Southwest Purdue Ag Program

What We Do

The SWPAP team's major focus is vegetable production, specifically cantaloupe and watermelon. Combined, watermelons and cantaloupes are grown on nearly 10,000 acres in the state, with the majority of the acreage in southwest Indiana. Annually watermelon and cantaloupe are valued at nearly $50 million. The creation of the program continues to allow for research-based extension information to be developed and delivered to vegetable and agronomic crop farmers in this region with similar environmental conditions and soil types.

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Contact Us

Dr. Wenjing Guan
Clinical Engagement Associate Professor 
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture
4369 N. Purdue Road 
Vincennes, IN 47591
Phone: (812) 886-0198
Email: guan40@purdue.edu​

Dr. César Escalante
Clinical Engagement Assistant Professor 
Botany & Plant Pathology
4369 N. Purdue Road 
Vincennes, IN 47591
Phone: (812) 886-0198
Email: escalac@purdue.edu

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