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Ambrosia beetles tending to their fungus garden, a source of food for the larvae and adults.
The ethanol produced by stressed trees helps ambrosia beetles find quality host trees. ATRU scientists have demonstrated that ethanol also promotes the growth of their fungal food and suppresses growth of fungal "weeds".
ATRU researchers study how substrate chemical, physical, and biological properties affect container plant growth.
ATRU researchers participate in the IR-4 Project, a national program to assist in registering pesticides for minor-use food and ornamental crops.
ATRU scientists are evaluating environmental parameters, such as light, temperature, and carbon dioxide, and energy-efficient lighting and heating strategies for their influence on growth and development.
ATRU scientists are developing improved techniques for monitoring invasive ambrosia beetles in nurseries based on new knowledge of behavior, movement, and flight activity across different habitats.
ATRU scientists, together with university collaborators, have developed a field sprayer that uses intelligent technology to detect the presence, size, shape and density of target plants.
This technology enables the sprayer to adjust in real time and apply the optimum amount of pesticide.
Mission
To conduct fundamental and developmental research on new and improved application technologies to protect floricultural, nursery, landscape, turf, horticultural, and field crops against damage from diseases, pests, and adverse environmental conditions, while
safeguarding environmental quality, food and worker safety. To enhance competitiveness and profitability of controlled environment agriculture (including nursery, greenhouse, high tunnel, vertical farming, plant factory, and other similar systems) through improved engineering of environmental controls, increased efficiency of crop production inputs (water, fertilizer, and other inputs), advances in pest management, and improvement of crop adaptability to these environments.
Altland, Madeline
Altland, James
Banks, Mona-Lisa
Barnett, Jenny
Blice, Hannah
Boldt, Jennifer
Carnicom, Cindy
Clark, Adam
Doklovic, Andrew
- Andy
Geedi, Ruchika
Harbick, Kale
Hartzler, Luke
Hegazy, Yahia
Horst, Leona
Jacobs, Aliah
Jeon, Hongyoung
Lee, Wee Fong
Lowe, Erin
Marzano, Shin-Yi
Miavez, Noel
Moodispaw, Margaret
Morris, Leslie
Moussa, Mohamad
Nudd, Barry
Owen Jr, James
- Jim
Patwa, Nisha
Pedersen, Connar
Polen, Janeen
Ranger, Christopher
Reding, Michael
- Mike
Shaw, Robert
- Scott
Sturtz, Douglas
- Doug
Testen, Anna
Troyer, Daniel
- Dan
Zhu, Heping