There is much of horticultural interest in the Fall 2014 issue of periodiCALS, the magazine of Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, including:
- Breaking New Ground for Plant and Soil Sciences – Formation of the new School of Integrative Plant Science (page 3).
- A Nod to Namesakes – How Hedrick Hall (and other buildings) got their names (page 4).
- Grape Expectations – Aromella and Corot noir (both from Bruce Reisch‘s breeding program) are key ingredients in new beverages (page 8).
- Rooting for the Apple Industry – U.S. apple industry is on the cusp of a rootstock revolution, thanks in part to Gennaro Fazio‘s breeding program (page 8).
- A Cause in Common – Michael Mazourek breeds ‘gateway vegetables’ to help fight diabetes.
- Milestones and Marvels – Minns Garden gate is certainly one of the latter (pages 18-19). Many milestones on subsequent pages of horticultural interest, including development of CU-Structural Soil by Nina Bassuk and Nina Trowbridge and planting of first fruit trees at Cornell Orchards.
- A Practical Science: Agricultural Biotechnology in Focus – Details John Sanford‘s pioneering contributions (page 24).
- An Award Winning Vintner – One of the first graduates of Cornell’s Viticulture and Enology program, Nova Cadamatre ‘06 named one of ‘40 under 40: America’s Tastemakers’ by Wine Enthusiast magazine (page 29).
- Facts in Five – Features Justine Vanden Heuvel‘s ‘Redolent Rieslings’, Susan Brown‘s ‘Cider Sources’ and Bill Miller‘s ‘Boozy Bulbs’.