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Professor
Soybean and Millets Breeder
G.F. Sprague Chair in Agronomy
Associate Chair for Discovery and Engagement
Professor (Courtesy), Dept. of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Dr.
Asheesh
K
Singh
Office:
1501 Agronomy Hall, 716 Farm House Ln
Phone:
(515) 294-3268
Email:
singhak@iastate.edu
2021_asheesh_singh_profile_photo
Professor
Soybean and Millets Breeder
G.F. Sprague Chair in Agronomy
Associate Chair for Discovery and Engagement
Professor (Courtesy), Dept. of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Dr.
Asheesh
K
Singh
Office:
1501 Agronomy Hall, 716 Farm House Ln
Phone:
(515) 294-3268
Email:
singhak@iastate.edu

About

Description of our team: We are a breeding, discovery, and tool-development-driven group interested in using transcending approaches and research activities to prepare and promote the next generation of competent and creative people who will work in inter- and trans-disciplinary teams to conduct critical research and establish effective breeding and research programs.

Our Mission: Educate the next generation of breeders in agriculture, engineering, and data science to develop tools and technologies that advance plant sciences and empower farmers to increase profitability and environmental sustainability.

Our Research Goals: To improve agricultural production and positively impact farmers and the agriculture industry by developing new products (cultivars, germplasm, methods, tools), gene discovery, and research insights.

Publications details – through Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lzTBffEAAAAJ&hl=en

About me: My professional interest is to help improve agricultural production and use research/breeding activities to benefit farmers and the agriculture industry by developing superior soybean cultivars and germplasm for farmers and other stakeholders. We also work on small millets.

I have participated in the development of >75 cultivars (annually grown in >10 million acres) and 13 germplasm lines, published >160 peer-reviewed publications (and additionally >200 conference/meeting abstracts or posters), served as a PI/co-PI on >70 funded projects from multiple sources and given >75 invited talks nationally and internationally.

I have co-authored the textbook “Plant Breeding and Cultivar Development” (Academic Press, USA; 2021) [https://www.elsevier.com/books/plant-breeding-and-cultivar-development/singh/978-0-12-817563-7]. I lead AGRON 521 (Principles of Cultivar Development) and AGRON 522 (Field Methods in Plant Breeding) courses at ISU.

Plant-breeding experience: soybean, millets, durum wheat, wheat, maize, oats and barley.

Areas of Expertise:Plant Breeding
Interdepartmental Programs:

Interdepartmental Genetics and Genomics (IGG)

Plant Biology

People

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Agricultural Assistant II
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Research Scientist III
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Research Scientist III
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Office:
716 Farm House Ln
Email:
delango@iastate.edu
Graduate Student
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Office:
1210 Agronomy Hall
Email:
sejones2@iastate.edu
Graduate Student
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Office:
G503 AGRON
Email:
lizav@iastate.edu
Assistant Scientist II
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Office:
1214 Agronomy 716 Farm House Ln
Phone:
(515) 294-1352
Email:
jhicks@iastate.edu
Interim Department Chair
Morrill Professor
Associate Chair of Academics
MS Agronomy Program Director
Portrait of Dr. Mary Wiedenhoeft, Morrill Professor
Office:
2104B Agronomy, 716 Farm House Ln
Phone:
(515) 294-3274
Email:
mwiedenh@iastate.edu

Publications

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