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Operation “Rescue Floral History”
This Spring, Florists’ Review sold its building in Topeka, Kansas leaving its extensive library of more than 120 years of history without a home. Since 1897, Florists’ Review magazine has chronicled the ups and downs of the floral industry. On top of that, with the...
Determining Consumer Preferences for Floral Designs Elements
Floral designers have long been taught that the most important attributes of a floral design are the elements of line, color, texture, pattern, form, space, and size. Yet, little formal research has been conducted to determine which of these design elements are truly...
Paul Ecke Jr. and Altman Family Scholars Story – The Best and Brightest
Meet this year’s Paul Ecke Jr. and Altman Family scholars: plant-powered people, creating people-powered plants. Talk to the five graduate students selected to receive this year’s AFE Paul Ecke Jr. and Altman Family scholarships, and some common themes quickly emerge....
2020 AFE Internship Awards and Placements
AFE congratulates and celebrates the eight students recently awarded an internship through the Vic & Margaret Ball Internship Program and the Mosmiller Internship program. Each will receive scholarships after successfully completing their paid internships,...
Growing Impatiens More Safely—A Plant Pathologist’s View
One important lesson that we’ve learned together as an industry is how to manage bacterial blight disease of geraniums. We’ve figured out that exquisitely careful sanitation procedures are critical at the upper levels of production, with constant checking for any...
Robotics, machine vision, and automation – The Future Reality of Flower Production
The new reality It would be very hard to argue against the notion, that a wide range of technologies will lead to marked changes to horticultural production systems in the coming decades. Many (possibly all!) other industry sectors are facing the same reality: 1)...
Smart Sensor for Measuring Plant Nitrogen Status of Floriculture Crops
Plant nitrogen (N) content affects the growth and quality of floriculture crops. The deficiency of N causes leaf yellowing and stunted growth. In many floriculture crop species, leaf yellowing is usually seen in the older leaves. However, this may not be the case in...
Inaugural Paul Thomas Intern of the Year – Renata Goossen
Cultivating the Next Generation It’s always good news to learn that a smart, hard-working, dedicated young person is preparing for a career in horticulture and floriculture—one where she can be expected to contribute mightily to higher standards, better products,...
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