Laura Tibbs-Cortes, USDA-ARS and Aaron Kusmec, agronomy, will present on “Contrasting Allelic Plasticity of a Flowering Time Gene Contributes to Switchgrass Adaption and Biomass Accumulation” and Kusmec will present on “A Genetic Tradeoff for Tolerance to Moderate and Severe Heat Stress in US Hybrid Maize.” Also available via Zoom.
Rick Cruse, Professor of Soil Science & Director, Iowa Water Center, ISU: 45 year retrospective of Soil Science at ISU and insights into its future. Also available via Microsoft Teams.
Karlene Negus, agronomy, will present on “Artificial Intelligence in Crop Improvement.” Also available via Zoom.
Michael Thompson, agronomy, will present on “Soil Science at ISU and beyond - A discussion about our profession's past and its future.” Also available via Microsoft Teams.
David Brenner, USDA, will present on "30 years of amaranth breeding for non-shattering, reduced stature, and male sterility." This seminar is sponsored by Jamie O’Rourke and Michelle Graham from USDA-ARS. […]
Robert Horton, agronomy, will present on “How does a Soil Physics Professor become the 12th most cited scientist at ISU and 9th most cited "soil" scientist globally: Insights into your […]
Iowa Learning Farms Webinars are held each Wednesday over the noon hour. On Feb. 28, Rick Cruse, agronomy, will present on “Soil Conservation and Water Management - the Keys to […]
Mercy Fakude, agronomy, will present on “Doubled haploid breeding: Incorporating Spontaneous Haploid Genome Doubling (SHGD) in maize breeding programs” and Samuel Blair, agronomy, will present on “Soybean Breeding and Genetics.” […]
Title: Dectes Stem Borer Field Guide Major Prof: Matt O’Neal (BRT) & Mark Licht Major: Agronomy Available via Microsoft Teams
Title: Effect of closing wheels on corn emergence and yield for conventional till and no till systems Major Prof: Richard Cruse & David Kwaw-Mensah Major: Agronomy
The 2024 Sustainable Ag Symposium "Addressing The Sustainability of Agriculture" will be held Mon., March 18, 2226 Bessey Hall. Dinner starts at 5pm, student presentations at 5:30pm, and the keynote at 7:30pm. The keynote speaker will be Washington State University’s Regents Professor of Soil Science and Agroecology John Reganold. He has shaped his career by […]
The Power of Multi-Omics: Plant Breeding in a New Era Date: March 22, 2024 The Plant Breeding and Genetics Graduate Student Club proudly announces the 11th annual R. F. Baker Plant Breeding Symposium! Please join us on March 22nd, 2024 at the ISU Alumni Center. More information: https://www.plantbreeding.iastate.edu/symposium