July 9, 2019
Dr. Jonathan Lynch, Post-doc Chris Black, and Ph.D. student Ernst Schafer presented recent modeling work at SEB Seville 2019
July 2, 2019
Ph.D. students Stephanie Klein and Jenna Reeger recently presented posters on their work at Plant Vascular Biology.
March 4, 2019
Jonathan Lynch visited Master's students at the University of Nottingham to introduce root phenotyping methods
February 18, 2019
At the annual Newton Fund Project Meeting, Phanchita Vejchasarn presented this poster on Rhizo-Rice in January 2019.
February 16, 2019
Dr. Amelia Henry listed Dr. Kathleen Brown as one of the "Queens of Rice Science" in a recent article
February 12, 2019
In 2018 the DIRT paper ranked #4 highest allometric score of all Plant Physiology papers this year
December 17, 2018
Tania Galindo-Castañeda received the INRA Early Career Award and presented a talk and poster at International Phytobiomes Conference 2018
November 29, 2018
A summary of the Feed the Future phosphorus-efficient bean project is highlighted in Penn State News
October 27, 2018
Dr. Patompong Saengwilai and his current student receive awards from Mahidol University
October 2, 2018
Curtis Frederick is now senior agronomist at Sterman Masser, Inc. in Sacramento, PA
July 17, 2018
Four alumni of the Roots Lab attended the International Society of Root Research meeting this year
May 13, 2018
Neiler Comics illustrated results from the Roots Lab's recent paper on crown root number for phosphorus acquisition in maize
May 11, 2018
Jonathan Lynch has been named the 2018 winner of the Dennis R. Hoagland Award
April 17, 2018
March 2, 2018
Dr. Patompong Saengwilai receives award from Mahidol University
March 1, 2018
RhizoRice project uses social media to promote climate-ready rice
January 19, 2018
Graduate student Christopher Strock is featured in Penn State News for his work on phosphorus-efficient bean roots.
December 20, 2017
Five members of the Roots Lab graduated this semester with doctoral, masters degrees
November 13, 2017
Penn State President asks Drs. Kathleen Brown and Jonathan Lynch about the impact of their research.
August 21, 2017
Researchers are using 3-D modeling to identify the future’s heartiest pickings.
July 5, 2017
The Roots Lab is collaborating with three previous Ph.D. students in a project to develop drought tolerant rice.
June 26, 2017
Funding freeze on ARPA-E has been lifted, allowing the Roots Lab to begin using their new grant funds.
June 19, 2017
Jonathan Lynch's lab is addressing global famine with a combination of old-school methods and modern innovation
June 17, 2017
Ph.D. student Hannah Schneider received one of three Root Phenotyping Working Group Travel Awards to the IPG Root Biology Meeting 2017
June 14, 2017
Terry Bates, previous graduate student of Dr. Jonathan Lynch, researches grape nutrition at Cornell and shares his knowledge and experiences
June 14, 2017
Crops in silico project will accelerate scientists' ability to adapt crops for environmental challenges. Dr. Jonathan Lynch serves as a collaborator on this project.
June 2, 2017
Hannah Schneider, senior Ph.D. student in the Roots Lab, receives CSSA award for her outstanding contributions to agronomy through education, national and international service, and research.
June 1, 2017
Collaborator Amy Marshall-Colón, Assistant Professor of Plant Biology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been awarded $274,000 from The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) to support her project, Crops in silico (Cis).
May 3, 2017
Our lab is caught in the middle of a funding freeze by Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) within the Department of Energy (DOE). Graduate student Molly Hanlon's experience is featured.
April 14, 2017
The Global Plant Council sat down with Dr. Lynch to discuss his research on crop plant adaptability to drought and low soil fertility.
