By Terri Reddout, WSU Extension Prosser PROSSER, Wash. — To determine if a fruit tree has a virus currently takes a minimum of nine separate laboratory tests in combination with several biological assays, and these can identify only known viruses. Scientists dream of running a single test to detect all viruses in a plant. That idea is […]
A professor of agronomy at Kansas State University, Dr. Jay Ham, will visit WSU on Oct. 29 and present a seminar on instrumentation developed by his research team to study surface-atmosphere exchange from animal feeding operations and native ecosystems. The seminar, titled Micrometeorological Techniques for Addressing Challenging Problems in Air Quality Research, will take place […]
Diana Roberts, WSU Extension area agronomist, has been named the 15th recipient of the Kenneth J. Morrison Award in Agronomy and Soils. The award recognizes extension faculty for significant contributions in crop production and soil management. She is the first woman to receive the award. It honors the memory of Kenneth J. Morrison, who served as WSU […]
B. Rodney Bertramson, 91, long-time chairman of the agronomy department at Washington State University and director of resident instruction of the College of Agriculture, died Wednesday, March 23, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane following a fall in Pullman the previous afternoon.“He was an icon in the community and at the university,” said R. James […]