Pyemote oak leaf itch mite is likely active in the DMV area; It doesn't help that there is a giant pin oak in the backyard. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/…

Must be behind with the times. Just found out Windows 11 is being released this year. Good old XP is still running on a standalone lab computer with a Pentium 4 processor, 4GB of RAM, and a 500GB HDD.

All I can say about this one is YEAH!! Its published! Persistence pays off for Craig Carlson and Fred Gouker Sexual dimorphism in the dioecious willow Salix purpurea bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aj…

This one's been a long time coming! bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aj…

Sex dimorphism in #willow for key traits that affect biomass production (new #AJB research by Fred Gouker, @craighcarlson, Junzhu Zou, Luke Evans, @chase_r_crowell, @christinesmart6, @trichocarpa, Larry Smart) bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aj… #botany #genetics Wiley Plant Science

We made the cover of the latest Botanical Society of America American Journal of Botany issue! Great photo of male catkins by Larry Smart to showcase the study of sexual dimorphism in Salix. bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aj…

Welcome #PAG attendees! Virtual #PAGXXIX is happening now. Please be patient, as we are still working out the bugs. Virtual PAG XXIX Workshop Sessions Registration is still open at: ow.ly/8oH250Hqa3j We hope you join us.

Review of applications for this postdoc position begins March 14. Great opportunity to work on developing machine learning methods to detect and quantify woody plant diseases at the U.S. National Arboretum. indeed.com/m/viewjob?jk=4… PlantPostdocs (@plantpostdocs.bsky.social) Plant Phenomics PhenomUK Research Infrastructure

Read the latest updates about boxwood gardening and research in the The New York Times. A link to our Chuan Hong BBIG project is in the article. google.com/amp/s/www.nyti….

ARS discovered boxwood blight on a small number of plants in the National Boxwood Collection at the U.S. National Arboretum. To prevent spread, the Boxwood Collection (and nearby Perennial Collections) will be closed to the public until Summer 2023. usna.usda.gov

Boxwood Blight Insight Group (BBIG) won the 2022 USDA NIFA Partnership Award in Category V: Program Improvement through Global Engagement! Congratulations to everyone on the BBIG team!

A culmination of a 30+ year breeding project. journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/j…

Plant your HWA resistant hemlocks today or come visit the U.S. National Arboretum and see them on the grounds. #plantbreeding #hemlocks #Tsuga

BBIG Team visited the boxwood country - Oregon, seeing the latest research being put into practice and hailing growers' effort to produce and ship blight-free boxwood plants.

BBIG held its second annual meeting at the Oregon State University's North Willamette Research and Extension Center.

𝗔𝗥𝗦 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼: The cherry trees are putting on a show! 🌸 Enjoy Japanese cherry blossoms at the U.S. National Arboretum, which offers over 400 acres of beautiful trees, shrubs, and gardens. bit.ly/43aaIZG #ARSArboretum | #NationalGardenMonth

From #AppsPlantSci's upcoming Botanical DNA/RNA Extraction issue: Optimizing efficient PCR-amplifiable #DNAextraction from #herbarium specimens (Fred Gouker, Guo, @htsvoboda & Pooler) bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… Wiley Plant Science Dr. Nora Mitchell 🌻 @evm_evogenetics richie hodel @plantbiology

A new genetic discovery made by researchers at Cornell AgriTech Cornell CALS could help breeders develop @apple trees with downward branches, a trait that improves production. news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/0…

Today, ARS and Cornell CALS hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the National Grape Improvement Center, a new state-of-the-art USDA grape research facility on the Cornell AgriTech campus in Geneva, NY. loom.ly/lZ_dq9I

Today was a momentous day for Cornell CALS , Cornell AgriTech and the Agricultural Research Service as we celebrated the groundbreaking of the National Grape Improvement Center. We are grateful for the support of Chuck Schumer and our partnership with the Agricultural Research Service.