The Phytophactor

Tone up! Firm up! Get healthy and contribute to the scientific enterprise! Yes, here’s your exclusive opportunity to join the Phactor’s fie...

Today is a gray day following two days of rain that have done their best to wash away the fall colors, and it is on such days, especially af...

On my homeward trek, somewhat earlier than usual, this rather healthy specimen of a vine caught my attention, adorned as it was in fruit. S...

Every now and then, just for a change of pace, the Phactor tries to dispense with some practical gardening advice. Since this is an excelle...

More good news! You know yet another scientific name of a plant: Chrysanthemum . But, it isn't the plant you think it is. Those darned t...

The Great Pumpkin Patch cont. Who could resist this picture? Yes, that's the Phactor admiring a rainbow of squashes, another demonstrat...

Mac Condill is out of his gourd, just plain nuts-crazy, in a good way, about pumpkins and squashes! A visit to this Lincolnland icon just ou...

The budgetary crisis here in Lincolnland has led to many cuts in state programs including MAP grants for higher education. Now budgetary cri...

Ah, fall comes to colorful Lincolnland! The beautiful browns of soybeans and maize ready to harvest, the gray overcast skies, the rain drop...

Wow! The Phactor got nominated for a diversity award at our great public university! What an honor! Except the award committee informed m...