Tag: Horticulture
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Posted on June 9, 2011
UW scientists create low-acrylamide potato lines
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 […]
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Posted on May 23, 2011
Potatoes vs. Late Blight
This NSF-produced video features the work of CALS plant geneticist Jiming Jiang and plant pathologist John Helgeson. They discovered a late blight-resistance gene in a […]
- Posted on May 9, 2011
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Posted on April 28, 2011
Great garden ideas on display at UW Family Horticulture Day on May 14
Grab a notebook, camera and tote bag before you head to Family Horticulture Day on May 14 at the University of Wisconsin’s West Madison Agricultural […]
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Posted on April 26, 2011
Jiming Jiang
Horticulture professor Jiming Jiang leads one of the world’s most respected plant cytogenetics labs, where he has contributed to the understanding of crop plant genomes, […]
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Posted on April 5, 2011
UW-Madison’s economic impact statewide hits $12.4 billion
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s profound impact on Wisconsin’s economy, one that totals $12.4 billion annually, is detailed in a new report (PDF) that underscores the […]
- Posted on March 24, 2011
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Posted on February 23, 2011
Still time to register for beginning apple growers school
There is still time to enroll in the Midwest School for Beginning Apple Growers, a three-day workshop for people wanting to start an orchard business. […]
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Posted on January 12, 2011
Three CALS faculty honored as AAAS fellows
MADISON – Eight members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), it […]
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Posted on December 20, 2010
CALS team aims to improve African grain fonio
The goal is to build community, economy in Sub-Sahara region