Bringing Improved Protein Quality to Popcorn

David Holding, Associate Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture, and his team is pollenating popcorn hybrids at their East Campus field. July 17, 2019. Craig Chandler | University Communication
David Holding, Associate Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture, and his team is pollenating popcorn hybrids at their East Campus field. July 17, 2019. Craig Chandler | University Communication

David Holding, associate professor in agronomy and horticulture, became involved with popcorn breeding in 2013 when ConAgra Foods brought their popcorn breeding program to Nebraska. Holding’s lab focused on breeding independent introgressions resulting from several different QPM lines plus several elite popcorn inbreds. The result was a diverse pallet for hybrid production to take advantage of hybrid vigor.

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