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Food & Agriculture: Agricultural Engineering
- The University’s Rainmakers (Spring 2009)
The Technology Commercialization Office helps researchers such as Scott NeSmith, a professor of horticulture, and William Kisaalita, a professor of biological and agricultural engineering, turn their discoveries and inventions into usable products. - Extracting Muscadine’s Medicinal Properties (Spring 2007)
The University of Georgia’s Nutraceutical Research Laboratory received a Georgia Center of Innovation award. - Averting the Next Pandemic (Winter 2007)
By studying avian influenza, UGA researchers are seeking to defeat a wily and potentially deadly enemy. - Bringing It All Back Home (Winter 2007)
UGA engineering students apply their skills to projects in Africa aimed at helping the very poor earn their own living. - From Farm To Fork (Winter 2007)
A conversation with Michael Doyle, UGA Center for Food Safety. - Winning the "Water War" (Fall 2006)
Water for crops has become a scarce local resource due to droughts and disputes over usage rights. - Drug Stings on the Wing (Summer 2006)
Tiny wasps could replace drug- and bomb-sniffing dogs. - The River Doctor Is In (Summer 2006)
A UGA scientist has spent a career helping to restore the health of U.S. waterways, rural and urban alike. - Sleeping Plant's "Breath" Indicates Its Health (Fall/Winter 2005)
A 'stressed out' plant produces more carbon dioxide, and testing these levels of CO2 can help farmers detect trouble. - Emerging Crops Get a Boost (Summer 2001)
A new agricultural initiative places more emphasis on coordination of research efforts from crop development to processing to marketing. - Pearls of Great Promise (Summer 2001)
An emerging crop in Georgia is for the birds and farmers too. Pearl millet is poised to rival the states mainstay crops. - Rust Resistant? (Summer 2001)
If Jeff Wilson has his way, pearl millet will resist a fungal disease known as rust. - The Beauty of Rough, Tough Turf (Spring 2000)
A new grass hybrid is so tough it withstands not only harsh climates but also the punishment to athletic fields. - A Legacy Seeded In Southern Tradition (Spring 2000)
In an age of genetically engineered crops, scientists look to old-fashioned garden varieties that may ward off devastating blights of Southern crops. - The Trouble With THRIPS (Summer 1999)
An enigmatic insect spreads a virus that destroys millions of dollars worth of crops. But agriculture research fights back. - Planting by the Satellite (Fall 1998)
Georgia farmers look to the sky - and Star Wars technology - to increase production and decrease the environmental impact of farming. - Debugging the Middle East (Winter 1997)
The newest invader in the Jordan Valley respects no political boundaries. The six-legged whitefly has the region up in arms to protect its crops. - Pick a Peck of Perfect Peaches (Summer 1997)
A new variety of an old favorite holds promise for the peach state's reputation. - A Rising Tide for Georgia Clams (Summer 1995)
Clam research by marine scientist Randal Walker charts the course for a good catch along Georgia's coast. - Landscaping New Partnerships (Summer 1994)
American scientists have joined forces with farmers and tribal leaders in the Philippines and other developing countries to forge holistic agriculture solutions. - Canola - Teaching an Old Plant New Tricks (Fall 1993)
Low in environmental impact and high in unsaturated fats, rapeseed oil and its derivative, canola, are being poured into everything from motor oil to margarine.