Stories indexed under: Horticulture

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• UW–Madison to lead national effort to improve quality of processed potatoes Oct. 14, 2011 University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have been selected to lead a national, multi-institution effort to improve the quality and safety of processed potatoes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced today (Oct. 14).
• UW-Madison scientists create low-acrylamide potato lines June 9, 2011 What do Americans love more than French fries and potato chips? Not much-but perhaps we love them more than we ought to. Fat and calories aside, both foods contain high levels of a compound called acrylamide, a potential carcinogen.
• Eight UW-Madison faculty honored as AAAS fellows Jan. 11, 2011 Eight members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), it was announced today (Jan. 11).
• Curiosities: Are “baby” carrots really … baby carrots? Sept. 20, 2010
• Recent sightings: Climbing up April 9, 2010
• Late blight won't affect availability or quality of Wisconsin's potato crop Sept. 8, 2009 News about late blight has raised concerns among retailers, processors and other users about the availability and quality of stored potatoes in Wisconsin this winter, reports A.J. Bussan, University of Wisconsin-Madison extension vegetable specialist. But Bussan doesn't think that either quality or quantity will be a problem.
• Keeping it local: UW-Madison diners get 'homegrown' veggies July 21, 2009 A new local food initiative on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus is starting very close to home.
• 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.
• 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.