Karen Mitchell, Consumer Horticulture Extension Specialist, provided insights in an NPR article titled “New hardiness zones won’t change much, but Indiana gardeners try out new plants.” Her contributions offer valuable perspectives on the impact of changes to Indiana’s hardiness zones and how Indiana gardeners are adapting. The article includes an interactive map showing the dramatic…Read more about Karen Mitchell Interviewed about New Hardiness Zones[Read More]
Celina Gomez and co-authors recently published two papers. ‘Intumescence Response by Tomato Plants Grown in a Greenhouse or Indoors Using Two Types of Soilless Culture Systems’ is published in HortScience: https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI17415-23 ‘Using Citizen Science to Evaluate Home Gardeners’ Experiences with Compact Tomato Plants’ is published in HortTechnology: https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH05312-23
Wanting Zhang (MS student in Huang’s Lab) and Yiwei Huang published an interview piece (with site design horticulture director Mark Jirik) about “Planting Design for Children’s Spaces.” The piece is published on the official American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Professional Practice Networks (PPN) online story website, The Field. ASLA Field was created to give members…Read more about Wanting Zhang and Yiwei Huang Published ASLA Field Article[Read More]
The Horticulture Crops Weed Science Lab published the results of a field-based research trial from 2022 investigating the tolerance of plasticulture banana pepper to clomazone herbicide. The work was supported by an Indiana State Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant, and the results were used to secure a 24(c) special local need label for…Read more about Weed Science Lab Publishes Banana Pepper Research[Read More]
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