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Student’s Research in Maize Germplasm Leads to Honduras

Hokanson (back row, third from right) with a group of farmers in Honduras.

Andrew Hokanson, a senior in agronomy, recently returned from a research trip to Honduras. He received project funding through the CALS Office for Academic Innovation and the Office for Research […]

Weather Swings Bring Steadier Results When Studying Crop Adaptability

Efforts to breed more adaptable crops benefit from testing locations with wide ranges of weather, according to a research team led by an Iowa State University professor. The recent study published in […]

FFAR Features the Research of Drs. Lübberstedt and Aboobucker

Dr. Siddique Aboobucker

A “Breakthrough” story and video interview on research conducted by Drs. Thomas Lübberstedt and Siddique Aboobucker and graduate student Liming Zhou is featured on the Foundation for Food and Agriculture […]

Singh appointed to Sprague Professorship by Iowa State’s Department of Agronomy

Dr. Danny Singh

August 29, 2023 AMES, Iowa – Professor and plant breeder Asheesh K. (Danny) Singh has been named to the George Sprague Professorship in Agronomy by the Department of Agronomy in […]

Suza named George Washington Carver Endowed Chair

Dr. Walter Suza

August 22, 2023 – Walter Suza wants to do what George Washington Carver did — feed the hungry. And Suza, adjunct associate professor in Iowa State University’s Department of Agronomy […]

Yu to lead Iowa State’s Baker Center for Plant Breeding

Headshot of Jianming Yu

August 14, 2023 – Jianming Yu will become the fourth director of the Raymond F. Baker Center for Plant Breeding at Iowa State University, effective Aug. 16. He will replace […]

Iowa State University research on genetic mutations aims to advance plant breeding

July 31, 2023- Siddique Aboobucker, Agronomy, looking at the scores for male fertility in a test plot for haploid maize at the Agronomy Research Farm, Boone, Iowa. Photo by Nazmul […]

Lübberstedt takes new role leading National Association of Plant Breeders

Dr. Thomas Lübberstedt

July 27, 2023 AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University professor Thomas Lübberstedt assumed the role of president of the National Association of Plant Breeders at the organization’s annual meeting, July 16-20, in […]

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

corn field at dusk

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 […]

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Breaking Plant Breeding Barriers with UAS Technology

Choosing the best crop variety to maximize yield and profitability while still staying within budget is vital to any farm, whether its 100 acres or 100,000. It is also a […]

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Researchers studying leaf angle aim to improve yields, inspire young scientists

The angle of the leaves on a corn stalk directly affects the plant’s ability to soak up the summer sun needed for photosynthesis. Breeders have developed various corn hybrids with […]

leaf angle. robotics Plant Breeding

Agronomists join forces with engineers to create innovative in-field research chamber to breed heat tolerant varieties

Students and professors from the ME415 capstone class

A multidisciplinary project at Iowa State University is harnessing engineering to solve agronomic challenges, enlisting undergraduates to develop an innovative research chamber to study soybeans’ responses in the field to […]

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