Olufunke Ayegbidun is researching the specific genes responsible for high levels of iron and zinc in wheat. She is also exploring how wheat varieties with those genes can be bred faster, making them more nutritious and beneficial for consumption.
The New Grains Northwest program is researching underutilized grains like buckwheat and millet while growing new farm-to-school markets.
Lynne Carpenter-Boggs will take on a new role as chair of WSU’s Department of Crop and Soil Sciences.
Scientists have found a gene that drives the growth of root hairs, which help plants find water and nutrients in the soil.
WSU scientists are working to develop a new test that could save wheat growers millions of dollars thanks to a new grant.
In WSU’s new Human Nutrition and Food Systems major, students will study the connection from fields to plates to human health.
New app can quickly and accurately analyze and organize genomic data available for cereal crops.
Underfoot, soil supports and sustains us. But there’s a fair chance that the average person doesn’t think about the critical role of this vital natural resource in our food supply, environment, and economy.
Lynne Carpenter-Boggs received the Advocate of the Year Award at the Tilth Conference late last year.
A recent visit from Australian professor Michael Walsh demonstrates that the key to helping WSU weed science researchers battle herbicide resistance could come from Down Under.
