Tag: Horticulture
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Posted on August 27, 2015
UW Organic Vegetable Field Day features veggie tasting event
Do you love your veggies? Would you like to help plant breeders make them taste even better? Members of the public who attend the University […]
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Posted on August 14, 2015
Orphan crops get some help – Audio
/RSS FeedShelby Ellison, honorary associate/fellow Department of Horticulture UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences slrepinski@wisc.edu (608)262-7407 3:07 – Total Time 0:14 – What are orphan […]
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Posted on August 4, 2015
Student organic seed enthusiasts to gather in Madison
While organic foods are popular among consumers, the organics segment remains a lonely field for future plant breeders. At many of the universities that offer […]
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Posted on August 3, 2015
Urban Horticulture Day set for Aug. 15
Want some fresh ideas for your home garden? Stop by Urban Horticulture Day at UW-Madison’s West Madison Agricultural Research Station on Saturday, Aug. 15 between […]
- Posted on July 28, 2015
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Posted on July 21, 2015
Chazen becomes a resource for more than art
As Russell Panczenko discusses the ways in which people use the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Chazen Museum of Art, the word “comfortable” comes up frequently — […]
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Posted on July 8, 2015
New curators dig in at UW–Madison’s public gardens
Plants brought new curators to a pair of public gardens at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, but it’s people that Ben Futa and David Stevens are […]
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Posted on July 2, 2015
Five things everyone should know about stevia
It’s not just a sweetener. The plant genus Stevia includes more than 200 species of herbs and shrubs native to South America and mexico. Yet […]
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Posted on June 24, 2015
Plant prowess: CALS scientists from a wide range of disciplines help forge the future of a growing field
It may look jury-rigged, but it’s cutting-edge science. In a back room in the university’s Seeds Building, researchers scan ears of corn—three at a time—on […]
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