Tag: Horticulture
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Posted on May 13, 2013
Johanna Oosterwyk
In her role as D.C. Smith Greenhouse manager, Johanna Oosterwyk requires an interesting skill set to succeed. Not only does she need a deep understanding […]
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Posted on February 1, 2013
Wisconsin vegetable crops show strength, growth – Audio
/RSS FeedAJ Bussan, Professor Department of Horticulture UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences ajbussan@wisc.edu (608) 262-3519, (608) 225-6842 Vegetables crops remain a strong part of […]
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Posted on November 19, 2012
Learn about “sensitive plants”
Have you ever seen a plant recoil from your touch? Such “sensitive plants” exist, including the ones in our campus greenhouses that are shown in […]
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Posted on October 30, 2012
Michael Boettcher
You get your first inkling of the care Michael Boettcher gives the grass in Miller Park right before he steps onto it: He pauses to knock […]
- Posted on October 3, 2012
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Posted on October 1, 2012
Five things everyone should know about… quinoa
This “supergrain” is not a grain. Quinoa (KEEN-wah) is not even in the grass family, unlike such grains as wheat, rye, oat and corn. As […]
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Posted on September 3, 2012
UW scientists probe, attack late blight in potatoes
As the annual potato harvest begins, Wisconsin farmers continue to check their fields for late blight, the ferocious plant disease that caused the 1848 Irish […]
- Posted on August 10, 2012
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