Torres Lab published an article in HortScience titled “Characterizing the US Market for Salad Mixes through the Lens of Environmental Preferences”. Authors: Camila Ulloa, Juliano Marques, Enrique Velasco, Sanchez Philocles, and Ariana Torres.
Carlos López and Jeanine Arana (Meyers’ Lab) and Lais McCartney (Purdue ANR Educator, Hancock County), presented about “Horticulture careers” to fifth graders at Eastern Hancock Elementary School. The 5th graders learned about horticulture crops grown in Indiana and the importance of horticulture. All the students took home a peppermint plant thanks to the Meyers’ lab research.
Dr. Lailiang Cheng, Professor Horticulture Section, School of Integrative Plant Science Cornell University Thursday March 21st, at 3:30pm, HORT 117 or via Zoom. “Apple Flower Development and Fruit Acidity in Relation to Sorbitol” Abstract: Apple and other tree fruits in the Rosaceae family synthesize, transport and utilize sorbitol in addition to sucrose for plant growth…Read more about HLA Spring 2024 Seminar Series – Dr. Lailiang Cheng[Read More]
Purdue Agriculture published an article titled “Rehabilitation through cultivation—from incarceration to Master Gardeners” featuring six residents from the Chain O’Lakes Community Re-Entry Center who became Purdue Extension Master Gardener interns through basic training offered last fall in Noble County.
HLA members of the Diverse Corn Belt project (Dr. Aaron Thompson, Shivika Aggrawal, Dr. Lauren Asprooth, and Emily Usher) hosted a Reimagining Agricultural Diversity Meeting with farmers and other ag stakeholders in Marion, IA last week. This engaging meeting had 20 participants and lively conversations about what is needed to increase agricultural diversity on the…Read more about HLA Diverse Corn Belt Team Hosted Meeting in Iowa[Read More]
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