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Garlic Research Field Day at Darr

April 24, 2017 by Marilyn Odneal

Ester Nelson, the graduate student who is working with Dr. Alsup on the garlic project, talked about the research with participants.

The Garlic Research Field Day was held at the Darr Center on Friday, April 21, despite the rain! Samples of the different types of garlic were available to participants and the research project on planting and harvest dates of garlic was featured. The garlic project is a joint effort of Missouri State University and the University of Missouri. Information on other research … [Read more...] about Garlic Research Field Day at Darr

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Plant science grad students publish in industry newsletter

November 16, 2016 by Marilyn Odneal

Surya Sapkota collects berry samples from Norton grapevines. It is important to collect an equal number of berries from each side of the trellis.

This summer, Dr. Chin-Feng Hwang's graduate students, Daniel Adams and Surya Sapkota, began sampling berries for juice analysis from vines resulting from their grape breeding work. They want to relate berry and wine quality to particular genes in grapevine. In the past, we have observed differences in juice analysis results between species related to the processing technique … [Read more...] about Plant science grad students publish in industry newsletter

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Plant science students visit the Mountain Grove Campus

October 27, 2016 by Marilyn Odneal

C. J. Odneal led the tour of the MSU Winery and Distillery for the students.

Dr. Melissa Remley's Plant Science class visited the Mountain Grove Campus to tour the facilities and meet our group. Jennifer Morganthaler presented an overview of our programs which was followed by a tour of the MSU Winery and Distillery led by C. J. Odneal. We then toured the field and research plantings. Susanne Howard and Surya Sapkota talked about their work in plant … [Read more...] about Plant science students visit the Mountain Grove Campus

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Fall mushroom cultivation workshop

October 12, 2016 by Marilyn Odneal

Dr. Goerndt, right, helps Susanne Howard, horticulturist at the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station in Mountain Grove, drill holes in an oak log for innoculation with spawn.

The Mushroom Cultivation Workshop held on Saturday, September 4 at the Darr Center was interesting and fun. We learned about Shiitake mushroom cultivation and actually got to inoculate our own oak log for production. It takes a year for the fungi to grow into the log before they will produce mushrooms. The log may produce up to 5 years! Dr. Goerndt of Missouri State partnered … [Read more...] about Fall mushroom cultivation workshop

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Greenhouse and High Tunnel Workshop Aug 3 -4, 2016 at Mountain Grove

June 21, 2016 by Marilyn Odneal

One of the features of the workshop will be an on-site tour of the State Fruit Experiment Station greenhouses and high tunnel.

All are invited to a two day workshop on greenhouses and high tunnels Wednesday and Thursday, August 3 and 4, 2016 at the State Fruit Experiment Station at Mountain Grove. Topics include hydroponics, greenhouse and high tunnel crop production, insect and disease management and more. Cost is $40 per person and includes lunch on both days. For more information and to … [Read more...] about Greenhouse and High Tunnel Workshop Aug 3 -4, 2016 at Mountain Grove

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