Crops

Matthew Hufford recognized for plant genomics research

Cassling Family Professorship honors outstanding early to mid-career faculty members.

February 21, 2022

Gish Hill receives NCR-SARE grant

Christina Gish Hill, associate professor in the Department of World Languages and Cultures, was recently selected to receive a $200,000 grant from the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (NCR-SARE) for the project, “Reuniting the Three Sisters: Native American…

October 2, 2019

New study finds timing is key in keeping organic matter in wet soils

Steven Hall, an assistant professor of ecology, evolution and organismal biology, shows periodically wet soils don’t always protect organic matter from decomposition.

November 27, 2017

Genetics research could lead to better crops

New research outlines how the genetic pathways that govern growth and stress response in plants sometimes clash.

February 27, 2017