Controlled Environment Plant Physiology and Technology Lab - Kubota Lab

Congratulations, Madeline!!!

Congratulations to the MS Graduate Student Poster Competition Winners!

Here is our most recent paper published in HortScience. Work was done by Dan Gillespie and Gio Papio.

Acidic nutrient solution used in hydroponic systems can be a low cost way to inhibit waterborne disease but results in decreased nutrient uptake in spinach. Researchers at Ohio State are working to optimize the nutrient content of the formula.

In HortScience http://ow.ly/J9oM50F5L4X

TEST YOUR FLOWER ANATOMY SKILLS

A: PETAL. Most flowers of most varieties have 5 or 6 petals per flower. Together the petals form the COROLLA. The petals help to attract pollinators.
B: STAMEN. This is the male part of the flower comprised of he ANTHER and FILAMENT (see C and D).
C: ANTHER. Pollen is produced and shed here and travels a short distance to the PISTIL.
D: FILAMENT. The stalk which bears the anther.
E: RECEPTACLE. This will become the “fruit” we eat. It’s covered with PISTILS which look like tiny fingers.
F: PISTIL. This is the female part of the flower comprised of the STIGMA, STYLE and O***Y. It receives the pollen which germinates at the tip/STIGMA and sends a germ tube down the STYLE to fertilize the O***Y at the base of the pistil. The o***y becomes one of the seeds/achenes which pock the surface of the “fruit.”

Strawberry flowers are "perfect" or "self-fertile" and just a little vibration is all that is needed to move the pollen from the anthers to the stigma; no bees are necessary in outdoor environments.

A big harvest day today underground, -- led by John Ertle (PhD student) with Lydia and Jeff's help. Thanks all for the hard work.

Wow! Texas A&M has a great seminar series at the Department of Horticulture. Chieri just gave one as one of many CEA focused speakers. They also share all seminar recordings in the following website. https://hortsciences.tamu.edu/horticulture-seminar-video-archive/
The following is the whole seminar schedule this semester.

Jan 21 'Frontiers in high-tech horticulture: Experiences from 40 years of research with NASA' by Dr. Bruce Bugbee, Professor, Department of Plants, Soils, and Climate, Utah State University, Logan, Utah

Feb 4 'Precision and Resource Use Efficient Controlled Environment Agriculture' by Dr. Murat Kacira, Professor, Dept. of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Mar 4 'Development of CEA Technology – Integration & Innovation' by Dr. Chieri Kubota, Professor, Dept. of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Mar 18 'Little Factories' by Dr. Ed Harwood, Chief Science Officer, AeroFarms, Newark, NJ

Apr 1 'Nutrient Delivery Systems: The Lifeblood for Successful Plant Production' by Dr. Gene Giacomelli, Professor, Dept. of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Apr 15 'mart Lighting Strategies for Controlled Environment Agriculture' by Dr. Marc van Iersel, Vincent J. Dooley Professor in Horticulture, Dept. of Horticulture, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Apr 29 'Plants in Space, Veggie, and Space Crop Production' by Dr. Gioia Massa, Life Sciences Project Scientist, Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, FL

Horticulture Seminar Archive Horticulture Seminar Archive SPRING 2021 March 4 Dr. Chieri Kubota Professor – Controlled Environment Agriculture Controlled Environment Plant Physiology & Technology Lab Department of Horticulture and Crop Sciences The Ohio State University Development of CEA Technology – Integration & Innovati...

Ohio Controlled Environment Agriculture Center (OHCEAC) was finally launched! We will work together to advance CEA! The kick-off event was on January 8th.

Ohio Controlled Environment Agriculture Center (OHCEAC) at the Ohio State University - kickoff Welcome to the Ohio Controlled Environment Agriculture Center (OHCEAC). Dr. Chieri Kubota, the Director of the new center focusing on controlled environment ...