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Soilless agriculture, what is your “-nic”?

To start small-scale indoor farming, what are your needs? What type of the “-ponic” you need? When it comes to the topic, farming, most people will still have the concept that it is related to soil. However, most of the…

  • Eyu Chan Hong
  • November 14, 2020
  • Plant Biotechnology, Plant Tissue Culture

Endless possibilities – plant tissue culture (2)

Plant tissue culture has gained phenomenal success in applications for fast multiplication, but the possibilities are far more than that. Unlike the conventional methods, the in-vitro method involves the usage of artificial nutrient media, plant growth regulators, and well-controlled light,…

  • Wenyan Zhang and Eyu Chan Hong
  • November 13, 2020
  • Plant Biotechnology, Plant Tissue Culture

Agricultural biotechnology – plant tissue culture (1)

The world constantly facing an increasing challenge of balancing between food security and the expanding human activities such as deforestation for agricultural, housing, and industrial activity. According to the United Nations, the global population had more than doubled in just…

  • Wenyan Zhang and Eyu Chan Hong
  • November 7, 2020
  • Agriculture, Ethnobotany, Fruit, Horticulture

Trick or treat? The Halloween pumpkin

Knock! Knock! Trick or treat? Candies, vampires, ghosts, skulls, of course, the freak pumpkins. Botanically pumpkin is the common name of Cucurbita pepo L. in the family of Cucurbitaceae, which has the most species as human food. The genus Cucurbita…

  • Eyu Chan Hong and Wenyan Zhang
  • October 22, 2020
  • Agriculture, Physiology

Agriculture – The light

What color is a plant? Green? Red? Our eyes received the image of an object through the reflection of light. If the object we see is white color, it indicates that the whole spectrum of light is reflected by the…

  • Eyu Chan Hong
  • October 21, 2020
  • Agriculture, Crop, Plant Biotechnology

Before they are served to our table, crop improvement

Naturally, we judge the foods based on their appearances such as color, shape, smell, and arrangement. Domestic crops have traits that are significantly different from their wild relatives. Undoubtedly tomato is red, banana is yellow, the carrot is orange. But…

  • Wenyan Zhang and Eyu Chan Hong
  • October 21, 2020
  • Agriculture, Fruit, Horticulture

Durian, an exotic fruit that is the King in Southern Asia

Thanks to the convenience of air transportation and the active exchange of commodities globally. Durian, an exotic fruit that most Americans are not familiar with, can be found in most Asian supermarkets across the USA. This fruit is extraordinarily unique,…

  • Wenyan Zhang and Eyu Chan Hong
  • October 6, 2020
  • Conservation, Opinions

The blessings not to be taken for granted – why plants matter

There are scientific terms called Plant Awareness Disparity (PAD), or Plant Blindness (PB) referring to peoples who recognize plants as a disadvantage or simply not as aware of them compare to animals and other organisms. Surprisingly, researchers found that the…

  • Wenyan Zhang and Eyu Chan Hong
  • October 6, 2020
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