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Pitch-perfect: Study of World Cup’s turfgrass may help crops yield more from less Friday, December 16, 2022

Grass is famously resilient. But Paspalum vaginatum, a species better known as seashore paspalum, can tolerate stresses diverse and deadly enough to rival camels and cactuses.

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Córdova joins the department as statewide soil health specialist Thursday, December 8, 2022

S. Carolina Córdova joined the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture on Aug. 15 as an assistant professor and statewide soil health specialist. Her position is 60% extension and 40% teaching, both in the department and in the School of Natural Resources.

Currently, Córdova is building the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Soil Health Program to support collaborative efforts on soil health science research, extension, and teaching across the state.

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Jhala recognized with Superior Paper Award Thursday, December 8, 2022

Amit Jhala, an associate professor and extension weed management specialist in agronomy and horticulture at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, has been awarded a Superior Paper (Information Technology, Sensors, & Control System) from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers for the paper titled “Evaluation of Soil Moisture Sensing Technologies in Silt Loam and Loamy Sand Soils: Assessment of Performance, Temperature Sensitivity, and Site- and Sensor-Specific Calibration Functions.”

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Gary Hein, founding director of UNL’s Doctor of Plant Health Program to retire, Jeff Bradshaw named successor Thursday, December 8, 2022

Gary Hein, founding director of UNL’s Doctor of Plant Health Program to retire and Jeff Bradshaw has been named his successor.

Since its inception in 2008, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Doctor of Plant Health Program has trained students across the various disciplines that impact plant health and plant management. Gary Hein, the program’s founding director and a professor of entomology, will retire.

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Twidwell’s grassland studies featured in TV program Monday, November 28, 2022

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s nationally leading research on saving Great Plains grasslands will be presented to a national agricultural audience during an hour-long TV program on Nov. 29.

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Research article about microbial communities in soil depths in top-cited collection Wednesday, November 23, 2022

A research article about microbial communities in soil depths was authored by University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers Jingjie Hao, Yen Ning Chai, Lucas Dantas Lopes and Daniel Schachtman and Iowa State University researchers.

A research article about microbial communities in soil depths from the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the Department of Agronomy at Iowa State University is among Applied and Environmental Microbiology Top Cited Collection.

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Niyorukundo extends grad students’ leadership in popcorn research Friday, November 11, 2022

Grad student Jonathan Niyorukundo harvests an ear of corn in David Holding’s research field on East Campus.

Graduate students have played key roles in David Holding’s successful development of popcorn that offers increased nutritional benefits. Nebraska Today sat down with Jonathan Niyorukundo, the current grad student in Holding’s Beadle Center lab, to discuss the work and how it has shaped his academic path and career goals.

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50/50 shot breeds a decade of popcorn success Friday, November 11, 2022

Nebraska's David Holding sorts popcorn on a light table in his Beadle Center lab.

A Nebraska-led coming attraction may soon pop into a global blockbuster. Through a decade-long project supported by Conagra Foods, a University of Nebraska–Lincoln research team led by David Holding has naturally bred new varieties of popcorn that outperform today’s most popular kernels in their intrinsic nutritional value and taste.

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Husker undergrads receive stipends for fall research projects Tuesday, November 8, 2022

William Anderson (left) and Mason Rutgers

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has awarded stipends to 202 Husker undergraduates to participate in research with a faculty mentor this fall. Two plant and landscape systems majors William Anderson and Mason Rutgers have been awarded UCARE stipends.

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Too good to be true? Protein-packed popcorn is also good for your gut Monday, November 7, 2022

Dr. David Holding serves as associate department head in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at UNL and is also a member of the Center for Plant Science Innovation. UNL has been a leading institution in the global quest for Quality Protein Maize.

David Holding and his “protein-enhanced, food-for-your-gut popcorn” research was highlighted in today's Midwest Messenger.

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