Assistant Professor Yiwei Huang‘s book Outdoor Environments for People: Considering Human Factors in Landscape Design is available for pre-order. Outdoor Environments for People addresses the everyday human behavior in outdoor built environments and explains how designers can learn about and incorporate their knowledge into places they help to create. Bridging research and practice, and drawing from disciplines such as[Read More…]
The Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Field Day, held on June 20 at Meigs Farm, was a success. Seventy attendees came out to learn more about the latest research on weed and pest management in horticultural crops. Ashley Adair, Jeanine Arana, Josué Cerritos, Emmanuel Cooper, Petrus Langenhoven, Steve Meyers, and Dennis Gustavo Toc Mo all participated[Read More…]
“Studying abroad and doing an internship was the best decision I ever made!” This summer Matthew Haan (Senior/Horticulture Production and Marketing) is interning at the International Rice Research Institute in Los Baños, Philippines, researching rice genetics and submergence. The most rewarding part of his experience is conversing with individuals from diverse backgrounds, learning from the[Read More…]
The Women of the Green Industry will be meeting after the Purdue Turf and Landscape Field Day on July 18th at 3:30 for a tour of the HLA Greenhouses, followed by a social/networking event in West Lafayette. If you would like to join the group for a tour, email Kyle Daniel at daniel38@purdue.edu. More information about the[Read More…]
The Purdue Green Industry team is excited to announce three diagnostic training opportunities in Indianapolis, Elkhart, and Evansville on August 7, 10, and 18. This event will feature Purdue Green Industry Specialists (Janna Beckerman (professor and pathology specialist), John Bonkowski (diagnostician), Tom Creswell (clinical engagement professor and diagnostician), Kyle Daniel (nursery and landscape specialist), Ben[Read More…]
Jean Pierre Varela (Torres’ Lab) presented a poster titled “Economic Feasibility of Pest Management Strategies in High Tunnels to Increase the Resiliency of Local Food Systems” at the Digital Ag Showcase on June 14. The Digital Ag Showcase is an event that demonstrates how simple digital platforms can improve logistics and decision-making. His poster aims[Read More…]
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