Metaphorically, the term “hamster wheel” describes a continuous, repetitive cycle in which a person feels trapped, often performing tedious or unfulfilling tasks without making meaningful progress. I have been in academia for more than fifty years and one of the mantras of academia during that entire time has been “publish or perish”, which is taken […]

Members of ISHS Working Group Organic Greenhouse Horticulture (OR2) Candidate to be Convener of the VI International Symposium on Organic Greenhouse Horticulture Last August 2026, the V International Symposium on Organic Greenhouse Horticulture was successfully held as part of IHC2026 S05: International Symposium on Sustainable Plant Production in Greenhouse Horticulture and Protected Cultivation, under the […]

Effects of branch bearing status and irrigation on pistachio leaf photosynthetic performance Carlota Bernal Basurco This study investigated the effects of crop load on the photosynthetic performance of pistachio trees subjected to different irrigation regimes during kernel development. The experiment was conducted in Woodland, California, during the summer of 2025. Three irrigation treatments were evaluated: […]

ISHS DGIP NEWSLETTER September 2026 News and Developments from the Division Greenhouse and Indoor Production Horticulture A New Term for DGIP Welcome to the first newsletter of the ISHS Division Greenhouse and Indoor Production Horticulture (DGIP) for the new term 2026-2030. The newsletter will provide regular updates on scientific activities, upcoming symposia, Working Group initiatives, […]

An occasional series highlighting a paper of interest, published in the peer reviewed journal of the International Society for Horticultural Science – eJHS/JISHS DNA methylation is conserved between vegetative propagules in almond (Prunus dulcis Mill D.A. Webb) https://doi.org/10.1079/ejhs.2026.0007 Authors: William Hazzard, Jonathan Fresnedo-Ramirez, Elizabeth Anderson, Patrick J. Brown, Thomas Gradziel Editor’s perspective “This research brings […]