In a scientific first, Washington State University researchers have found a plant virus that could respond to a growth hormone and light. “I was very surprised,” said Hanu Pappu, Samuel H. Smith Distinguished Professor and…
WSU researchers helped create a new, genetically distinct variety of wheat that’s safer for people with celiac disease.
Ph.D. viticulture student earned a national scholarship for his interdisciplinary research that aims to save water for the grape-growing industry.
PULLMAN, Wash. – James Harsh, a Washington State University faculty member since 1983, has been appointed chair of the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, effective Jan. 1. Harsh succeeds Rich Koenig, who was named associate dean and director of WSU Extension.
Soil Testing Guide for Vegetable Farmers Published by WSU WSU Extension Publications has just released “Soil Testing: A Guide for Farms with Diverse Vegetable Crops.” The new fact sheet presents a comprehensive, yet affordable, procedure for implementing an annual soil-testing program for farms with diverse vegetable crops. The reader will learn when to sample, where […]
Plant Communication Breakthrough Traditional thought holds that a disease-causing organism has to penetrate a plant to initiate resistance. Now, two Washington State University scientists have established that a barley plant recognizes an invader and begins to marshal its defenses within five minutes of an attack. The discovery, along with the scientists’ successful cloning of barley’s […]