The Physalis Project Blog
Intersection of Physalis Improvement and Aquaponics
The following is a guest post by Dylan Rodgers, an undergraduate student at Cornell University studying Environment and Sustainability. He is concentrating in aquaponics, which combines aquaculture (raising fish) and hydroponics (growing plants without soil) in a...
Happy New Year and End of Season Updates!
The following is an update post by Dr. Joyce Van Eck. A new year brings new possibilities! Well, it’s hard to believe another year, our third year, has gone by for our community science activities for the Physalis Improvement Project. It is an understatement to...
Thank You
Dear All, I am writing to let you know that this will be my last blog post for the Physalis Improvement Project as I am moving on to a new position. Over the past three growing seasons I have enjoyed getting to know many of you...
Groundcherries Galore! What to do with all the fruits of your labor.
The following is a guest post by Zoe Dubrow, a PhD Candidate in plant pathology at Cornell University. She works on virulence mechanisms of bacteria that cause disease in a variety of crops including cabbage and banana. In her spare time, Zoe loves baking...
The Importance of Genome Sequencing for Crop Improvement. What is genome sequencing and how did we get here?
The following is a guest post from Savanah Dale, a Plant Breeding and Genetics Ph.D. student at Cornell University, as part of the Approaches for Crop Improvement Blog Series. She can be reached at smd346@cornell.edu. Welcome back to the third installment...
Seed Saving +Trellising
Seed SavingDid you enjoy your experience growing Physalis this year? If so, we invite you to save your seeds for future crops! To save seed remove the seeds from the pulp of the fruit. We have found that squishing the fruit in a cup of water is an easy...
Approaches for Crop Improvement: Mutagenesis
The following is part of the "Approaches for Crop Improvement Blog Series" Approaches for Crop Improvement: MutagenesisBack in 1929, a grapefruit grower in Texas noticed that one of his trees was producing red-fleshed fruit, an anomaly to the standard pink...
Join Us! Join us in an interactive chat with Dr. Joyce Van Eck to talk about her research and the Physalis Improvement Project. June 30, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Free registration here: https://btiscience.org/breaking-ground-discussion-series-joyce-van-eck/ ...
Project Update: Field Planting!
Greetings everyone!This past week we were able to plant our 2020 Physalis crop here in Ithaca. We planted five types of groundcherry, three types of goldenberry, and one type of tomatillo. These plants were started in the greenhouse back in March...
Physalis Pest Alert
Greetings Everyone,Thank you all for submitting updates and logging observations on iNaturalist! It has been great to hear from so many of you and we hope you are enjoying this growing season. As a reminder please upload any insect observations found on...
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