The Physalis Project Blog
Guest Post: What Makes Tomatillos Sticky?
The following is a guest post from Dr. Craig Schenck, a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Michigan State University, who studies plant metabolites and their role in plant defense. Connect with him on twitter at...
Self-incompatibility
HomePhysalis BlogBiology Minute: Self-incompatibility Flowering plants harbor a large amount of genetic diversity; so much so that they are the most diverse group of land plants. From an evolutionary standpoint, genetic diversity is favorable for the...
Field Update: Trellising and Fruit Ripening
Greetings Everyone! Although it seemed to endlessly rain throughout the month of June, we have finally found ourselves in a streak of warm and sunny weather. It seems that the hot sun was just what our plants needed to really take off in the field, and...
Physalis Pest Alert: Three-lined Potato Beetle
HomePhysalis BlogGreetings Everyone,As the growing season moves forward I wanted to alert everyone to be on the lookout for a Physalis pest that has started to appear this season. The three-lined potato beetle (Lema daturaphila) is found on solanaceous...
Field Planting!
This week we completed our first field planting of groundcherry and goldenberry! In total, we put 90 plants in the ground, consisting of 3 types of groundcherry (Pineapple, ZL05, and Goldie), and 3 types of goldenberry (Goldenberry, India, and South Africa). As you...
Pollinators of Physalis
The following is a guest post by Julie Davis, a first year PhD student in the Cornell University Department of Entomology Spring is finally yawning and stretching before it takes off full-force here in Ithaca, NY. Hyacinths, cherry blossoms, cilia, crocuses, red...
Project Updates and News
Greetings everyone! Below you will find some project updates: What we are growing This year we are doing our first field planting of groundcherry and goldenberry. Growing our plants in the field (versus the greenhouse) allows us to better understand the...
April is Almost Here
Greetings Everyone, With April just around the corner it might be a good idea to start thinking about planting your groundcherry and tomatillo this weekend. Last year we found that groundcherries started around this time began to produce ripe fruit near the end of...
Award-Winning Groundcherry Chili
Award-Winning Chili Every year the Boyce Thompson Institute hosts a Chili Cook Off with awards for "Best Overall Chili", "Best Meat Chili", and "Best Vegetarian Chili". Although there were many strong contenders this year, the award for "Best Meat Chili", went to...
2019 Physalis Improvement Project
Welcome to the 2019 Physalis Improvement Project We are excited to announce that the second year of The Physalis Improvement Project is underway. With that said, we would like to welcome all new followers and project participants, as well as thank those who continue...
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