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Former HLA Post-Doctoral Research Associate Dr. Gioia Massa and Professor Emeritus Cary Mitchell, along with collaborators from NASA, federal contractors, and aerospace industry, have published an article in BMC Plant Biology entitled Stress and light spectral quality influence the transcriptome of a tomato crop grown on the International Space Station. The article can be accessed…Read more about New Article from Dr. Gioia Massa, Dr. Cary Mitchell, and Collaborators[Read More]


Former HLA graduate student and postdoctoral Research Associate Dr. Fatemeh Sheibani, Professor Celina Gómez, Michigan State Professor Erik Runkle, and Professor Emeritus Cary Mitchell have published a research article in JASHS entitled Interaction of far-red radiation and CO2 concentration at moderate total photon flux density stimulates biomass accumulation in young leaf lettuce.


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. Fatemeh Sheibani and Emeritus Professor Cary Mitchell, in collaboration with a colleague at Sierra Space Corporation, published an article in Acta Horticulturae entitled Focused Lighting, an energy-saving strategy for indoor production of young, widely spaced plants. The publication was presented originally at LightSym 2024 in Seoul, Korea, and is part of the proceedings of that every-four-year international lighting symposium….Read more about New Publication from Dr. Fatemeh Sheibani and Dr. Cary Mitchell[Read More]


The Midwest Mint Growers Conference successfully concluded today after two days of productive sessions, demonstrations, and networking opportunities for mint producers across the region. Hosted by Petrus Langenhoven, HLA liaison to the Indiana Mint Market Research and Development Council, and Meredith Cobb of Ag Research, the conference attracted growers from Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin, as…Read more about Midwest Mint Growers Conference Brings Industry Leaders Together in Lafayette[Read More]


Drs. Fatemeh Sheibani and Cary Mitchell, with co-author Dr. Erik Runkle (Michigan State University) recently published a research article in the Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science: “Interaction of the Far-red Radiation Intensity and CO2 Concentration during Early Indoor Production Stages of Red Leaf Lettuce” (https://doi.org/10.21273/JASHS05434-24).


Fatemeh Sheibani, Erik Runkle at Michigan State University, and Cary Mitchell published a research article in the Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Sciences entitled “Interaction of the Far-red Radiation Intensity and CO2 Concentration During Early Indoor Production Stages of Red Leaf Lettuce.” A direct link to the article can be found at https://journals.ashs.org/jashs/view/journals/jashs/149/6/article-p354.xml.


On October 4, the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture (HLA) paid tribute to the remarkable contributions of Dr. Cary Mitchell with a symposium titled “Celebrating the Research Legacy of Dr. Cary Mitchell.” The event gathered an esteemed group of speakers, many of whom have been directly influenced by Dr. Mitchell’s pioneering work. The symposium…Read more about Honoring Dr. Cary Mitchell’s Research Legacy with a Special Symposium[Read More]




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