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Marc van Iersel was awarded an ‘Imagine’ grant from Campbell Scientific. Campbell Scientific is a manufacturer of research-grade data acquisition and control system. The horticultural physiology lab uses these systems in many of our research projects. The grant will provide in-kind support to purchase Campbell Scientific equipment for use in several courses. including graduate courses…
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Mary Lewis and Jesse Lafian, two of our undergrads, recently presented their work. Mary studied the effects of LED lighting on plant morphology and growth of Lettuce. Jesse has been developing a new type of soil moisture sensor that can help farmers and landscapers track the irrigation needs of their plants.
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PhD student Shuyang Zhen’s research on the effects of far-red light on photosynthetic efficiency is highlighted on the website of the International Society for Horticultural Science. Shuyang presented some of her research on this topic at the 2016 ISHS lighting symposium in East Lansing, MI. Her work has shown that plants can use light from LEDs…
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Jesse Lafian, a senior undergraduate in the horticulture department, won the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences’ Fabricate entrepreneurship competition. Jesse has been working a novel type of soil moisture sensor that can help farmers and landscapers track the irrigation needs of their plants. The ultimate goal is to integrate the soil moisture sensor…
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The latest issue of the industry magazine SeedWorld discusses our collaborative work with PhytoSynthetix. Fun stuff! https://seedworld.com/smart-lights-communicate-with-plants/
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LED lights are quickly gaining popularity in greenhouses. LED lights have many advantages over more traditional HPS lights, including energy efficiency and the availability of lights with various spectra. One important property of LEDs lights that the horticulture industry has not yet taken advantage of is that the light output from LED lights can easily,…
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The research of former MS student Alex Litvin was published in the Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. Alex, under the guidance of Drs. Anish Malladi and Marc van Iersel, studied the effect of drought stress on gibberellin-related gene expression and elongation of tomato. You can download a PDF of the manuscript from…
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