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To ensure a plentiful food supply in the face of future climate-related challenges, scientists must diversify food crops by domesticating…
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The Land Institute launched its third and largest civic science project with a new perennial wheat program. A cohort of 106 civic scientists…
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Read More about Interview with Anna Andersson, Research Technician, Civic ScienceAbstract Silphium integrifolium Michx. (silflower [Asteraceae]) is an emerging perennial oilseed and biomass crop with potential to supply ecosystem services, but optimum seeding dates for establishment are unknown. Our objective…
Integrating perennial groundcovers (PGC) — sometimes referred to as living mulches or perennial cover crops — into annual cash-crop systems could address root causes of bare-soil practices that lead to…
Abstract The development of perennial grain crops is driven by the vision of simultaneous food production and enhanced ecosystem services. Typically, perennial crops like intermediate wheatgrass (IWG)[Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkworth…
