Graduate Ag Research Spotlight: Joshua Craver “I love the idea that by manipulating the environment, a plant is going to change for better or worse. How do we optimize the environment to improve plant growth?” -Joshua Craver, PhD, Horticulture Joshua Craver grew up in Tyler, Texas, where his parents were both teachers. He chose Mississippi State University[Read More…]
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A new book of essays by a multidisciplinary team of researchers from Purdue University helps readers understand how decisions made today by farmers, scientists, policymakers, educators and consumers are vital to ensuring global food security in coming decades. The book “How to Feed the World,” is now available from Island Press.[Read More…]
Butler Center to honor four alumnae as Distinguished Women Scholars on March 22 Four Purdue alumnae from four colleges will be recognized as 2018 Distinguished Women Scholars for their exceptional contributions to their fields and impressive leadership. The Office of the Provost and the Butler Center for Leadership Excellence will honor the alumnae during an[Read More…]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A French company has obtained worldwide exclusive rights to Juliet, a Purdue-affiliated apple gaining popularity for organic production. Benoit Escande Editions SARL has obtained exclusive rights to the Juliet apple, a product of a cooperative breeding program involving Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois. The cooperative had received royalties on the[Read More…]
Purdue research reveals plant volatiles released more deliberately than once thought WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Purdue University team of scientists upended a long-held assumption about how plant volatile compounds, the chemicals that are responsible for scent, move to the outside of the cells to attract pollinators, defend the plant and perform other key functions. [Read More…]
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…]
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 child’s[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 Science[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…]
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