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

Katherine Frels, a woman wearing a black shirt, blue jeans, and sunglasses, stands in a field of green wheat next to a white sign that reads "WHEAT BREEDING AND IMPROVEMENT NURSERY Cooperator: Cullan Farms Sponsored by: Nebraska Wheat Board" with various logos. The sky is clear blue.

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

Two individuals stand beside a blue Iowa State University pickup truck, exchanging an ear of corn. The person on the left is a man in a light blue shirt and a cap, and the person on the right is a woman in a brown jacket and a cap. In the background, there is a field and an electrical substation.

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