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June 5, 2023 • Nebraska Today
Refining surge protector in crops could boost yields
A summer’s worth of missed opportunities to harvest light can cost cornfields, and those who farm them, a sizable portion of the potential harvests they yield in the fall. New findings from Nebraska’s Kasia Glowacka and colleagues could help change that.
July 21, 2023 • Department of Agronomy & Horticulture
Artificial intelligence and plant biology research lands Tross internship at Google-X
In today’s job market people with expertise in artificial intelligence and people with expertise in plant biology are both in high demand. Finding one person with expertise in both is quite rare. Except for Michael Tross, a doctoral student advised by James Schnable, a University of Nebraska–Lincoln agronomy and horticulture professor and the Dr. Charles O. Gardner Professor of Agronomy.
July 10, 2023 • IANR News
Nebraska team aids first mapping of corn genome
University of Nebraska–Lincoln scientist James Schnable and international colleagues have created the first complete map of the corn genome, a landmark achievement that can enable major long-term advances in crop health, resilience and productivity.
June 5, 2023 • Soybean Research and Information Network
Breeding Soybean Plants That Lock in Moisture
What if growers could protect their soybean crop from severe drought stress and rescue some of the lost yield? As drought conditions become increasingly more common in areas where soybeans are grown, soybeans that can withstand lower moisture levels would be a game changer for many soybean growers. These resilient varieties would improve soybean growth and yields in dry years, putting more money in their pockets at harvest.
July 21, 2023 • IANR News
Schnable talks corn genome advancements with RFD-TV
James Schnable, Charles O. Gardner Professor of Agronomy at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, recently participated in an international research collaboration that for the first time identified the complete set of genetic components for corn. He spoke with RFD-TV about these discoveries.