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…]
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…]
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…]
Nemali lab published an article titled “Connecting the dots: Path model to identify key phenotypic traits for screening plants with tolerance to nitrogen deficiency” in Plos One. The published research compared several physiological traits at the cellular, leaf, and whole-plant scales in nitrogen sensitive and tolerant poinsettia cultivars exposed to both optimal and N-deficient conditions,[Read More…]
Dr. Krishna Nemali’s lab is collaborating with many home growers in Indianapolis, Lafayette, and Gary to provide hands-on experience with growing leafy greens using hydroponics in their homes. The project aims to increase the availability and consumption of fresh produce in Indiana communities. Participants collaborate for a period of one year with Nemali’s lab and[Read More…]