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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: Verónica Guidalevich, Inés Berro, Alejandro Gabriel Aparicio, María Marta Azpilicueta, Aldana Soledad López, Jorge Andres Arias-Rios, Valentin Picasso, Lucia Gutierrez & Paula Marchelli
Publication: Nature Scientific Reports

A research cohort with scientists from the University of Wisconsin Madison and CONICET in Argentina assessed the potential of Festuca pallescens, a native, perennial forage grass species of Patagonia, for…

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Author: Galen Bergquist, Craig Sheaffer, Manbir Rakkar, Don Wyse, Jacob Jungers & Jessica Gutknecht
Publication: Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment

Research collaborators from the University of Minnesota published a study indicating that perennial cropping systems with intermediate wheatgrass (Kernza) can sustain soil microbial activity and maintain higher root production than…

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Author: Kristina Michl, Makoto Kanasugi, Alena Förster, Regina Wuggenig, Sulemana Issifu, Katarzyna Hrynkiewicz, Christoph Emmerling, Christophe David, Benjamin Dumont, Linda-Maria Dimitrova Mårtensson, Frank Rasche, Gabriele Berg & Tomislav Cernava
Publication: International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME) Communications

An international research cohort affiliated with universities and groups in Austria, Poland, Germany, France, Belgium, Sweden, Kenya, and the United Kingdom published a study looking at belowground biodiversity of microbes…

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Author: Siri Grandal, Anne Rieder, Tzvetelin Dessev, Simon Ballance, Catrin Tyl & Shiori Koga
Publication: Food Chemistry

Researchers in Norway released findings around the properties of Kernza perennial grain in flour, dough, and bread compared to annual wheat using intermediate wheatgrass provided by Lee DeHaan, The Land…

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Author: Takehiro Murai and George A. Annor
Publication: Foods

Research collaborators Takehiro Murai and George A. Annor from the University of Minnesota’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences analyzed the use of Kernza in fermentation and the…

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Author: Christelle Ginot, Camille Bathellier, Christophe David, Walter A. H. Rossing, Florian Celette & Olivier Duchene
Publication: Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Research collaborators at ISARA-Lyon in France conducted an analysis to better understand farmer needs related to Kernza production, including integration of the crop into existing systems, agronomic needs, and insights…

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Author: Sulemana Issifu, Prashamsha Acharya, Jochen Schöne, Jasmeet Kaur-Bhambra, Cecile Gubry-Rangin & Frank Rasche
Publication: Plant-Environment Interactions

Nitrogen is an essential plant nutrient and is also linked to socioecological issues resulting from nitrogen-based fertilizer runoff from agricultural land to natural bodies of water and drinking water sources….

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Author: Thomas P. McKenna, Liz Koziol, Jared Crain, Timothy E. Crews, Benjamin A. Sikes, Lee R. DeHaan & James D. Bever
Publication: Plants People Planet

A collaborative research paper between The Land Institute’s Lee DeHaan, Tim Crews, and colleagues at the Kansas Biological Survey and Center for Ecological Research  showed that Kernza breeding at The…

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Author: L. Gonzalez Paleo, D.A. Ravetta & A.E. Vilela
Publication: Industrial Crops and Products

Research partners in Argentina working with Siplhium integrifolium (silflower) for its potential as a perennial oilseed crop looked at the potential to analyze physical traits such as leaf traits in the…

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Author: Shoujiao Li, Ana Barreiro, Juan Pablo Almeida, Thomas Prade & Linda-Maria Dimitrova Mårtensson
Publication: Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Collaborators at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) released a paper that compares the impacts of perennial vs. annual crop growth on the diversity of soil microbes and accumulation…

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Author: Lennart Olsson, Elina Andersson, Jonas Ardö, Timothy Crews, Christophe David, Lee DeHaan, Axel Hilling, Aubrey Streit Krug, Michael Palmgren, Sergio Rey, Torbern Tagesson, Anna Westerbergh & Patrik Vestin
Publication: Global Sustainability

The Land Institute’s Tim Crews, Lee DeHaan, and Aubrey Streit Krug worked alongside international research colleagues from Sweden, Denmark, and France to release a comprehensive new paper in the journal Global…

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Author: Gianluigi Giannelli, Lorenzo Del Vecchio, Martina Cirlini, Marco Gozzi, Laura Gazza, Gianni Galaverna, Silvia Potestio & Giovanna Visioli
Publication: Scientific Reports

Perennial grain researchers from the University of Parma in Italy published a paper exploring the potential of perennial wheat to host a rich community of beneficial bacteria in soil, promoting…

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