Dr. Jonathan Lynch featured in Penn State Annual Research Report

Dr. Jonathan Lynch, Professor of Plant Nutrition, is featured in Penn State University's 2009 Annual Report of Research Activity. Dr. Lynch's Ukulima Root Biology Center, a joint research endeavor between Dr. Lynch and the Howard G. Buffet Foundation, is featured on page 11 of the report. To read more, visit: http://www.research.psu.edu/about/annrep09.pdf

Dr. James Schupp named Interim Director of Extension Center

Dr. James R. Schupp, Associate Professor of Pomology, has been named as Interim/Acting Director at the Fruit Research and Extension Center in Biglerville, Pennsylvania effective January 4, 2010. As Interim/Acting Director, Jim will be responsible for providing leadership and supervising interdisciplinary operations at the Center until a permanent Center Director is named. Jim will continue his research and extension programs aimed at developing new production methods for improving grower profitability through increased revenues and production efficiency.

Horticulture Club's Annual Valentine's Day Sale: February 11th & 12th

The Penn State Horticulture Club will host its annual Valentine's Day flower sale on February 11-12, 2010 from 10:00am-4:00pm on the HUB Ground Floor. Prices are $4.00 for a single rose, $5.00 for a rose and filler, $23.00 for half dozen roses, and $45.00 for a dozen roses. In addition, a variety of other cut flowers will available for purchase.

2010 Christmas Tree Short Course

The 2010 Christmas Tree Short Course will be held February 10-11, 2010 at the Ramada Conference Center in State College, Pennsylvania. To download the course brochure Click Here

For more information, contact:
Dr. Rick Bates
The Pennsylvania State University
303 Tyson Building
University Park, PA 16802 USA
Telephone: 814-863-2198
Fax: 814-863-6139
E-mail: rmb30@psu.edu

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Dr. Roger Koide coauthors two 2010 publications

Dr. Roger Koide, Professor of Horticultural Ecology, coauthored two papers scheduled for publication in 2010. The publications are:
Sharda JN, Koide RT (2010) Exploring the role of root anatomy in P-mediated control of colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Botany, in press.
Hoeksema JD, Chaudhary VB, Gehring CA, Johnson NC, Karst J, Koide RT, Pringle A, Zabinski C, Bever JD, Moore JC, Wilson GWT, Klironomos JN, and Umbanhowar J. (2010) A meta-analysis of context-dependency in plant response to inoculation with mycorrhizal fungi. Ecology Letters, in press.

Dr. Mark Guiltinan attends Workshop in France

Dr. Mark Guiltinan, Professor of Plant Molecular Biology, recently attended a Gene Annotation workshop at CIRAD in Montpellier France.

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