The Purdue Hort Club gathered this week for their holiday party at Dr. Dana’s home for the first time since 2019, COVID having prevented such gatherings over the intervening years. The Dr. Leslie Hafen Memorial Scholarship Award for the Outstanding Senior Hort Club Member was presented to Megan Rach. Club members enjoyed dinner and socializing,…Read more about Purdue Hort Club Held Holiday Party[Read More]
The Purdue Exponent wrote a nice article about the Jules Janick Horticulture Garden this week. The article can be read online at: A little haven: Hort garden provides education and relaxation. NASA’s Veg-05 experiment, in which Dr. Cary Mitchell is a co-collaborator, has sent the first tomato seeds to be grown in the Space Station…Read more about HLA In the Media[Read More]
Jeanine Arana, Stephen Meyers, Bill Johnson (BTNY), and Wenjing Guan published a new article, now available “ahead-of-print” in WeedTechnology: Dose-response of plasticulture summer squash and triploid watermelon to fomesafen applied pre-transplanting. Jeanine Arana, Stephen L. Meyers, William G. Johnson, and Wenjing Guan.
Drs. Linda Prokopy and Aaron Thompson will present “#DiverseCornBelt: Visioning What Can Come Next” Thursday, December 8, 11:30-12:45 at 241 Pfendler Hall (Dean’s Auditorium) as part of the “Imagining A Sustainable Future” initiative. Researchers from the #DiverseCornBelt (#DCB) Project will discuss how their vision for a more sustainable future drives their work. #DCB explores how to enhance…Read more about Linda Prokopy and Aaron Thompson to Present at “Imagining a Sustainable Future” Event[Read More]
HLA Prof. Lori Hoagland traveled to Oregon State University to give an invited presentation at a Symposium focusing on Microbiome-mediated genetic resistance to biotic and abiotic plant stresses. The title of her presentation was ‘Genetic variability in induced systemic resistance in tomato: exploring mechanisms and opportunities for integration into breeding programs’.
The 2023 Indiana Horticultural Conference & Expo (IHC) will be January 23-24 at the Beck Center in West Lafayette, IN. Anyone interested in presenting specialty crop research or extension is welcome to present a poster, which will be on display for the duration of the conference. Requirements for all posters: Content must be relevant to…Read more about 2023 IHC Poster Session[Read More]
The Women of the Green Industry is hosting Nikki Hendrickson, Advanced Turf Solutions, who is speaking on becoming involved in industry organizations and the importance of leadership on Tuesday December 6that 12:00 pm (Eastern). The last recording and Zoom link for the 6th can be found at: https://www.purduelandscapereport.org/article/join-women-of-the-green-industry/
Our team Split Happens played against Bowling Problem Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for Week 14 of the Purdue Staff and Students league. We won 2 out of 8 points, placing our team in 7th. In the Men’s Category, Chris Adair placed 5th with scratch game scoring a 194, placed 8th with scratch…Read more about HLA Bowling Team This Week[Read More]
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