Agronomy and Horticulture

Middle and high school teachers participate in a soil identification activity during the Teaching Ecology and Applied Sciences Using the Grassland Biome workshop on July 15, 2025.
Middle and high school teachers participate in a soil identification activity during the Teaching Ecology and Applied Sciences Using the Grassland Biome workshop on July 15, 2025.

Trunks and teacher workshop promote grassland protection and education

Cheryl Dunn showcased years of hard work at the Teaching Ecology and Applied Sciences Using the Grassland Biome workshop for middle and high school educators — part of a much larger plan to help K-12 students care about grasslands. Continue reading…

More details at: https://go.unl.edu/exposure-teacherworkshop
 
Deniz Istipliler, a researcher at Ege University in Turkey, collects leaves for hyperspectral imaging in Lincoln, Nebraska, as part of a collaborative project with the James Schnable and Jinliang Yang labs
Deniz Istipliler, a researcher at Ege University in Turkey, collects leaves for hyperspectral imaging in Lincoln, Nebraska, as part of a collaborative project with the James Schnable and Jinliang Yang labs

Shining new light on maize: Leaf reflectance reveals hybrid vigor

A study run by the James Schnable and Jinliang Yang labs at the University of Nebraska—Lincoln was featured in the October issue of ASA News, “Leaf spectra can predict hybrid vigor in maize.” Continue reading…

More details at: https://go.unl.edu/2ni8
 
Researchers with South Dakota State University say eastern redcedar trees have dense canopies that effectively kill off any plants underneath. They say that's why they're not embraced in grassland regions.
Researchers with South Dakota State University say eastern redcedar trees have dense canopies that effectively kill off any plants underneath. They say that's why they're not embraced in grassland regions.

Twidwell speaks on eastern redcedar invasion

Dirac Twidwell, professor of agronomy and horticulture, was interviewed for a Sept. 17 Greater Dakota News Service story on eastern red cedar trees taking over grasslands in the central United States. Continue reading…

More details at: https://go.unl.edu/ank7
 
Originally published October 2, 2025 - Submit an Item