Indiana is one of the major watermelon and cantaloupe producing states. Variety selection based on yield, disease resistance, fruit quality is one of the critical decisions in production. Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center conducts watermelon and melon variety trials every year. We have 73 varieties in the trials this year. The trial results will be summarized[Read More…]
At Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center (SWPAC), we welcomed a tour of about 20 people from Illinois Jasper County Farm Bureau on June 7, 2022, and a tour of about 35 people from WIN Energy on June 23, 2022. SWPAC superintendent Dennis Nowaskie, and specialists Wenjing Guan and Dan Egel introduced the farm and research projects[Read More…]
Emerson Alejandro Luna Espinoza majored in Agricultural Sciences at Zamorano University from the class of 2019. He likes to learn more about Horticulture and Plant Sciences and wants to get more involved in the research area. Emerson will work on a watermelon irrigation and fertilization project within Wenjing Guan’s research and extension program. Emerson locates[Read More…]