News articles tagged with 'horticulture'
Intelligent irrigation saves water and fertiliser without reducing yield or quality
— 9 Oct 2010 09:14 | EnvironmentSensors and decision-support software can help horticultural growers worldwide to reduce their water consumption by 60 percent and use 30 percent less fertiliser without sacrificing…
Roots meshed in waste materials could clean dirty water
— 6 May 2010 13:50 | EnvironmentPlant roots enmeshed in layers of discarded materials inside upright pipes can purify dirty water from a washing machine, making it fit for growing vegetables and flushing toilets,…
Low-maintenance strawberry may be good crop to grow in space
— 4 May 2010 14:26 | BiologyAstronauts could one day tend their own crops on long space missions, and Purdue University researchers have found a healthy candidate to help satisfy a sweet tooth - a strawberry that…
Survey finds horticulture grads prepared for green jobs
— 5 Nov 2009 10:43 | EnvironmentProfessors Ann Marie VanDerZanden and Michael Reinert of Iowa State University (ISU) wanted to find out how their recent Department of Horticulture graduates were faring in the workplace.…
Multicultural education focus of new UOG publication
— 30 Oct 2009 10:03 | BiologyUniversity classrooms around the world are becoming more like the highly diverse classrooms that prevail at the University of Guam. This trend has led UOG professors Thomas Marler and…
Gardening gives older adults benefits like hand strength and self-esteem
— 5 Feb 2009 10:52 | HealthResearchers at Kansas State University already have shown that gardening can offer enough moderate physical activity to keep older adults in shape…
Researchers discover new plant hormone
— 13 Aug 2008 10:59 | BiologyResearchers from the Wageningen University Laboratory of Plant Physiology and an international team of scientists have discovered a new group of plant hormones, the so-called strigolactones.…
Crop scientists discover gene that controls fruit shape
— 16 Mar 2008 10:41 | BiologyCrop scientists have cloned a gene that controls the shape of tomatoes, a discovery that could help unravel the mystery behind the huge morphological differences among edible fruits…
Cornell patents a pink lily look-alike that blooms all summer
— 9 Jan 2008 13:26 | BiologyMauve Majesty is one cool lily look-alike. This new pinkish-purple ornamental flower, just patented by Cornell, can last for two weeks in a vase, but when left in the garden, it blooms…
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