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The Land Institute’s work advances research and agricultural scientific knowledge and is conducted in an innovative yet rigorous professional context. Explore our findings and ideas via articles authored or co-authored by members of our staff and published in research and peer-reviewed journals.

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Author: Sadikshya R Dangi, Upendra M Sainju, Brett L Allen & Rosalie B Calderon
Publication: Soil Systems

Researchers from the USDA Agriculture Research Service (ARS) in Sidney, Montana investigated the fertilization rates of nitrogen, a key plant nutrient often provided by synthetic fertilizers, in perennial crops (including…

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Author: Prabin Bajgain, Jacob M Jungers & James A Anderson
Publication: G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics

Long-time collaborators at the University of Minnesota released a paper evaluating trait differences among four synthetic populations of MN-Clearwater, the first commercially available variety of intermediate wheatgrass (the plant that…

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Author: Chase A. Stratton, Yvonne Thompson, Konilo Zio, William R. Morrison III & Ebony G. Murrell
Publication: PLOS One

A new paper highlighting uafR, an R computer package developed by The Land Institute’s Crop Protection researchers and research collaborators, highlights the importance of this package for rapidly speeding up and…

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Author: Douglas J. Cattani
Publication: Agriculture

Doug Cattani, perennial grain research partner of The Land Institute from the University of Manitoba in Canada, provided an overview on the role of perennial grains in the future direction…

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Author: Alena Förster, Karin Hohberg, Frank Rasche & Christoph Emmerling
Publication: Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment

Researchers in Germany looked at the influence of intermediate wheatgrass, the plant that produces Kernza® perennial grain, on nematode populations and community structure, using these microorganisms as an indicator of…

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Author: Kristina Michl, Christophe David, Benjamin Dumont, Linda-Maria Dimitrova Mårtensson, Frank Rasche, Gabriele Berg & Tomislav Cernava
Publication: Environmental Microbiome

Like humans, plants possess a microbiome that can be inherited and passed on to the next generation of plant seeds, which provides opportunities for plant breeders to harness knowledge surrounding…

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Author: Ranjith P. Udawatta, Biyensa Gurmessa, Miguel Salceda Gonzalez, Sidath S. Mendis & Sarah T. Lovell
Publication: Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment

Legumes have been extensively studied for their ability to increase soil fertility, which has prompted both scientists and farmers to plant them in companion with other crops in a configuration…

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Author: Evan B. Craine, Mustafa Makav, Serpil Dağ, Ayfer Yıldız, Hüseyin Avni Eroğlu, Buket Boğa Kuru, Fikret Bektaşoğlu, Spencer Barriball, Brandon Schlautman & Muhammet Şakiroğlu
Publication: Food Science & Nutrition

New research documents the effect of sainfoin, a perennial legume undergoing domestication at The Land Institute to develop a perennial pulse crop for human consumption), seeds on rats to further…

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Author: Consensus Study Report (Multiple Authors, Reviewers, and Interviewees)
Publication: National Academies Press

The National Academies Press released a consensus study documenting the linkages between soil and human health, particularly the connection between the nutrient density of food and the condition of the…

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Author: Evan B. Craine & Lee R. DeHaan
Publication: Agriculture

A nutritional study on early-generation grain from the Kernza breeding program documents the nutritional quality of the perennial grain, with data underscoring its macronutrient composition, vitamin and mineral content, and…

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Author: Timothy E. Crews
Publication: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development

A great deal of attention is currently focused on how agriculture in highly industrialized coun­tries contributes to greenhouse gas (GHG) emis­sions, and how certain farming innovations might curb the emissions…

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Author: Joe Kaplan & Christopher Abbott
Publication: Perennial Pantry

Perennial Pantry, a Minnesota-based food company championing Kernza perennial grain, released a malting and baking report that “advanced new uses for Kernza by researching the crop’s malting characteristics, malt quality,…

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