Genetics Archives - Department of Agronomy

Major USDA grant supports pioneering agricultural genome to phenome collaboration led by Iowa State University

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced today it is awarding more than $1.8 million to support the work of the Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative […]

Agronomy alum takes over University of Nebraska small grains breeding program

In March of 2021, a decade of hard work and persistence paid off as Katherine Frels moved back to Lincoln and into the field, not as a graduate student but […]

Barley Breeding Genetics Plant Breeding Small Grains Wheat

Developing new genetic lines for organic corn production

Iowa State University scientists are leading an effort to improve efficiency and genetics in organic corn production, a fast-growing sector of the agricultural world since the beginning of 2020. Thomas […]

Corn Genetics Organic Organic Corn Plant Breeding