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In a new study funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Small Business Innovation Research program, researchers in the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, IntelinAir, Inc. and Columbia University are investigating whether remote sensing and computer vision can help pineapple growers carry out regular inspection of the field and automated counting of flower intensity. The natural flowering of pineapple was the basis of the industry u...

The $1 million grant will help identify and improve varieties of the nutrition-packed crop that can be adopted by American farmers.

Horsetalk.co.nz Timing everything in controlling troublesome horse pasture weeds Share Timing is important when it comes to managing weeds in horse paddocks with herbicides, those attending a recent pasture management workshop were told. Bill Witt, professor emeritus in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Kentucky, discussed current herbicide effectiveness at the annual Pastures Please!! workshop in Kentucky. He led a discussion about new herbicides and how t...

Alabama Cooperative Extension System announces new director Published: February 23, 2021 Decrease Font Size Font Size Increase Font Size Article body Mike Phillips has been named director of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, the primary outreach organization for Alabama A&M and Auburn universities, both of which are land-grant institutions with the mission of providing real-life solutions and helping improve the lives of all Alabamians. Phillips will begin his new role ...

Washington State University’ opened its $66 million Plant Sciences Building last fall on its Pullman campus. The five-floor, 82,437-square-foot center integrates several disciplines from the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences. It supports the state’s food and agriculture industry by providing a modern research venue for faculty and students in the Institute of Biological Chemistry, WSU’s Molecular Plant Science Program and portions of the Departments of Horticul...

Faculty Friday Roundtable: Learn how to document your teaching story from a panel of faculty colleagues

William “Bill” John Johnston, 78, passed away Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, at his home in Pullman. Bill, the oldest of four sons, was born Aug. 30, 1942, in Detroit to William V. and Nancy (Fiedor) Johnston. He grew up in Pittsburgh and received his early education there. Bill attended Penn State where he received a B.S. degree, after which he came west and began his studies in geology at the University of Idaho. He was drafted into the U.S. Army while at the university. Bill served as a med...

Mystery Behind African Fairy Circles Solved, the Answer is More Toxic Than We Thought News18 © Provided by News18 Mystery Behind African Fairy Circles Solved, the Answer is More Toxic Than We Thought For decades scientists have been puzzled over the cause of fairy circles, the bare circular patches in the arid grasslands found in the Namib Desert in Namibia, Angola, North-western South Africa, and a recent study might have finally found its cause. The study was conducted by s...

Africas fairy circles in grasslands are formed by a plant that releases a toxic sap into the soil when it dies, a new study reveals. This poisonous sap, which is used by local bushmen to dip the tips of their hunting arrows, comes from the Euphorbia species of plants. Researchers say Euphorbia is responsible for bare circular patches in the ground, which are scattered throughout the grassy desert of Namibia and have puzzled the scientific community for decades.  Between southern Angola and no...