Results show path to breeding corn with better growth and C sequestration under drought, as summarized in this news article
Undergraduate researcher Samuel Walker and Ph.D. candidate Jagdeep Singh Sidhu won oral presentation competitions at the 2022 Agronomy Society of America, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America annual meeting. Samuel was placed second in the 2022 research symposium division. His mentor, Jagdeep, won the 5 min rapid and poster competition in the Plant Genetic Resources division. Jagdeep and Sam’s research project answers crucial questions related to the evolution of ploidy and its relationship with resource acquisition. This work is important for the discovery of novel resource-efficient traits, which are urgently needed provided the crisis of climate change.
Jonathan Lynch has been recognized as a 'highly cited researcher 2022' by Clarivate. This year’s list identifies scientists and social scientists who produced multiple papers over the last decade that rank in the top 1% by citations for their field and year of publication in the Web of Science citation index. Jonathan was among 10 Penn State researchers receiving this recognition.
Jonathan Lynch has been recognized as a 'highly cited researcher 2021' by Clarivate. This year’s list identifies scientists and social scientists who produced multiple papers between 2010 and 2020 that rank in the top 1% by citations for their field and year of publication in the Web of Science citation index. Jonathan was among 10 Penn State researchers receiving this recognition.
"Comparative phenomics of annual grain legume root architecture", by Jimmy Burridge, Harini Rangarajan, and Jonathan Lynch (Crop Science 2020 60:2574-2593, DOI: 10.1002/csc2.20241) received the '2021 Outstanding Paper in Crop Physiology and Metabolism Award' from the Crop Science Society of America.
Our work to develop a protocol to screen cowpea seedlings for root traits that help them tolerate drought and infertile soils common in Africa, led by Mohammed Saba and Jimmy Burridge, is highlighted in this CSA news article.
Our research to develop common bean lines with better roots and hence greater yield under drought and low soil fertility common in low input agroecosystems of Africa and Latin America is highlighted in this CSA new article.
Amelia Henry receives humanitarian award
Jagdeep Sidhu receives research award
German language discussion of the recent discovery of MCS starting at 01:10:40
A previously unknown root trait allows some cereal plants to grow deeper roots capable of punching through dry, hard, compacted soils, according to Penn State researchers, who suggest that harnessing the inherited characteristic could lead to crops better able to deal with a changing climate.
