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How blueberry plants develop and grow

Blueberries grow well in the Pacific Northwest. To get the most out of your bushes, it helps to understand the form and function of each part of the plant.

Bernadine Strik | Mar 2015 | Article

Food Trail Offers a Taste of Polk County

Farm loops are an excellent means to draw customers to a farm and educate an urban audience that is often three and four generations removed from agriculture.

Mitch Lies | May 5, 2020 | News story

How hormones and growth regulators affect your plants

Plant hormones and growth regulators are chemicals that affect flowering, aging, root growth, distortion and killing of organs, prevention or promotion of stem elongation, color enhancement of fruit, prevention of leafing and/or leaf fall, and many other conditions.

Ann Marie VanDerZanden | Jul 2012 | Article

Season 1, Episode 6: The Necessity of Nutrient Monitoring When Margins are Slim

Learn how New York state grape growers use nutrient monitoring for management and the research that has improve their work.

Patricia A. Skinkis | Feb 2023 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Can one cow contaminate my well water?

Q: We have 1 mini Hereford on an acre that is downhill from our well. During the rainy months, I am worried that the rain will dissolve the cow manure and affect our water. Is that accurate? Or is that only a concern ...

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Season 2, Episode 5 | Using Satellites to Guide Grapevine Tissue Sampling

Learn about research to help growers identify where to sample vineyards for vine nutrient analysis.

Patricia A. Skinkis | Jan 2024 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Botany for Gardeners

Survey of plants and relevant non-plants; anatomy of plants; Photosynthesis, respiration and transpiration; Plant hormones

Heather Stoven | Dec 2018 | Presentation

Season 1, Episode 11: Vineyard to Winery - Looking Beyond YAN

Listen to this podcast episode to learn more about how nitrogen in the berries are important for winemaking and sensory quality.

Patricia A. Skinkis | Jun 2023 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Botany Basics

Plants are essential to life on earth. Understanding how plants grow and develop helps us capitalize on their usefulness and make them part of our everyday lives.

Ann Marie VanDerZanden | Jan 2008 | Collection

Season 2, Episode 4 | Challenges of Developing Field Sensors for Vineyard Nitrogen Status

Learn how researchers are developing sensors to detect grapevine nitrogen in vineyards.

Patricia A. Skinkis | Nov 2023 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)