Stories indexed under: Horticulture
Total: 4
- Hot subjects—Horticulture 375: Organic Agriculture Colloquium Feb. 15, 2008 After two years of teaching an experimental colloquium on organic farming, horticulture professor Jim Nienhuis is no longer surprised by the diversity of majors interested in his class.
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Using DNA, scientists hunt for the roots of the modern potato
Jan. 28, 2008
More than 99 percent of all modern potato varieties planted today are the direct descendents of varieties that once grew in the lowlands of south-central Chile. How Chilean germplasm came to dominate the modern potato-which spread worldwide from Europe-has been the subject of a long, contentious debate among scientists.
- West Madison urban horticulture field day set for Aug. 18 July 27, 2007 Want to make your green thumb even greener? Stop by the Urban Horticulture Field Day at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's West Madison Agricultural Research Station, on Saturday, August 18, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Gardeners invited to Family Horticulture Day April 19, 2007 Tired of the same old backyard bounty? Maybe it's time to plant some red, pink or blue popcorn, or white, purple or black carrots.