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Accelerating Silphium Domestication: An Opportunity to Develop New Crop Ideotypes and Breeding Strategies Informed by Multiple Disciplines
Abstract Silphium perfoliatum L. (cup plant, silphie) and S. integrifolium Michx. (rosinweed, silflower) are in…
Read MoreWhat Agriculture Can Learn from Native Ecosystems in Building Soil Organic Matter: A Review
Over the last century, researchers and practitioners with diverse backgrounds have articulated the importance of…
Read MoreEstablishment and Optimization of Genomic Selection to Accelerate the Domestication and Improvement of Intermediate Wheatgrass
Abstract: Intermediate wheatgrass (IWG) is a perennial species and has edible and nutritious grain and…
Read MoreDevelopment of the first consensus genetic map of intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium) using genotyping-by-sequencing
Key message: Development of the first consensus genetic map of intermediate wheatgrass gives insight into…
Read MoreGoing where no grains have gone before
Abstract: Annual-based arable agroecosystems experience among the greatest frequency, extent and magnitude of disturbance regimes…
Read MorePipeline for grain domestication
Abstract: In the interest of diversifying the global food system, improving human nutrition, and making…
Read MorePerennial sorghum study
Abstract: When developed, perennial grain sorghum could provide an opportunity for more ecologically sound food…
Read MoreCrop diversity and disease
Abstract: Global demand for transportation fuels will increase rapidly during the upcoming decades, and concerns…
Read MoreGenome evolution of intermediate wheatgrass
Abstract: Intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkworth & D.R. Dewey), a segmental autoallohexaploid (2n =…
Read MoreThe strong perennial vision: a response
Abstract: This article was written as a response to Chris Smaje’s review, “The Strong Perennial…
Read MorePerennial Food Security
In August 2013, our scientists helped the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations…
Read MoreNew roots for ecological intensification
To meet the global food challenge of 2050, and well beyond, there is a growing…
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