Agronomy and Horticulture

Nebraska's James Schnable has helped sequence nearly the entire genetic catalog of proso millet.  Nature Communications / James Schnable / Scott Schrage
Nebraska's James Schnable has helped sequence nearly the entire genetic catalog of proso millet. Nature Communications / James Schnable / Scott Schrage

Sequenced genome of ancient crop could raise yields

An international team has sequenced and mapped the genome of proso millet – a feat essential to raising yields of the drought-resistant crop in the Nebraska Panhandle and semiarid regions where population booms foreshadow food shortages. Continue reading…

More details at: https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/sequenced-genome-of-ancient-crop-could-raise-yields/
 
Nebraska's David Holding (right) and Leandra Marshall (left) are developing lines of popcorn featuring higher levels of lysine, an amino acid essential to the diets of humans and some livestock.  Craig Chandler | University Communication
Nebraska's David Holding (right) and Leandra Marshall (left) are developing lines of popcorn featuring higher levels of lysine, an amino acid essential to the diets of humans and some livestock. Craig Chandler | University Communication

Genes to proteins: Efforts enriching nutrition of popcorn, sorghum

The quality of protein often gets overshadowed amid the spotlight on its quantity. But that quality — the presence or absence of amino acids essential to the diets of humans and livestock — occupies the mind of Nebraska’s David Holding. Continue reading…

More details at: https://go.unl.edu/83vq
 
Stacy Adams (center), associate professor of practice in agronomy and horticulture, helps two students create their arrangements in Floral Design class.  Greg Nathan | University Communication
Stacy Adams (center), associate professor of practice in agronomy and horticulture, helps two students create their arrangements in Floral Design class. Greg Nathan | University Communication

Floral design class a bouquet of art and science

Similar to an ornate floral masterpiece, there are many facets to the Floral Design class at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

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More details at: https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/floral-design-class-a-bouquet-of-art-and-science/
 

Striegel receives WSSA award

Adam StriegelAdam Striegel, a University of Nebraska–Lincoln Doctor of Plant Health student and an agronomy master's student specializing in weed science, received first-place in the master’s student poster contest at the Weed Science Society of America annual meeting held Feb. 11-14 in New Orleans. Continue reading…

More details at: https://go.unl.edu/trft
 
 
Originally published March 7, 2019 - Submit an Item