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Alaskan cabbage breaks world weight record

September 6, 2012 Dan Olmstead

Scott Robb broke the world weight record for a cabbage at the Alaska State Fair this week.  The 138.25 pound whopper beat the old record by more than 10 pounds!  Read more about it at NPR or World Record Academy.

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Lab Profile: Xiaowei Li

Congratulations and best wishes to Xiaowei and her husband, Shuai. Xiaowei was a visiting scientist in the Shelton lab who recently returned to China. After this traditional Chinese ceremony on October 1, 2014 she also finished her PhD thesis and submitted it October 17.

Read more about Xiaowei's research!

Biology, ecology and management of insect pests affectiing vegetables and other crops

The Shelton Lab conducts research from the Entomology Department at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University.
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