@PurdueBPP

Botany & Plant Pathology at Purdue University. Opinions expressed on this site may not represent the official views of Purdue University.

 West Lafayette, IN
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Joined June 2013
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🚀 Ever wondered how we’ll grow food in space? 🌱 At the Purdue College Roadshow, Professor Anjali Iyer-Pascuzzi shares her exciting collaboration with NASA on cultivating crops beyond Earth! 🌍✨ Watch the full story: youtube.com/watch?v=SJ-SWwh4…

Purdue College Roadshow: Growing Food in Space

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Dr. Cruz is leading collaborative efforts to combat tar spot disease in corn. His transdisciplinary approach involves departmental, national, and international partnerships, cutting-edge research, and innovative solutions. @cruzepidemiolab ag.purdue.edu/news/2024/08/p…
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Insignum AgTech has begun a collaboration with researchers in Purdue University’s College of Agriculture and College of Engineering to create tools for farmers to identify early stages of tar spot disease outbreaks in their corn plants. @cruzepidemiolab purdue.edu/newsroom/releases…
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I am pleased to share that my latest research article about Tar Spot colonization in maize leaves has been published in Phytopathology! @Anjali_IP @mattdhelm19 @PlantDocBonk @roccodasilva_c @AG__McCoy @MartinChilvers1 @DTelenko apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/f…

Uncovering the Infection Strategy of Phyllachora maydis During Maize Colonization: A Comprehensive...

Tar spot, a disease caused by the ascomycete fungal pathogen Phyllachora maydis, is considered one of the most significant yield-limiting diseases of maize (Zea mays) within the United States. P....

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The @PurduePPDL in the news! wthr.com/article/money/whats…

Purdue University will diagnose your plant, pest problems for small fee

Purdue University's Plant and Pest Diagnostic Laboratory helped the owner of Lick Creek Flower Company identify what was wrong with her flowers.

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Congratulations to these @PurdueAg graduate award winners! Leslie Aviles Lopez @PurdueInsects Maha Mohamed Us Abdelhaseib @PurdueANSC Oluwatosin ‘Benjamin” Fakunle @PurdueASEC Mariela Fernandez Campos @PurdueBPP (award titles in comments)
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Congratulations to our Graduate Students! @PurdueAg @PurdueExtension
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.@PurdueFNR's Songlin Fei and @PurdueBPP's Tesfaye Mengiste were named fellows by @aaas, composed of distinguished scientists, engineers and innovators who are recognized for their achievements. ag.purdue.edu/news/2024/04/p…

Purdue agriculture professors named AAAS Fellows

Purdue College of Agriculture professors Songlin Fei and Tesfaye Mengiste have been named fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The fellows are composed of...

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Hey BPP Undergrads! Come on over to the Botany conference room for a Holiday Brain Break today! Cocoa and cookies and other surprises until 4pm!
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We have found that abscisic acid biosynthesis is deactivated under long-term drought in species that have evolved highly embolism resistant xylem, this causes the peaking-type ABA dynamic onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… Congratulations @joelmrcdo11!!

Extreme drought can deactivate ABA biosynthesis in embolism‐resistant species

We find that abscisic acid biosynthesis is deactivated after leaf turgor loss point during extreme drought, but that the conjugation of ABA to inactive forms remains constant, leading to a decline...

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As #Boilermakers, space calls out to us. But how will we sustain ourselves on years-long flights or in living on another planet? @PurdueBPP's Denise Caldwell is working on the next giant leap for human (and plant) kind: growing tomatoes in space. ag.purdue.edu/news/2023/11/t…

Tomatoes in spaceflight: A giant leap for human (and plant) kind

Space calls out to us to explore and possibly discover a second home. But how will humans sustain themselves on years-long flights or in living on another planet? Denise Caldwell, a PhD candidate...

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Tal Theodorakos (@PurdueEEE), Morgan Murff (@PurdueBPP) and Shreya Gandham (@PurdueANSC) placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the Elevator Speech Contest.
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Purdue University is looking for two (2) Assistant Professors of Plant Biology. Come join us! careers.purdue.edu/job-invit…
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We are so proud of Junior Morgan Murff for being recognized as a 2023 Undergraduate Fellow with Black In Genetics, an organization dedicated to amplifying voices and work by Black-identifying geneticists across the U.S. and beyond. Congratulations, Morgan!! #BlackInGenetics
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@bppgso, don't forget about the welcoming and network event this Friday in Marriott. I will be there, ready to discuss the Purdue Herbaria, its history and important figures, #fungi, #mycology, and #chytrids, for anyone willing to listen. See you there! @PurdueBPP @PurdueAg
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"I speak science. Let’s see how I can teach it to you better." -- Denise Caldwell, @PurdueBPP @PurdueAg Read more about Denise and her research in the Grad Spotlight! purdue.ag/3P3cSUM
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The #Purdue Digital Ag Showcase will feature demonstrations on both leading-edge research and practical applications related to data-driven agriculture. Register for this free event today! purdue.ag/digitalagshowcase
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On Tuesday our Purdue Weed Science group held their annual Weed Science Field Day. Our leading weed science researchers and graduate students presented the latest data and discovery to farmers and industry professionals.@BillJohnson53 @PurdueAg @PurdueExtension
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Time to start scouting for tar spot in Indiana, especially after recent rains. Send leaf samples to @PurduePPDL free of charge courtesy of our project with @INCornFarmers
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