Photos from the lab, field work, and day trips to the surrounding area.
Organizing seeds
Thousands bean and maize entries must be thoroughly organized before planting
Precision Planter
Graduate students Jimmy Burridge and Hannah Schneider sitting on the precision planter during maize planting.
Early maize trials
During the 2015 field season, many diverse maize genotypes were studied under drought and well-watered conditions.
Maize trials
Bean Trials
Various bean diversity panels were grown at ARBC in 2015 for drought studies.
Bean trials
Head-on view of legume plots at ARBC
Soil Cores
Soil cores were collected in maize and beans plots.
Root phenotyping
Ph.D student Hannah Schneider photographing maize root crowns for architectural analysis.
Discussing roots
Ph.D student Stephanie Klein discussing root architecture and anatomy with Roots Lab alumnus Dr. Eric Nord.
Washing Roots
Roots must be thoroughly washed before being processed for sampling.
Noble Foundation Visit
Ph.D student Jimmy Burridge and Dr. Jonathan Lynch showing the bean plots to a group of scientists visiting from The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation.
Plot Map for use of the center pivot irrigation system.
Jimmy Burridge displays the 2015 plot layout map for use under the irrigation pivot.
Bar Coding for sample identification
Stephanie Klein shows an example of bar-coded labels for her root sampling vials.
Vist to ARBC by the Samuel Roberts Nobel Foundation
Phenotyping cart in action
Jimmy Burridge tests the phenotyping cart in his field plots.
Visiting scholar from Mexico gaining research experience
Chiricahuas
The Organ Pipe rock formations found at the Chiricahua National Monument, just a 45 minute drive from ARBC.
Root washing and sampling demonstration
Dr. Eric Nord, formerly of Penn State Roots Lab and now with Greenville College, in Ilinois, discussing root research with members of the Nobel Foundation.
Dr. Jeffery White of USDA-ARS testing his phenotyping cart
This cart was built for our use in bean research. The cart has a GPS unit for marking the exact location of each plot, a datalogger to record data, proximity sensors to measure canopy height and IR sensors to measure canopy temperature.
Stephanie Klein explaining maize root crown sampling
2nd whorl crown roots are selected and saved for laser ablation and imaging.
Chiricahuas Trail
The Chiricauhua National Monument has a number of hiking trails through the ravines and rock formations, which serve as a nice break from field work.
Cochise
View from atop the Cochise Stronghold, one of the many parks and hiking sites near ARBC.
Cactus in Bloom
A cactus in bloom.
Sunset
One of the many beautiful sunsets that can be seen at ARBC.
