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 about Anna Paltseva Publishes a New Article[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 about HLA Weed Science Students Compete in Contest[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 about Dr. Krishna Nemali Taught Short Course at GBPUAT[Read More]
Justin Walder (Widhalm lab) presented his research from his Summer College of Agriculture Research Fellowship (SCARF) project at the 2025 Purdue Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium. His poster was titled “Engineering flux through the MVA Pathway to Enhance Terpenoid Synthesis in Tomato” and he was mentored by Widhalm lab postdoc Dr. Mearaj Shaikh.
Anna Paltseva presented at the 4th World Conference of the Society for Urban Ecology in Istanbul, Turkey, where she spoke about the role of soils in blue-green infrastructure and nature-based solutions. She also gave a virtual guest lecture for the Technical University of Berlin’s Institute of Ecology, as part of their Urban Ecosystem Science course….Read more about Dr. Anna Paltseva Presented at Society for Urban Ecology[Read More]
“Tomato Seedling Performance in Five Commercial Organic Growing Media with and without Supplemental Fertilizer” co-authored by Liz Maynard, Wenjing Guan, Petrus Langenhoven and Lori Hoagland was published in HortTechnology on June 18.
Dr. Fatemeh Sheibani, Professor Celina Gómez, and Professor Emeritus Cary Mitchell, along with collaborators from the Sierra Space Corporation, have published a research article in connection with the OptimIA SCRI project entitled Interactive Effects of Photon Flux Density and Carbon Dioxide Concentration on Energy-use Efficiency for Indoor Baby-greens Production. A link to the article can…Read more about New Publication from Drs. Sheibani, Gómez, and Mitchell[Read More]
Dr. Ariana Torres published a paper titled Personal values, motivations and food safety concerns for melon consumers in Indiana US farmers markets in the British Food Journal. The paper introduces an innovative integrated model to better understand the relationship between melons’ attributes, the consequences of their consumption and the personal values that guided consumers’ buying…Read more about Dr. Ariana Torres Published New Paper[Read More]
Professor Avtar Handa has published a refereed paper in CBI Agriculture and Bioscience entitled “SALT TOLERANCE INDEX AND MORPHO-PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF TOMATO F2 SEGREGATING LINES UNDER SALINITY STRESS” with his previous technician Tanya Datsenka and two collaborators from University of Abomey, Cotonou, Benin. This manuscript describe potential developing salt-tolerant genotypes of tomato by crossing a cultivated salt-sensitive…Read more about Dr. Avtar Handa Published Two Papers[Read More]