTUAL ONLY “The hidden gems in semi-domesticated germplasm: the surprising levels of genetic diversity in fruit quality traits in tomato” Abstract: Esther van der Knaap1, Manoj Sapkota1, Lara Pereira1,…Read more about HLA Fall Seminar: Dr. Esther van der Knapp[Read More]


Dr. Li’s group has published a research article on the roles of histone methyltransferases in regulating nitrogen signaling in tomato. Link to the article here: Histone methyltransferases SDG33 and SDG34 regulate organ-specific nitrogen responses in tomato.


The Purdue 1869 Tree Planting Master Plan, an initiative that involves planting 3738 trees by fiscal year 2025, won an award this fall in the “Environmental Sustainability Category” from the Indiana Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (INASLA). The total number of trees proposed for planting on campus was determined by doubling 1869,…Read more about The Purdue 1869 Tree Planting Master Plan Wins Award at from INASLA[Read More]


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