Josué Cerritos is from Tegucigalpa, Honduras and graduated from Zamorano University with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural science and production. He is interested in weed management and entomology, focusing on horticultural crops. In the near future, he would like to support agriculture development in Honduras. On June 6th, he joined the HLA weed science lab…Read more about Welcome Josué Cerritos, New Visiting Scholar[Read More]
Several HLA faculty, staff and students hosted 4-H Academy high school students for the Plant Science track on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (June 8-10). They toured the greenhouse, Meigs, Daniels Turf Center, Student Farm and participated in some hands-on activities. A big thank you to all who assisted in providing this experience for the 4-Hers…Read more about HLA Hosted 4-H Academy High School Students[Read More]
Ariana Torres and coauthors published a paper titled “Investigating Drivers of Native Plant Production in the United States Green Industry”. Citation: Rihn, A.L.; Knuth, M.J.; Peterson, B.J.; Torres, A.P.; Campbell, J.H.; Boyer, C.R.; Palma, M.A.; Khachatryan, H. Investigating Drivers of Native Plant Production in the United States Green Industry. Sustainability 2022, 14, 6774. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116774
High Plains Journal highlighted the research of Dr. Lori Hoagland and Dr. Philipp Simon of the ARS Vegetable Crops Research Unit in Madison, Wisconsin on endophytes that help carrots fight disease and promote growth: https://www.hpj.com/ag_news/fungi-and-bacteria-team-up-with-carrots-for-better-health/article_fae27978-df03-11ec-a0b8-275aaf1a15a4.html.
Congratulations to Thiti Suttiyut (Widhalm Lab) for receiving the Best Paper Award at the Purdue Center for Plant Biology Retreat earlier this week!
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