Leaf doctor makes the rounds

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Leaf doctor is a free app developed by Cornell and University of Hawaii at Manoa researchers that analyzes a photograph of a damaged leaf or fruit and quantifies the percentage and severity of disease visible.

Northeast farmers weigh warm climate, drenched fields

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Farmers in the Northeast are adopting production habits tailored to longer, warming climate conditions, but they may face spring planting whiplash as they confront saturated fields from heavy rain.
  • Field Crops
Plant growing in soil

Climate scientists study the odds of a megadrought

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Cornell climate scientists and their colleagues have developed a “robust null hypothesis” to assess the odds of a megadrought – one that lasts more than 30 years – occurring in the western and southwestern United States.

Multilingual students help kids ride the road to reading

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Thanks to multilingual Cornell students, 500 Ithaca-area children learning English as a second language each have a new book personalized just for them, with the English text translated into their native language.
Child reads book

Perfect pairing

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For decades, our researchers have been transforming how grapes are bred and grown as well as how wine is crafted. That work continues today as we address the unique challenges and issues of our time—from managing pests and disease in a changing climate to exploring the science of taste in a world of rapid technological advancement.
Green grapes

A winemaking region comes to life

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More than fifty years ago, Konstantin Frank challenged the notions of New York's wine industry, helping an entire region grow into a winemaking powerhouse.
  • Beverages
researcher uses a hydrometer in front of a cask