UH-grown taro feeds hungry communities December 22, 2020 UH News On Oʻahu, more than 1,500 pounds of surplus taro corms were donated to a community food drive.
Horticulture expert nationally recognized for contributions to field November 10, 2020 UH News Kent Kobayashi is the recipient of the 2020 Outstanding Peer Reviewer Award by HortTechnology.
Holy guacamole! UH researchers to help national avocado production October 8, 2020 UH News 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 September 16, 2020 UH News 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 August 17, 2020 UH News 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 June 15, 2020 UH News 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 April 23, 2020 UH News Floriculture students headed to Instagram and Facebook to share their floral jewelry artworks.
Grow flowers you can eat at home April 17, 2020 UH News Nasturtium is an edible flower that is easy to grow and can produce more than 70 flowers a week.
Plant ʻulu, save the planet April 14, 2020 UH News 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 April 13, 2020 UH News Michael G. Muszynski’s corn experiments show that growth and shapes of plants can be altered with increased cytokinin levels.