Lily Berry Major Professor: Dr. Lori Hoagland MS DEFENSE SEMINAR April 14 @ 1:00 PM HORT 222 or Via Zoom “Soil Contaminant Stress in Leafy Greens – Insights from Hyperspectral Imaging and Microbiome Analysis” Abstract: Contamination of agricultural soils is a growing concern, threatening food security and human health. Heavy metals and micro- nanoplastics (MNP)[Read More…]
Josué Cerritos Major Professor: Dr. Stephen Meyers MS DEFENSE SEMINAR April 9 @ 1:00 PM HORT 217 or via Zoom “Silage tarping for stale seedbed, early-season weed management, and cover crop termination” Abstract: Silage tarping involves covering the soil with opaque plastic to block light for extended periods, helping to keep fields weed-free early in[Read More…]
New paper from the Hoagland lab co-led by former post-docs Marian Luis and Amit Jaiswal. The paper titled ‘Deciphering the mechanisms regulating variability in induced systemic resistance among tomato genotypes’ was published in the journal Phythopathology https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PHYTO-07-24-0240-R. The team used RNA-seq to determine the molecular basis for these differential responses. Results of this study will[Read More…]
The Purdue Horticulture Society embarked on the annual spring trip on March 28-30. This year the club picked Louisville to explore a botanical garden and arboretum. This annual trip provided members with an opportunity to expand their knowledge of horticulture and appreciate the beauty of diverse plant collections. On March 29, the group visited the[Read More…]
Dr. Lori Hoagland, Brenton Smith, Miné van der Berg, and Rosa Cossio from Purdue travelled to the Colca Valley in Peru with three professors from Universidad Nacional de San Agustín (UNSA) Dr. Dennis Macedo, Dr. Victor Hugo Casa Coila, and Dr. René Gonzalo Quispe Castro. The team visited their research plots in three different communities[Read More…]
Purdue University is collaborating with Hernán González-Osorio at Cenicafé, the National Coffee Research Center in Columbia, to enhance sustainable farming practices. Cristian Salinas (PhD/Hoagland Lab), a Purdue doctoral student from Colombia, is at the forefront of this initiative. Under the guidance of Professor Lori Hoagland, Salinas is researching the benefits of planting legumes between coffee[Read More…]
At the Indiana Small Farm Conference 2025, Anna Paltseva joined Gabriel Filippelli from IU and Nathan Shoaf from Purdue Extension for the session “Lead Ahead: New Insights for Safer Soil Practices,” where they explored the challenges of legacy lead contamination in soils and its impact on food safety and farm sustainability. Their discussion highlighted how science-driven solutions[Read More…]
Anna Paltseva was invited to present “Heavy Metals and Microplastics in Urban Soils” at the Indiana Association of Soil Classifiers meeting on Feb. 24 in Danville, IN, where she discussed the growing concern of microplastic contamination in urban soils alongside heavy metals. Her presentation highlighted the sources, impacts, and research challenges surrounding these emerging pollutants, sparking insightful discussions[Read More…]
The Indiana Green Expo (IGE), held from February 10 to 12 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, attracted 1,636 attendees and featured 108 exhibiting companies in the trade show. Organized by the Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association (INLA) and the Midwest Regional Turf Foundation (MRTF), the event offered a comprehensive blend of educational sessions[Read More…]