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49 Agronomy and Horticulture students make CASNR Dean’s List Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Forty-nine Agronomy and Horticulture undergraduate students make the spring semester CASNR Dean’s List.

Forty-nine undergraduate students in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture have been named to the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources spring 2024 Dean’s List.

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Agronomy and Horticulture faculty receive promotion, tenure Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Four Department of Agronomy and Horticulture faculty receive promotion and/or tenure in 2024.

Four Department of Agronomy and Horticulture faculty received promotion and/or tenure in 2024. They are among the 100 University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty to be honored this year.

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Read receives ASEV-ES Distinguished Service Award Friday, June 21, 2024

Paul E. Read, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Agronomy and Horticulture professor of horticulture and viticulture, will be honored with the 2024 American Society of Enology and Viticulture – Eastern Section Distinguished Service Award during the 48th Annual ASEV–ES Conference July 9–11 in Cleveland, Ohio.

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NCIA a longtime partner with Nebraska growers for seed certification Thursday, June 20, 2024

Wheat grows at the Agriculture fields at 84th and Havelock. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

The Nebraska Crop Improvement Association, with a history going back to the early 20th century, has long carried out a central task for the state’s agriculture. The NCIA’s laboratory tests and field inspections verify that Nebraska-produced seed meets the required certification standards.

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Register now for 2024 Nebraska Turfgrass Field Day Monday, June 17, 2024

The 2024 Turfgrass Field will be July 19 at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s East Campus Turfgrass Research Center.

Agenda and registration is now available for the 2024 Nebraska Turfgrass Field Day to be held Friday, July 19, at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s East Campus Turfgrass Research Center.

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‘Backyard Farmer’ filming live from the garden June 18 Monday, June 17, 2024

Nebraska Public Media’s “Backyard Farmer” television series will record an episode at the “Backyard Farmer” Garden on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s East Campus, and the public is invited.

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Nebraska-developed wheat variety to address new fungal threat Friday, June 14, 2024

The university developed this new wheat variety through a group effort headed by Stephen Wegulo, professor of plant pathology and plant pathologist for Nebraska Extension, and Katherine Frels, Nebraska’s small grains breeder and an assistant professor of agronomy and horticulture. Craig Chandler | University Communication and Marketing

In the wake of heightened wheat concern in the Nebraska Panhandle in 2023, this year brings positive news: The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is releasing a new wheat variety, NE Prism CLP, that stands out for its resistance to fungal disease, including fusarium head blight.

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Nebraska team develops technique to speed up corn gene identification Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Vladimir Torres-Rodriguez, a postdoctoral associate in the Schnable Lab, developed and tested an innovative gene-analysis method, focusing on RNA, that greatly boosts the ability to identify corn genes.

The genome of a corn plant contains almost 40,000 genes, thousands more than the human genome. But 15 years after the publication of the first draft of the corn genome, the roles 98% of those genes play in making a corn plant or determining how corn will respond to different growing conditions remain unknown.

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Husker researchers help show how to double Africa’s corn yield Monday, June 3, 2024

The collaborative study by UNL faculty and international partners analyzed a database of more than 14,000 smallholder cornfields across seven countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. This field is in Rwanda. | Patricio Grassini | Agronomy and Horticulture

An international partnership that includes University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers has demonstrated how smallholders in Africa can double maize yields by adopting better agronomic practices.

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47 Agronomy and Horticulture students receive degrees Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Congratulations to Department of Agronomy and Horticulture May 2024 graduates. Pictured are the graduating students who attended the departmental celebration May 17. | Luqi Li, Agronomy and Horticulture

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln conferred 3,567 degrees during its May commencement exercises.

The 3,484 graduates are from 64 countries; 46 U.S. states and Puerto Rico; and about 230 Nebraska communities.

The Bob Devaney Sports Center hosted a ceremony for College of Law graduates May 3; Pinnacle Bank Arena held a ceremony for students earning graduate and professional degrees May 17; and Memorial Stadium hosted a ceremony for undergraduates May 18.

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