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A technology-driven industry Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) encompasses a number of different technologies and production methods, including hydroponics and indoor agriculture. Generally, CEA refers to the process of growing plants inside a greenhouse, building or other enclosed space where inputs such as temperature, water, light, carbon dioxide and other nutrients are carefully managed and conserved[Read More…]
The Purdue Farmers Market — celebrating its 10th year this May — is one of 8,761 farmers markets in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) database, a testament to the surge in demand for local products over the last 10 to 15 years. Community-supported agriculture organizations, farm-to-table restaurants and even grocery chains are marketing local[Read More…]
Nathan Deppe describes a greenhouse —only a little jokingly — as “a thin metal structure with a thin pane of glass that wants to come crashing to the ground and return to the earth.” His job is to ensure these unique facilities in the College of Agriculture are well maintained and equipped for current and[Read More…]
“A lot of people don’t know this, actually, but tomatoes originated in the Andes Mountains,” Lori Hoagland, associate professor of horticulture and landscape architecture said. “For that reason, understanding soil biodiversity there has major breeding implications for tomatoes.” This research is the basis for the Fulbright Scholar Award Hoagland recently received to study soil biodiversity. She[Read More…]
Decades after the last human set foot on the moon, NASA is contemplating setting up a permanent base there or sending astronauts to Mars. Accomplishing those goals, however, will require a few green thumbs. The cost to send a pound of anything into low Earth orbit is estimated at about $10,000, and much more than[Read More…]
Reham Mohamed grew up in Egypt where she studied Integrated Pest Management to assist with her father’s farm. News of an imminent disruption to the River Nile’s water supply inspired Mohamed to research new methods in preparation for the future. “We may start suffering from the limiting of water in Egypt very soon, so I[Read More…]
Purdue University plant molecular biochemist Natalia Dudareva and colleagues have described a complete second pathway used by plants to produce phenylalanine, a compound important for all living organisms. Phenylalanine is a building block of proteins and the precursor to thousands of compounds. Plants use these compounds as aromatics to attract pollinators, for defense, reproduction, growth[Read More…]
Carol Michel (BS ’81, horticulture and landscape architecture), was awarded a 2018 Media Awards Gold Medal of Achievement for Best Overall Book from GWA: The Association of Garden Communicators. Michel writes humorous and lighthearted essays about her lifelong avocation in Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life (her award-winning first book) and Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a[Read More…]
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