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Ed Cahoon and Jim Alfano lead the Center for Root and Rhizome Innovation sponsored by an EPSCoR grant. June 15, 2016. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications

Getting to the root of crop improvement
The university leads a new $20 million research effort to improve crop productivity through the Center for Root and Rhizobiome Innovation. The National Science Foundation’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, or EPSCoR, funds the new center, announced in June. This research taps a range of expertise in Nebraska. Watch the video.

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