The Nemali Lab has published a new article in Frontiers in Plant Science. The research was conducted by graduate student, Sangrak Son, with Drs. Lori Hoagland, Amanda Deering, and Jin Wei-Kocsis as committee members. Nutrient release and yield comparison between customized organic and conventional fertilizers in hydroponic lettuce production.
The Nemali Lab has published an article titled “Enhancing phylloquinone levels using ultraviolet-A radiation in indoor farming” in PLOS One journal.
Please welcome Ayyaz Ahmed, a new visiting scholar in the Nemali lab. I’m Ayyaz Ahmed, a visiting scholar at Purdue University, originally from Pakistan. With a background in architecture, civil engineering, and project management, I’m currently pursuing a PhD in Architectural Engineering at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. My research aligns with the challenges outlined…Read more about Welcome Ayyaz Ahmed Karni![Read More]
The Nemali Lab organized a crash course on hydroponic crop production for growers and communities in Indiana in November. The day-long course provided both classroom-style and experiential learning opportunities to 30 participants. Thanks to Ms. Lori Jolly-Brown, Uzma Gulzar, Sangrak Son, Nicholas Feddersen, and Akshay Nemali for organizing and supporting the workshop.
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]
The Nemali lab organized the ‘Hydroponics for Everyone’ workshop (paid program) on four Saturdays in June. Community members from many regions of Indiana participated in the program. Participants visited HLA and greenhouses from 9 am to 3 pm each day and learned about environmental requirements (production systems, light, water, nutrients, and temperature) and crop production…Read more about Hydroponics for Everyone Workshop Brought Hands-On Learning to Participants[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.