Staff at The Land Institute, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, and the University of Minnesota discuss…
Read More about Towards a practical theory for commercializing novel continuous living cover crops: a conceptual review through the lens of Kernza perennial grain, 2019–2022
Climate-resilient crops are becoming increasingly desired as global climate patterns continue to shift. This paper…
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A long-term study conducted in the northern Great Plains region of the US indicates that…
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Authors Tim Crews and Sienna Polk pay homage to influential entomologist and Cornell University professor…
Read More about David Pimentel consistently promoted perennial grains as the future of agriculture
Research into the productivity of Kernza as a forage and grain crop examines the plant’s…
Read More about Forage harvest management impacts “Kernza” intermediate wheatgrass productivity across North America
Featuring five researchers from The Land Institute, this manuscript documents the prevalence of plant pathogens…
Read More about Adaptation of pathogens to their local plant host, Silphium integrifolium, along a precipitation gradient
Research from The Land Institute’s collaborators in Germany details the use of perennial species for…
Read More about Evaluation of the Intra- and Interspecific Development of Different Accessions of Silphium perfoliatum L. and Silphium integrifolium Michx.
Recent research in ecology illustrates the advantage that perennial grains like Kernza (intermediate wheatgrass) possess…
Read More about Nitrate leaching losses and the fate of 15N fertilizer in perennial intermediate wheatgrass and annual wheat — A field study
The Land Institute’s Lee DeHaan (Lead Scientist, Kernza) and Sajal Sthapit (Postdoctoral Researcher, Kernza) worked…
Read More about Genomic insights into the NPGS intermediate wheatgrass germplasm collection
By designing transdisciplinary and participatory methods of engagement, The Land Institute’s Civic Science Program harnessed…
Read More about Sensing Scale in Experimental Gardens: Un-Lawning With Silphium Civic Science
Recent research with Intermediate Wheatgrass in Uruguay highlights for the first time the agronomic performance…
Read More about Agronomic assessment of two populations of intermediate wheatgrass-Kernza® (Thinopyrum intermedium) in temperate South America
Abstract Improvements in seed yield during domestication and breeding are frequently achieved moving plants from…
Read More about Domestication effects on nitrogen allocation, internal recycling, and nitrogen use efficiency in the new perennial crop Silphium integrifolium (Asteraceae)