Midweek with Mark: A Peek at My Garden
NC, United StatesMidweek with Mark presentations are recorded and posted to the JC Raulston Arboretum's YouTube Channel the following Monday. Be sure to subscribe to our Channel for updates.
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Southeastern Plant Symposium at Home
NC, United StatesWe've revamped the schedule of our second annual Southeastern Plant Symposium and created an online symposium to help us and our participants to slow the spread of COVID-19. Our originally scheduled 2020 speakers have been invited to join us in June 2021 and we've invited a new lineup of outstanding speakers.
Online Seminar: Nathan Jahnke – Impacts and Use of Sub-zero Temperatures During Cut Flower Production and Postharvest Handling
NC, United StatesImpacts and Use of Sub-zero Temperatures During Cut Flower Production and Postharvest Handling Nathan Jahnke, Ph.D. Final Seminar Under the direction of Dr. John Dole and Dr. David Livingston Wednesday, June 17, 2020,…
Midweek with Mark: Terrestrial Orchids, Sacred Lilies, and Other Choice Shade Garden Perennials
NC, United StatesJoining a meeting is easy. We're using Zoom to host the lectures. Visit https://jcra.ncsu.edu/midweek/ to download Zoom. Follow the dialogs to install Zoom. The session should start upon the successful installation of Zoom.
Apiculture Online: Hive Chat with NC State
Bi-weekly Zoom apiculture webinars, Wednesdays at 7:00 pm. Since most, if not all, local beekeeping chapters are not meeting in person, there is a real vacuum of opportunity to discuss…
The Art and Science of Pruning: Theory, Tools, Technique and Timing
NC, United StatesOf all the gardening tasks, gardeners are most nervous about pruning! One of the most frequently asked questions we get is "Is now a good time to prune?" Pruning is a cultural practice that is based on scientific principles as well as artistic creativity. This three-hour online class is designed to equip gardeners with all the necessary information about pruning, so they will know exactly why, how, and when to prune all their garden plants.
Nature Detectives Camp at Home
NC, United StatesNew this summer - Nature Detectives at Home! Our young Nature Detectives learn a variety of green and growing lessons as they trail a "Mixed-Up Gardener" who does everything in the garden exactly the WRONG way.
Midweek with Mark: Living on the Edge—Plants That Are Almost Hardy
NC, United StatesMidweek with Mark presentations is recorded and posted to the JC Raulston Arboretum's YouTube Channel the following Monday. Be sure to subscribe to our Channel for updates.
Seminar: James Duduit – Coordinated transcriptional regulation of the carotenoid biosynthesis pathway genes contributes to fruit lycopene content in high-lycopene tomato breeding cultivars
NC, United StatesLycopene content in tomato fruit is largely under genetic control and varies greatly among genotypes. Little is known about the molecular mechanisms regulating fruit lycopene content in high-lycopene tomato breeding cultivars. In the present study, 42 representative high-lycopene tomato breeding cultivars with different genetic backgrounds were collected worldwide.
Apiculture Online: Hive Chat with NC State
NC, United StatesBi-weekly Zoom apiculture webinars, Wednesdays at 7:00 pm. Since most, if not all, local beekeeping chapters are not meeting in person, there is a real vacuum of opportunity to discuss…