Horticulture professor Thomas Björkman is breeding new varieties of broccoli that thrive in the eastern climate. His research as part of the Eastern Broccoli Project could mean fresher, better tasting broccoli grown in New ...
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From Steve Reiners, Horticulture Section chair: On November 13, 2015, we received the sad news that our friend and colleague, Robin Bellinder, professor of Horticulture at Cornell University for 31 years and an international ...
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From TWC Capital District News: Climate change has become a huge topic of discussion lately, especially following an international agreement on how to combat the problem. But here in New York, Cornell University is ...
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Chris Wien (who retired in September) has released his 2015 cut flower cultural practice studies and variety trials report. This year’s research includes: Anemone/Ranunculus presprouting trial Lisianthus spacing and topping trial Sunflower topping trial Sunflower photoperiod experiment ...
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If you missed the painting with soils activity organized by the Soil and Crop Sciences Section to celebrate World Soil Week Dec. 10, you can watch a one-minute time-lapse video to see what you ...
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Recent articles of horticultural interest: A Harvest, Sweet and Plentiful – Susan Brown, Herman M. Cohn Professor of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Goichman Family Director of the New York State ...
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If you missed last summer’s Cornell Floriculture Field Day held at the Bluegrass Lane Turf and Landscape Research Facility adjacent to campus, you can still view 2015’s top performing annual flower and foliage plants ...
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Need a study break? Swing by the Mann Library Lobby on Thursday anytime between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and contribute to a mural created with paints made from soil. “To celebrate World Soil Week this ...
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Appellation Cornell : A passion for wine may stem from unlikely places. Ming-Yi Chou is a Ph.D. student in the Graduate Field of Horticulture. At Cornell, his work examines floor management impacts on grape ...
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James Russell Hicks, an expert in vegetable storage and post-harvest physiology, died on November 26, 2015. He was 78. Hicks’ career was dedicated to retaining the nutrition, flavor and consumer appeal of horticultural crops ...
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