Tag: Plant Science
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Helping crops survive cold snaps
Sorghum is a major player in shaping agricultural sustainability, with its low seed cost, drought tolerance and water use efficiency. But the grain has a major shortfall: It’s cold intolerant, limiting the regions where it can thrive. Husker plant scientist Rebecca Roston leads a team aiming to give sorghum – and eventually, its close relative…
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Mapping the complete corn genome
James Schnable Surprising fact: There are more genes in a corn plant than in a human being. Corn’s entire set of genes — its genome — is also extremely complex, making it more challenging to decode as well. Nebraska agronomist James Schnable helped create the first complete map of the corn genome, a landmark achievement…