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Natural ecosystems feature perennial plants. So does our approach to perennial grain agriculture.
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Brandon Schlautman, Lead Scientist of the Perennial Legumes Program at The Land Institute, presented at the 2023 Wilkes Climate Summit hosted by…
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Each year, together with you, we move one step closer to reconciling the human economy with nature’s economy — starting…
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SALINA, Kan. (March 29, 2023) – Next-generation perennial grains are domesticated as nutrient-dense crops that can diversify the food supply,…
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June 8, 2023 | 9:00 am
The Land Institute's Dr. Lee DeHaan, Director of Crop Improvement and the Lead Scientist for the Kernza® Domestication Program, and Dr. Tim Crews, ...
The Land Institute’s Lee DeHaan (Lead Scientist, Kernza) and Sajal Sthapit (Postdoctoral Researcher, Kernza) worked with research collaborators to release this publication detailing the value of the USDA’s National Plant…
By designing transdisciplinary and participatory methods of engagement, The Land Institute’s Civic Science Program harnessed public participation to visualize cross-scalar relationships in gardening projects through the medium of Silphium integrifolium,…
Recent research with Intermediate Wheatgrass in Uruguay highlights for the first time the agronomic performance of Kernza in a low-latitude region with mild winters, which will be vital towards efforts…
