Tag: Plant pathology
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Posted on May 5, 2014
Creating a healthier world: CALS-based global health certificate program proves popular among students
You can’t spot them right away—they’re hidden in plain sight, often disguised as majors in the life sciences—but there are thousands of undergraduates on the […]
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Posted on March 24, 2014
Certified seed potatoes for Kenya
When scientists in Kenya needed help developing a certification program for seed potatoes, a CALS plant pathologist stepped up to the task. The new […]
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Posted on July 23, 2013
Celebrating 100 years of Wisconsin certified seed potatoes
The humble potato requires a lot of coddling of its seed stock compared to the seeds of other food plants. Amy Charkowski leads the oldest […]
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Posted on June 28, 2013
100 years of Wisconsin certified seed potatoes – Audio
/RSS FeedAmy Charkowski, Wisconsin Certified Seed Potato Program Department of Plant Pathology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences acharkowski@wisc.edu (608) 262-7911 100 years of Wisconsin […]
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Posted on June 21, 2013
Export market for Wisconsin certified seed potatoes – Audio
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Amy Charkowski, Wisconsin Certified Seed Potato Program Department of Plant Pathology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences acharkowski@wisc.edu (608) 262-7911 3:01 Total Time 0:19 […]
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Posted on March 15, 2013
Potato late blight likely in 2013 – Audio
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Amanda Gevens Extension Plant Pathologist Department of Plant Pathology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (608) 890-3072 gevens@wisc.edu Late blight resistant potatoes in development […]
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Posted on March 1, 2013
New tomato varieties boost late blight resistance – Audio
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Amanda Gevens Extension Plant Pathologist Department of Plant Pathology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (608) 890-3072 gevens@wisc.edu New tomato varieties fight late blight […]
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Posted on February 18, 2013
Michelle Moyer
She’s never set foot in Afghanistan, but Michelle Moyer is helping farmers there nevertheless. Moyer, who earned her Ph.D. in plant pathology at Cornell University, […]
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Posted on November 29, 2012
CALS professors Paul Ahlquist and Dietram Scheufele named AAAS fellows
CALS professors Paul Ahlquist and Dietram Scheufele are among five UW-Madison faculty members elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences. Selection as […]
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Posted on November 2, 2012
Soybean yields nematode resistance clue – Audio
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[audio:https://news.cals.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/andrew_bent_soybean_nematode_resistance_02.mp3|titles=Andrew Bent soybean nematode resistance] A research journey leads to important discovery: Unraveling soybean cyst nematode resistance For more information: http://bit.ly/SAjAgW Andrew Bent, Professor Department […]
