Please Join Us! Informational Meeting of The Purdue Bee Lab & Friends of the Purdue Bee Farm Wed. March 8, 2017, 6:30 – 7:30 pm Daniel Turf Center1340 Cherry Ln.West Lafayette, IN 47907 Learn how you can help build he althy environments for pollinators Friends of Purdue Bee Farm-Volunteer Opportunities-Educaitonal Opportunities-Plant pollinatory synergy-Build community around healthy pollinators More info: Asst. Prof….Read more about The Purdue Bee Lab & Friends of the Purdue Bee Farm Informational Meeting[Read More]
LAWN RESEARCH … Grow, mow, mulch: A lawn’s value Management techniques affect soil carbon, nitrogen in the landscape Published on February 9th, 2017 Law collecting greenhouse gas samples from turf plots using a vented flux chamber. (Jon Trappe) WASHINGTON — Cranking up the lawn mower on a Saturday afternoon may be a…Read more about Graduate Student Quincy Law featured in the Morning Ag Clips article titled “Grow, mow, mulch: A lawn’s value”[Read More]
February 2, 2017 Hirst, Kannan and Pastakia named as Jefferson Science Fellows Peter Hirst Download image Three Purdue faculty members have been selected as Jefferson Science Fellows. Peter Hirst (Horticulture), Karthik Kannan (Management) and Sonak Pastakia (Pharmacy) have been named to the 2017-18 class of Jefferson Science Fellows, an initiative of the Office of…Read more about Dr. Peter Hirst named as Jefferson Science Fellow[Read More]
Dr. Li combines plant molecular biology with systems biology to understand the mechanisms of plant responses to the environment. Dr. Li earned her bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from Tsinghua University, China. She then came to US, and earned a master’s and a PhD degree in Crop Sciences from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,…Read more about Dr. Ying Li joins Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Faculty[Read More]
Purdue Horticulture and Landscape Architecture PresentsThe Fall 2016 Bookwalter Lecture Paul LabovitzSuperintendent – Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Celebrating 100 Years of the National Park System: Focus on the Indiana Dunes Tuesday, November 29 – 500pm Horticulture Building – Room 117 External Link:
The Purdue Wine Grape Team’s experts research, test and teach the best practices for growing grapes throughout Indiana and processing those grapes into good wines that are brought successfully to market. In the team’s 25th year its efforts help at least 70 wineries produce a total of more than a million gallons annually, creating a…Read more about Purdue Wine Grape Team Fuels Indiana’s growing wine industry[Read More]
When spring returns to West Lafayette in 2017, the volunteers and students at the Purdue University Student Farm will be planting into new ground – both figuratively and literally. The farm has provided practical education to students and fresh produce to the surrounding community from its current location at 1601 W. State St. for five…Read more about Student farm breaking new ground on campus, in education[Read More]
Faculty Sean Rotar has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. Staff Colleen Flynn has been promoted to Rank 6 in the Administrative Professional Staff advancement program. Vicki Stirm has been promoted to Rank 4 in the Administrative Professional Staff advancement program. External Link:
Purdue innovation could help crops survive prolonged drought, save water WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue researchers are developing a technology that could enable specific plants and crops to survive extreme periods of drought, while significantly decreasing agricultural water consumption. Ray Bressan, a distinguished professor in Purdue’s College of Agriculture; Yang Zhao, a research assistant…Read more about Purdue innovation could help crops survive prolonged drought, save water[Read More]
Landscape architects break misconceptions and prep for capstone gallery By DANIELLE WILKINSON Executive Reporter Mar 31, 2016 Reed Aren “When you’re walking down the street what you’re walking on was designed by us, just about everything outside is done by us.” A senior in the College of Agriculture said most people are unaware that landscape…Read more about Exponent Features Front Page Article titled “Landscape architects break misconceptions and prep for capstone gallery”[Read More]
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