Several HLA faculty members were recently featured in the media. Purdue’s College of Agriculture highlighted the recent grant for Dr. Lori. Hoagland’s TOMI Project: Purdue-led TOMI project receives $3.5M grant to turn a decade of data into new tools and strategies for tomato farmers Purdue’s College of Agriculture also featured Dr. Ariana Torres’s work on[Read More…]
Week 16! First frost out here, and with the current forecast for next week, we’ve got a dread couple of days close to freezing in our future. Woe is the Purdue Student Farm. And among other weather gripes, still no rain, which is only to our benefit in that we spend less time mowing. Our[Read More…]
Several HLA folks traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii this week for the annual meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science. A few of us went a day early to tour local farms and we visited a plumeria farm and a fruit farm where we sampled passion fruit, guava, bananas, papaya, dragon fruit, and much more[Read More…]
On October 4, the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture (HLA) paid tribute to the remarkable contributions of Dr. Cary Mitchell with a symposium titled “Celebrating the Research Legacy of Dr. Cary Mitchell.” The event gathered an esteemed group of speakers, many of whom have been directly influenced by Dr. Mitchell’s pioneering work. The symposium[Read More…]
Lei Zhang- Assistant Professor Botany and Plant Pathlology, Purdue University Thursday September 26th, at 3:30pm, HORT 117 or via Zoom. “Integrating Basic and Applied Nematology for Effective Management of Root-knot Nematodes” Root-knot nematodes (RKN; Meloidogyne spp.) are among the critical yield-limiting pests of specialty crops in the US and around the world. The presence and[Read More…]
Jasjit Mangat Major Professor: Dr. Kranthi Varala MS DEFENSE SEMINAR October 3rd at 9:00 AM HORT 222 “ALTERNATIVE SPLICING: PEELING ANOTHER LAYER OF COLD STRESS RESPONSE IN TOMATO” Abstract: Tomato, being a tropical species, is sensitive to temperatures below 10°C limiting its growth to warmer regions and greenhouses. Understanding its cold response pathways will help[Read More…]
Sofía Gómez Major Professor: Dr. Celina Gómez MS DEFENSE SEMINAR October 2nd at 9:00 AM HORT 222 “CHARACTERIZING ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON THE WATER STATUS OF CUTTINGS ACCLIMATED INDOORS” Abstract: Vertical indoor propagation (VIP) systems that use sole-source lighting and temperature, relative humidity (RH), and carbon dioxide (CO2) control are increasingly being used by young-plant growers[Read More…]
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