Research Projects

A Novel Root Trait To Improve Maize Drought Tolerance And Carbon Sequestration: Lignified Outer Cortical Parenchyma Cells

A new project funded by United States Department of Agriculture/ National Institute of Food and Agriculture PIs: Jonathan Lynch, Hannah Schneider, Francisco Dini-Andreote
DEEPER

An Integrated Phenotyping Platform for Deeper Roots.
Increasing Bean Productivity and Household Food Security in Stressful Environments in Mozambique Through Use of Phosphorus-Efficient Seeds by Farm Households, McKnight Foundation
Root Anatomy for Abiotic Stress Tolerance

Investigating the impact of root anatomical traits on drought tolerance, phosphorus deficiency, and nitrogen deficiency in the greenhouse and field.
Root Cortical Cell File Number, NIFA

A novel trait to increase drought tolerance by reducing the metabolic cost of soil exploration
Root System Architecture

The Roots Lab has pioneered the study of root system architecture as a conglomerate of root phenes in both maize and common bean.
FFAR: Crops in Silico

This project develops novel modeling tools and deploys them to understand how we can develop more efficient, resilient crops urgently needed in global agriculture.
FFAR: Maize Drought Tolerance

This project is developing new traits and phenotyping platforms to improve the drought tolerance of maize.
Finished Projects