Outdoor hydroponic system at University of Guelph lets us grow soybean in any combination of N supply, rhizobial inoculation, and drought stress level. Currently being used to test foliar N products, including biologicals.

Exam-grading season can be depressing, when I am faced with the stark realization that only a small fraction of the students truly completed the journey I was hoping to guide them on. But then sometimes one of them says or does something that buoys my spirits.

The Department of Plant Agriculture at the University of Guelph is advertising for an assistant professor in Ornamental #Horticulture careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...

So would I be more closely related to stromatolites, or to Kevin Bacon? xkcd.com/3046/

Growing a #canola crop indoors to teach students canopy-scale concepts in #cropphysiology in the wintertime. Left of the stick, 44 plants per m2. Right of the stick is 88. Plant population barely affects crop biomass or yield.

Today I was reminded why I love #teaching grad students. Two weeks ago none of them had ever heard of chlorophyll fluorescence or the xanthophyll cycle. Today we discussed a very exciting paper in Science that related to both, and they GOT IT, and had smart opinions to share. So satisfying. ♥️

#Soybean plants grown in the greenhouse with the same macro- and micronutrients, but plant on the left had most #potassium supplied as KCl (muriate of potash). This is chloride injury. #fertilizer #agriculture #crops