The American Society of Horticultural Science is recognizing one of West Virginia University's own professors, Nicole Waterland, for her research and efforts in horticulture.
Waterland has published articles concerning hort-science and hort-technology, in addition to a bulletin targeted at growers.
An article discussing mitigating travel stress in bedding plants was recognized by the ASHA as the Outstanding Extension Publication of 2010.
"The paper being recognized is basically about the process that occurs after the grower produces this nice, beautiful flowering plant which needs to be shipped to be retailed," Waterland said. "A lot of times, the plants will encounter stress because they're in a truck and then they arrive in the retail setting where they may not be watered in the appropriate amount of time or they may be out on the concrete which is dry and can basically bake the plants."
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