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Grow as you go: ‘Peecycling’ helps plants and compost thrive

Two female students hold plastic containers and examine circuitry.
Veda Balte ’24 (left) and Nadia Barakatain ’24 designed a microchip sensor system and online interface that allow anyone to determine the right ratio of urine and water to boost the health of their plants and compost. Photo by Sreang Hok.
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By David Nutt
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  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Global Development Section
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section
  • Global Development
  • Plants
Human urine could be a handy resource in tending home gardens and compost piles, thanks to an interdisciplinary collaboration between two Cornell Engineering students and plant scientist Rebecca Nelson.

Human urine could be a handy resource in tending home gardens and compost piles, thanks to an interdisciplinary collaboration between two Cornell Engineering students and plant scientist Rebecca Nelson.

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Panel discussion at 2026 Herd Health and Nutrition Conference

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2026 Herd Health and Conference
Nearly 150 dairy industry professionals gathered in East Syracuse, NY last week to hear from industry experts about the latest trends and research related to dairy herd health and nutrition at the 2026 Herd Health and Nutrition Conference. For...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
Hannah Marx collecting alpine plants in the field. Photo provided.

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Hannah Marx: enabling discoveries at the L.H. Bailey herbarium
Cornell’s Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium Herbarium is a curated collection of preserved plant specimens used as a library for studying plant biodiversity, identifying potential pharmaceuticals and tracing species evolution. It is the fourth...
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
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