Botany & Plant Pathology
Center for Plant Biology boosts Purdue’s plant sciences profile
Monday, September 21st, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing many aspects of life on the Purdue campus to change. Faculty and graduate students are rising to the challenge, redesigning lab courses in creative and innovative ways.
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College of Agriculture’s freshman class reveals its resilience
Thursday, September 17th, 2020
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Ag labs rise to COVID challenge
Tuesday, September 15th, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing many aspects of life on the Purdue campus to change. Faculty and graduate students are rising to the challenge, redesigning lab courses in creative and innovative ways.
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Six agriculture students named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
Tuesday, July 14th, 2020
Six student-athletes from Purdue University’s College of Agriculture have earned the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award for the 2019-2020 academic year. Each year, the honor is given to students on varsity rosters who maintain a grade-point average of 3.7 or higher.
Among the honorees, Tessa Sheets ranked in the top 16.5% of Big Ten Distinguished Scholars by achieving a 4.0 GPA.
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Plant scientists maintain critical research to save data and irreplaceable plants
Thursday, July 9th, 2020
The College of Agriculture accounted for more than a third of Purdue researchers who asked for access and support to continue critical research when facilities closed this spring.
With about 15 wiliwili trees in the Lilly Greenhouses, and only 150 left in the wild after an insect pest decimated its population, Purdue oversees an important concentration of this deciduous tree native to Hawaii. Scott McAdam, assistant professor of botany and plant pathology, has been growing the trees for three years.
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NSF fellowship allowing Purdue postdoc to expand possibilities for others
Wednesday, June 24th, 2020
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What do Purdue Agriculture faculty recommend for your summer reading list?
Tuesday, June 16th, 2020
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Slivers of land could power cheaper, greener nitrogen fertilizers
Monday, May 11th, 2020 • University News Story
Nitrogen-based fertilizer contributes to the high yields expected from crops in the developed world, but its high use also damages nearby waters and ecosystems. Conversely, developing countries that most need yield improvements face bottlenecks in gett…
Read MoreExpanding opportunities, access, support key parts of graduate partnership
Monday, May 11th, 2020 • University News Story
When Kyle Dahlin started his master’s degree at Purdue University in August 2013, he knew he would need a network to help support him far away from his home in Hawaii.
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Award-winning College of Agriculture mentors follow in others’ footsteps — and leave imprints of their own
Tuesday, May 5th, 2020
The College of Agriculture’s outstanding student mentors and teaching assistant have one thing in common: Each benefited from impactful mentoring along their own paths to academic and personal success.
MS student Liz Alexander and PhD student Samira Fatemi are recipients of the 2020 Pathmaker Awards, sponsored by the Purdue Agricultural Alumni Association to recognize effective mentoring of undergraduate researchers-in-training and fellow graduate students. PhD candidate Jon Knott has been named the College of Agriculture’s 2020 Outstanding Teaching Assistant. Here, each award winner shares insights into the benefits of mentoring, both to their mentees and to themselves.
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When teachers become the students: Four takeaways from the virtual classroom
Friday, April 24th, 2020
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The College of Agriculture names five new University Faculty Scholars
Friday, April 17th, 2020
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From the lab to the laptop: How College of Agriculture professors are pivoting to virtual classrooms
Thursday, March 26th, 2020
In many ways, attending in-person university lectures is a great equalizer, John “Barny” Dunning, Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR) professor observed.
“In the face-to-face format, I get three chances a week to remind students of critical deadlines, upcoming activities and impart crucial information. Of course, students don’t get that information if they don’t come to class, but then it is their fault,” Dunning said.
Read MoreIndividuals recognized for outstanding service at Indiana Horticultural Conference and Expo
Tuesday, March 24th, 2020 • University News Story
Each year, the Indiana Horticultural Conference and Expo (IHC) offers attendees expertise, networking opportunities and resources on all topics surrounding horticulture. Eight individuals were honored for their past contributions and long-standing comm…
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Friend or Fungi? The complex relationship between fungi and climate change
Monday, March 23rd, 2020
The relationship between fungi and climate change is somewhat of a paradox, according to Cathie Aime, professor of botany and plant pathology, but that’s in keeping with these enigmatic and often misunderstood organisms.
As climate change radically alters global landscapes and ecosystems, fungi that are damaging to crops and threaten agricultural industries can become more prevalent. A recent example of this is the fungus that causes coffee rust (Hemileia vastarix), which has devastated coffee crops and the industry in Columbia and Central America and destroyed the livelihoods of millions throughout Latin America. An increase in temperatures, rainfall and extreme weather events, conditions favored by this fungus, accelerated the epidemic.
Read MorePurdue study finds signal cascade that keeps plant stem cells active
Thursday, March 5th, 2020 • University News Story
Pools of stem cells in the apical meristems of plants are key to continued growth and development. Understanding how these stem cells are maintained and balanced against differentiated cells could lead to methods for increasing crop yield and biomass.
Read MorePurdue Extension resources for Hoosier fruit, vegetable growers
Friday, January 31st, 2020 • University News Story
Three updated resources from Purdue Extension will help Indiana fruit and vegetable growers stay on top of the latest crop management strategies and research.
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