June 2, 2025
Armillaria root rot (ARR) is a fungal disease that damages peach tree root systems and reduces tree longevity. Planting peach trees on raised berms and excavating soil around the root collar can help manage ARR. However, berms also create challenges such as water ponding, soil erosion and chemical runoff. As part of his master’s degree […]
April 21, 2025
Each spring, students in Christopher Saski’s Introduction to Plant Breeding classes, Plant and Environmental Sciences (PES) 4050 and PES 6050, are treated to guest lecturers who showcase their programs to connect the fundamentals with applications. As the final guest lecturer for this spring, Dil Thavarajah invited the students to visit her organic pulse breeding trial […]
December 2, 2024
The Clemson University Beef Show Team has been reinstated, offering a new group of student ambassadors and providing hands-on opportunities for student success. Nine students are part of the team, which restarted this semester after several years of being inactive. The team operates within the university’s Block and Bridle Club. Victoria Mueller, a senior animal […]
January 16, 2024
Students from Celina Checura’s bovine in vitro fertilization (IVF) laboratory achieved runner-up honors in the Undergraduate Student Poster Competition at the International Embryo Technology Society (IETS) 50th Anniversary Annual Conference. The event took place in Denver, CO, from January 8-12, 2024. Participants Logan Thomason, Katie Kirkman, Christian Wilhelm, and Carolina Elgarresta presented their research on […]
