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Cucumbers infected with the cottony leak disease become water-soaked, mushy and covered in a white, fluffy fungal-like growth. Cucumbers infected with the cottony leak disease become water-soaked, mushy and covered in a white, fluffy fungal-like growth.
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New soilborne threat suggests a shift in disease landscape for South Carolina cucumber growers

byDenise Attaway
November 10, 2025
A field of corn with the sun in the blue sky A field of corn with the sun in the blue sky
  • College of Science

Clemson leads $2.4 million grant to decode corn leaf senescence in effort to improve agricultural efficiency and output 

byCindy Landrum
October 6, 2025
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

Feeding South Carolina’s future: Dil Thavarajah’s research is improving outcomes for state agriculture

byClemson News
September 25, 2025
a field of blue flowers of Lewis flax, Linum lewisii. a field of blue flowers of Lewis flax, Linum lewisii.
  • College of Science

Plants with traits that help them thermoregulate have advantage in a warming world

byCindy Landrum
August 25, 2025
Man looks at an ear of. corn in a field with the sun beating down. Man looks at an ear of. corn in a field with the sun beating down.
  • College of Science

Clemson researchers decode corn’s chemical fingerprints to pinpoint genes driving leaf aging

byCindy Landrum
August 11, 2025
Jacob Johnson, a Clemson University master's student, uses a Leica stereo microscope to study Upland cotton genes. Stereo microscopes allow scientists to view, analyze and document specimens in two and three dimensions. Jacob Johnson, a Clemson University master's student, uses a Leica stereo microscope to study Upland cotton genes. Stereo microscopes allow scientists to view, analyze and document specimens in two and three dimensions.
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

Clemson graduate student helps lead breakthrough in cotton gene editing

byDenise Attaway
August 5, 2025
Johanna Wesche plans to continue working in academia when she graduates from Clemson University in August so that she can "...combine research, teaching and outreach to make a meaningful impact." Johanna Wesche plans to continue working in academia when she graduates from Clemson University in August so that she can "...combine research, teaching and outreach to make a meaningful impact."
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

Pioneering sustainable solutions for fruit growers through research

byDenise Attaway
July 28, 2025
Attendees to this year's South Carolina Peanut Growers Meeting will learn about managing calcium to achieve better growth in peanut crops. Attendees to this year's South Carolina Peanut Growers Meeting will learn about managing calcium to achieve better growth in peanut crops.
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

New genetic discovery could help peanuts beat the heat

byDenise Attaway
June 30, 2025
Illustration of a web app created by Clemson Extension Precision Agriculture Program to help farmers boost productivity and make informed decisions. Illustration of a web app created by Clemson Extension Precision Agriculture Program to help farmers boost productivity and make informed decisions.
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

Clemson offers free digital tools to support South Carolina farmers

byDenise Attaway
May 15, 2025
Man wearing white lab coat holds two plants in a greenhouse. Man wearing white lab coat holds two plants in a greenhouse.
  • College of Science

Clemson professor’s research focuses on identifying unintended effects of genetic engineering process in crops

byCindy Landrum
December 9, 2024
Alex Coleman, Clemson Extension Small Grains and Sorghum specialist, is studying to determine how Double Team technology controls stubborn grass weeds like Texas panicum in grain sorghum. Alex Coleman, Clemson Extension Small Grains and Sorghum specialist, is studying to determine how Double Team technology controls stubborn grass weeds like Texas panicum in grain sorghum.
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

Clemson small grains specialist studies new sorghum technology for weed control

byDenise Attaway
June 26, 2024
Bamberg County farmer Richard Rentz and Clemson precision agriculture engineer Kendall Kirk work with a tablet in front of a grain silo. Bamberg County farmer Richard Rentz and Clemson precision agriculture engineer Kendall Kirk work with a tablet in front of a grain silo.
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

Clemson announces new Center for Agricultural Technology

byDenise Attaway
August 22, 2022

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