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Charting the Earth’s course
Article by Dante LaPenta | July 07, 2020
Don Sparks, nation’s leading researchers pinpoint investment areas for earth sciences research
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Understanding city forests
Article by Lauren Bradford | July 02, 2020
New research finds forest age, not urbanization, corresponds to invasive species prominence
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Leaping Listeria
Article by Beth Miller | June 25, 2020
UD researchers examine how some bacteria find ways around plant immune defenses
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Major in plant science, sustainable food systems or landscape architecture
Survivor elms
UD plants and studies iconic American elm trees in harsh urban environments
Putting down roots
Groundbreaking research identifies cellular communication loop in root emergence
How can corn adapt to new climates?
Decoding the genetic map for adapting to temperate U.S.
Filling data gaps
New model from Guevara, Vargas sharpens ability to predict soil moisture
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We have excellent teaching, research, and outreach programs in the areas of plant biology (cellular, genetics, genomics, microbial, molecular and physiology), agronomy (including pathology, soil management and weed science), horticulture (sustainable landscapes, fruits and vegetables), landscape architecture and environmental soil sciences (biogeochemistry, hydrology and plant-soil interactions). We have a distinguished faculty, known nationally and internationally for their research and outreach, and within UD for their excellence in teaching, advising and mentoring students.
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Robot captures imaging of root systems at UD Farm: youtube.com/watch?v=HKqOdS-i4BI
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Charting the Earth’s course
Article by Dante LaPenta | July 07, 2020
Don Sparks, nation’s leading researchers pinpoint investment areas for earth sciences research
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Coastal Observer App
Article by Jon Hynson | June 05, 2020
UD and Delaware Sea Grant create app to document current and increasing impacts of weather
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Understanding city forests
Article by Lauren Bradford | July 02, 2020
New research finds forest age, not urbanization, corresponds to invasive species prominence
Upcoming events
Spotlights
Indoor vertical farming in Wilmington
Thousands of ladybugs were let loose inside Second Chances Farm, which will soon be the state’s first full-scale, indoor vertical farming facility. Once full-scale growing is up and running, University of Delaware students will collaborate on research projects to study elements of the growing process, like lighting, maintenance and nutrition, and to observe the operation as a case study in business.
Read about Second Chances Farm.
How will removing milldams impact water quality?
All over the eastern part of the United States, thousands of small dams span streams and rivers, harkening back to colonial times. Now, many of these inactive dams are being removed. However, less attention is being paid to how removing the dams could impact water quality, which is precisely what Professor Shreeram Inamdar is investigating.
Advocate for coastal wetlands
Alma Vázquez-Lule is studying how carbon is released to the atmosphere and captured by vegetation in coastal salt marshes. The near real-time data she’s gathering every half hour via automated equipment are shared with other scientists who are using the same techniques to answer the same questions in other coastal wetlands around the world.