On Saturday, the department hosted 225 youth participants from across Indiana for the 4-H/FFA State Horticulture Career Development Event. This event was coordinated by Kathryn Orvis and Tony Carrell from the State 4-H office. This event is designed to teach skills necessary in the horticulture and landscape industry. They identified ornamental plants, fruits, vegetables, and nuts, evaluated[Read More…]
Congratulations to the Purdue students and recent graduates who received awards at the Indiana Chapter, American Society of Landscape Architects Student and Professional Awards Ceremony, held on September 30th. 2022 Student Awards Planning & Analysis Shangzhe Cai: Honor Award – Grassy Creek Corridor Plan Garrett Vinyard: Merit Award – Indianapolis Parks Expansion Jacob Battista: Merit[Read More…]
Dr. Shin-Han Shiu, Professor, Michigan State University, Plant Biology Thursday October 6th, at 3:30pm in HORT 117 or join via Zoom “Computational modeling of plant functions and traits: challenges and opportunities” Abstract: The rapid growth in a wide range of biological data has led to discoveries transforming plant science. Beyond the original intents for generating these data, there[Read More…]
Our team Split Happens played against English-Owl Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for Week 5 of the Purdue Staff and Students league. We lost all 8 points this week, placing us back in 6th place. In the Women’s Category, Alexandra Jewell placed 3rd with scratch game scoring a 189, placed 4thwith scratch series[Read More…]
Drs. H. Christopher Peterson and Simone Valle de Souza Michigan State University Thursday September 29th, at 3:30pm HORT 117 or join via Zoom “Meeting the demands of Indoor Agriculture consumers through the horticultural research agenda” Abstract: The presentation will address four interrelated issues for development of the Indoor Agriculture leafy green industry: What do consumers[Read More…]
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