Dr. Krishna Nemali traveled to El Salvador to support the ongoing Purdue IPIA project on enhancing sustainable and climate-smart agriculture in the region. He conducted an assessment of hydroponic crop production in the region. During his visit, Dr. Nemali met several stakeholders including researchers at the National Center for Agricultural and Forestry Technology (CENTA), The…Read more about Dr. Krishna Nemali Visits El Salvador for Purdue IPIA Project[Read More]
The 2025 Indiana Horticulture Conference welcomed 200+ attendees and 19 vendors to the Hendricks County Fairgrounds in Danville, IN on January 14-15th. It was great to catch up with old friends and meet some new faces. Speakers traveled from as far as Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland and Washington D.C. Anderson Orchard took home the gold…Read more about 2025 Indiana Horticulture Conference Draws Over 200 Attendees and 19 Vendors[Read More]
Nemali Lab is hosting an overseas visiting doctoral fellow from India under the Purdue-India Partnership for a period of one to one-and-half years. Ms. Uzma Gulzar is currently doing her Ph.D. in the Division of Fruit Science, College of Horticulture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir, India. She will be conducting research with…Read more about Nemali Lab Hosting Visiting Doctoral Fellow[Read More]
Krishna Nemali was invited to present about ‘Home Hydroponics’ to Miami County Master Gardeners in Peru, Indiana this week. The presentation described the benefits of producing food crops in homes, introduced two different types of home hydroponic systems, and additional resources available at Purdue for home gardeners.
Hydroponics training is offered to everyone in May and June at Purdue University. Interested participants can choose either May or June session. There will be four classes for each session on Saturdays from 9am-4pm. Training will be provided at the state-of-the-art Purdue hydroponics facility located in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, 625 Ag….Read more about Hydroponics for Everyone Workshop[Read More]
Nemali’s lab published a research article in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture titled “Minimizing Escherichia coli O157:H7 contamination in indoor farming: effects of cultivar type and ultra-violet light quality”. The article is open access and available for download at this link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jsfa.13303.
