Basche is recognized for academic excellence, leadership Friday, January 27, 2023
Rich Bischoff, associate vice chancellor of IANR (left), presents Andrea Basche with the Dinsdale Family Faculty Award at the Distinguished Fellowships and Awards Luncheon Dec. 7. Loren Rye | Pixel Lab
Andrea Basche, an assistant professor in cropping systems in agronomy and horticulture, was presented with the Dinsdale Family Faculty Award at the Distinguished Fellowships and Awards Luncheon Dec. 7 on East Campus. The University of Nebraska’s IANR, ARD and CASNR hosted the luncheon.

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Das begins research journey in department at Scottsbluff Thursday, January 26, 2023
Saurav Das

Saurav Das started Sept. 6 as a research assistant professor in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at the Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff.

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Meet Graduate Student Alyssa Hall Thursday, January 26, 2023
Alyssa Hall
Alyssa Hall, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture doctoral student, is studying integrated crop and livestock systems. Hall received her Bachelor of Science degree in agronomy from Purdue University. While an undergraduate, she came to Nebraska for a summer research program which then inspired her to pursue her master's degree at Nebraska. The connections she made and the work she accomplished during her master's degree led her to stay at Nebraska and pursue a doctorate degree. She is advised by agronomy professor Daren Redfearn.

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Agronomy and Horticulture seminar series starts Feb. 3 Thursday, January 26, 2023
The spring Agronomy and Horticulture seminar series begins with “Soybean Response to Micro-rates of Dicamba and 2,4-D” presented by Nebraska’s Stevan Knezevic on Feb. 3.
The spring Agronomy and Horticulture seminar series begins with “Soybean Response to Micro-rates of Dicamba and 2, 4-D” presented by Nebraska’s Stevan Knezevic on Feb. 3.

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CABBI Team Achieves First Precision Gene Editing in Miscanthus Tuesday, January 24, 2023
HudsonAlpha researcher Kankshita Swaminathan, right, and Illinois Crop Sciences Professor Erik Sacks, CABBI's Deputy Theme Leaders for Feedstock Production, check out a field of miscanthus.  HudsonAlpha
For the first time, researchers have successfully demonstrated precision gene editing in miscanthus, a promising perennial crop for sustainable bioenergy production.

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Research Roundup | Jan. 20 Monday, January 23, 2023
A view of the Sandhills near Whitman, Nebraska. Craig Chandler | University Communication and Marketing
Nebraska researchers have found no evidence that a supposed precipitation threshold prevents the establishment of eastern redcedar, as the invasive tree peppers even the most arid tracts of land in the Sandhills sampled in a recent study.

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Study IDs gene that may reduce chalkiness of heat-stressed rice Thursday, January 19, 2023
Craig Chandler | University Communication and Marketing
A joint Nebraska Agronomy and Horticulture and School of Computing study could inform the development of rice varieties that yield less-chalky grain amid the heat waves of a still-warming planet.

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Schnable named Fellow of the German PhenoRob Cluster of Excellence Friday, January 13, 2023
James Schnable
University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s James Schnable, Charles O. Gardner Professor of Agronomy within the Nebraska Food for Health Center, the Center for Plant Science Innovation and the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, was named a Fellow of the German PhenoRob Cluster of Excellence, based at the University of Bonn.

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Nebraska scientist looking for gardeners, urban farmers for research project Thursday, January 12, 2023
University of Nebraska–Lincoln researcher, Sam Wortman, is searching for gardeners and urban farmers to participate in a science project to collect plant and soil data in their own gardens.
Nebraska’s Sam Wortman, associate professor in agronomy and horticulture, is searching for gardeners and urban farmers to participate in a science project to collect plant and soil data in their own gardens. The purpose is to learn more about the benefits of soil health management practices firsthand and provide the University of Nebraska–Lincoln with data to evaluate changes in urban soil health over time.

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Soils School to Feature Soil, Water and Nutrient Management Concepts Wednesday, January 11, 2023
The 2023 Soils School at Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln will provide three soil and water, and eight nutrient management CEUs for certified crop advisors.
The 2023 Soils School will be held in-person on Tuesday, Jan. 31 and Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at Nebraska Innovation Campus (NIC) in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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