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- Homefield Farm at Kentland Farm 2024 Annual Report(Virginia Tech, 2025)Homefield Farm (formerly the Dining Services Farm) is a collaborative partnership between Dining Services, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences. This annual report details the activities at the farm in 2024.
- The VT Plant Disease Clinic (PDC) Annual Report 2024(Virginia Tech, 2025)The 2024 annual report for the Plant Disease Clinic at Virginia Tech. The clinic provides plant disease diagnostic services to Virginia Cooperative Extension agents and a variety of clientele.
- Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy Calibration for Trypsin Inhibitor in Soybean Seed and MealFletcher, Elizabeth B.; Rosso, M. Luciana; Walker, Troy; Huang, Haibo; Morota, Gota; Zhang, Bo (MDPI, 2025-05-14)Trypsin inhibitors (TI) are naturally occurring antinutritional factors found in soybean seeds [Glycine max. (L.)] that decrease the growth rate of livestock, causing malnutrition and digestion troubles. The current accurate method to quantify TI levels in soybean seeds or meals is by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC); however, it is time-consuming, creating bottlenecks in industrial processing. Establishing a near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIR) model for estimating TI in seeds and meals would provide a more efficient and cost-effective method for breeding programs and feed producers. In this study, 300 soybean lines, both seeds and meals, were analyzed for TI content using HPLC, and calibration models were created based on spectral data collected from a Perten DA 7250 NIR instrument. The resulting models demonstrated robust validation, achieving accuracy rates of 97% for seed total TI, 97% for seed Kunitz TI, and 89% for meal total TI. The findings of this study are significant as no NIR calibration models had previously been developed for TI estimation in soybean seed and meal. These models can be used by breeding programs to efficiently assess their lines and by industry to quickly evaluate their soybean meal quality.
- SPES Magazine, Fall 2024(Virginia Tech, 2024)The Magazine of SPES is published four times a year for students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends, and families by the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences at Virginia Tech.
- SPES Magazine, Spring 2024(Virginia Tech, 2024)The Magazine of SPES is published four times a year for students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends, and families by the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences at Virginia Tech.
- The VT Plant Disease Clinic (PDC) Annual Report 2023(Virginia Tech, 2024)This is the 2023 annual report for the Plant Disease Clinic at Virginia Tech. The clinic provides plant disease diagnostic services to Virginia Cooperative Extension agents and a variety of clientele.
- The Magazine of SPES, Summer 2023(Virginia Tech, 2023)The Magazine of SPES is published four times a year for students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends, and families by the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences at Virginia Tech.
- The Magazine of SPES, Fall 2022(Virginia Tech, 2022)The Magazine of SPES is published four times a year for students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends, and families by the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences at Virginia Tech.
- The Magazine of SPES, Winter 2022(Virginia Tech, 2022)The Magazine of SPES is published four times a year for students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends, and families by the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences at Virginia Tech.
- The Magazine of SPES, Spring 2023(Virginia Tech, 2023)The Magazine of SPES is published four times a year for students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends, and families by the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences at Virginia Tech.
- The VT Plant Disease Clinic (PDC) Annual Report 2022(Virginia Tech, 2022)This is the 2022 annual report for the Plant Disease Clinic at Virginia Tech. The clinic provides plant disease diagnostic services to Virginia Cooperative Extension agents and a variety of clientele.
- Homefield Farm at Kentland Farm 2021 Annual Report(Virginia Tech, 2021)Homefield Farm (formerly the Dining Services Farm) is a collaborative partnership between Dining Services, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences. This annual report details the impact of the farm in 2021.
- Homefield Farm at Kentland Farm 2020 Annual Report(Virginia Tech, 2020)Homefield Farm (formerly the Dining Services Farm) is a collaborative partnership between Dining Services, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences. This annual report details the impact of the farm in 2020.
- SPES E-News, September 1, 2021(Virginia Tech, 2021-09-01)This is the newsletter for the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences.
- The VT Plant Disease Clinic Annual Report 2021Bushhouse, Abigail (Virginia Tech, 2021)This is the 2021 annual report for the Plant Disease Clinic at Virginia Tech. The clinic provides plant disease diagnostic services to Virginia Cooperative Extension agents.
- The VT Plant Disease Clinic Annual Report 2020Bushhouse, Abigail (Virginia Tech, 2020)This is the 2020 annual report for the Plant Disease Clinic at Virginia Tech. The clinic provides plant disease diagnostic services to Virginia Cooperative Extension agents.
- The Plant Disease Clinic and Weed Identification Lab Annual Report 2019Bushhouse, Abigail (Virginia Tech, 2019)This is the 2019 annual report for the Plant Disease Clinic at Virginia Tech. The clinic provides plant disease diagnostic services to Virginia Cooperative Extension agents.
- SPES E-News, June 16, 2020(Virginia Tech, 2020-06-16)This is the newsletter for the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences.
- SPES E-News, July 1, 2020(Virginia Tech, 2020-07-01)This is the newsletter for the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences.
- Homefield Farm at Kentland Farm 2019 Annual Report(Virginia Tech, 2019)Homefield Farm (formerly the Dining Services Farm) is a collaborative partnership between Dining Services, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences. This annual report details the mission and impact of the farm in 2019.