Horticulture expert nationally recognized for contributions to field
Reading time: < 1 minute Kent Kobayashi is the recipient of the 2020 Outstanding Peer Reviewer Award by HortTechnology.
Holy guacamole! UH researchers to help national avocado production
Reading time: 2 minutes Miaoying Tian and Sharon Motomura-Wages will characterize pathogen populations and identify disease-resistant germplasm from Hawaiʻi collections.
‘Giant candy canes’ explored in new book by UH professor
Reading time: < 1 minute Noa Lincoln examines native and heirloom sugarcane, along with detailed varietal descriptions of cultivars held in collections today.
1st taro genome assembly developed by researchers
Reading time: 2 minutes UH Mānoa and UH Hilo researchers helped publish a study in the hopes of advancing the fight against an infectious disease that wipes out taro.
More cover crops needed for farmers, sustainability
Reading time: 2 minutes Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences’ Michael Kantar argues that this essential sustainable farming practice needs more land for seeds.
Social media blooms with student floral art
Reading time: 2 minutes Floriculture students headed to Instagram and Facebook to share their floral jewelry artworks.
Grow flowers you can eat at home
Reading time: 2 minutes Nasturtium is an edible flower that is easy to grow and can produce more than 70 flowers a week.
Plant ʻulu, save the planet
Reading time: 2 minutes UH students are among a rising wave of innovators that want to generate startups deeply rooted in ancestral Hawaiian knowledge.
A-maize-ing CTAHR study could improve plant development
Reading time: 2 minutes Michael G. Muszynski’s corn experiments show that growth and shapes of plants can be altered with increased cytokinin levels.
Farm at home during COVID-19 crisis
Reading time: 3 minutes Micro-hydroponics allows people to grow miniature vegetable plants hydroponically (without soil) in their house, apartment, garage or lanai.
