Cornell releases two new raspberry varieties – Double Gold and Crimson Night from Courtney Weber‘s berry breeding program offer small-scale growers and home gardeners showy, flavorful raspberries on vigorous, disease resistant ...
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From the Spring 2012 issue: “Spring is a time of renewal and the magazine of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has undergone some exciting changes, including a new name. periodiCALS will provide ...
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Late blight lesion on tomato leaf. Click for larger view. Late blight is a “community disease.” It is very destructive. (It led to the Irish Potato Famine.) It is highly contagious among plants. And ...
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Learn botanical illustration online. Three courses taught by Marcia Eames-Sheavly start June 4: Basic Drawing Techniques Working with watercolor Advanced Techniques
See also Michelle’s account of her visit to Ithaca. There’s no magic wand to fix our educational system. Instead, it will take exceptional teachers and approaches designed to meet the needs of all students. ...
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After warm weather in mid-March hastened bud development, multiple cold-weather events have damaged fruit crops — some more than others, according to an article in the Ithaca Journal. (Frozen fruit? Up-and-down weather throws off ...
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If you missed Susan Brown’s presentation Apples: From Johnny Appleseed to genomics at the 1st Annual Cornell University Graduate Student Plant Breeding Symposium April 13, it’s available online. Other presentations from the symposium are ...
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From Steve Gabriel sfg53@cornell.edu: Interested in Vegetable Gardening? Come view a demonstration garden that promotes ecological gardening by including different varieties of vegetables, herbs, and flowers. We’ll be having an opening Thursday, April 26, ...
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From Cornell Chronicle article, 4/19/2012. The Art of Horticulture (HORT 2010), taught by Marcia Eames-Sheavly (right), is one of 13 courses selected as University Courses for the 2012-2013 academic year. University courses are designed ...
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Michelle Shearer, 2011 National Teacher of the Year, will speak on “Teaching, Learning and the Power of the Human Factor” on April 24 at 7 p.m. in 233 Plant Science Building on the Cornell ...
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