New extension bulletin by Liz Maynard, Michael O’Donnell, and former Central State University educator Dana Hilfinger: Scheduling Fall and Winter Vegetable Production in High Tunnels. It is available online at the Purdue Extension Education Store.
Thiti Suttiyut, Manoj Ghaste, and Joshua Widhalm along with others from the Purdue Center for Plant Biology published a paper in Horticulture Research entitled “Integrative analysis of the shikonin metabolic network identifies new gene connections and reveals evolutionary insight into shikonin biosynthesis. The paper is available online: https://doi.org/10.1093/hr/uhab087.
John Orick, Karen Mitchell, and Pam Fisher prepared the Plant Info To Go Booth for the Indiana Flower and Patio Show on March 9. Purdue Extension Master Gardener volunteers will be on hand to answer gardening questions during the show. The show will run March 12-20 at Expo Hall in the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
The Langenhoven Lab is welcoming two visiting scholars, Lian Durón and Eduardo Miranda. They are both from Honduras. While at Purdue, they will be participating in research aimed at improving the long-term potential and sustainability of agriculture and food systems by improving the links between economics, production, and food safety that lead to profitable small-…Read more about Langenhoven Lab Welcomes Two Visiting Scholars[Read More]
The facility in Horticulture and Landscape Architecture was opened to students this semester. It will be used by multiple courses in the department to provide hands-on production and research experience to students. Students in HORT 31900 (Controlled Environment Production of Horticultural Crops) are currently utilizing the facility to conduct research projects.
Ariana Torres and Ben Van Dyke are co-leading a Spring Break Study Abroad program to Southern Spain. They and 18 students will visit the largest greenhouse fruit and vegetable production (13,000 hectares) in El Ejido. Other production systems included in the program are: olive oil, manchego cheese, bullfighting breeding, horse breeding, citrus production.
Petrus Langenhoven and Nathan Shoaf (Urban Ag, Purdue Extension) presented at the Indiana Small Farms Conference on March 7, 2022. The presentation titled ‘Soil health practices and compost amendments for vegetable production’ explained activities of the Soil to Market research-based Extension program they are implementing. Experiences of the 2021 production season were shared with the…Read more about Petrus Langenhoven & Nathan Shoaf Presented at the Indiana Small Farms Conference[Read More]
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