Roston named Ralph and Alice Raikes Chair in plant sciences

Lincoln, Neb. —University of Nebraska- Lincoln’s Rebecca Roston, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Associate Director of the Center for Plant Science Innovation, has been named the Ralph and Alice Raikes Chair in Plant Sciences. 

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Azzam reappointed as Roy Frederick Professor of agricultural Economics

Lincoln, Neb. —The University of Nebraska- Lincoln’s Azzeddine Azzam, professor of Agricultural Economics, has been reappointed as the Roy Frederick Professor of Agricultural Economics.

The Roy Frederick Professor of Agricultural Economics is a professorship that honors the work of Roy Frederick, an Emeritus Professor of Agricultural Economics at the university.

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Cassie Palmer, Complex Biosystems graduate student, demonstrates the proper way to water pea shoots planted in lunar soil simulant to Dawes Middle School students.
UNL graduate students team up with LPS to “Plant the Moon”

Lunar soil research project part of the Grand Challenges Initiative

It may have been 30 degrees out with eleven inches of snowfall on the ground from the day before. But in the Nebraska Innovation Campus greenhouse, it was in the mid-70s — the perfect temperature for plant experiments.

That day in February, students from Dawes Middle School were learning how to set up an experiment for success. The topic in question: seeing how pea shoots would fare in lunar soil.

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Sensor-based fertigation management research boosts efficiency, profitability

Lincoln, Neb. —For the past four years, University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers have studied the prospects for using sensor-based fertigation management, or SBFM, to increase the efficiency and profitability of nitrogen use. The latest results are now in from multiple Nebraska sites, and they show that the technology enables major gains in both regards.

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Research Roundup | Feb. 28

Lincoln, Neb. —Welcome to the Research Roundup: a collection of highlights from the latest Husker research and creative activity.

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Jacob Harvey joins University of Nebraska Barta Brothers Ranch

Lincoln, Neb. —The University of Nebraska Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center (ENREEC) is pleased to announce that Jacob Harvey has been named Research Project Coordinator for the Barta Brothers Ranch located south of Long Pine. Harvey began this new role on January 3, 2023.

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Plant-derived pheromones show promise as greener insecticides

Lincoln, Neb. —Welcome to Pocket Science: a glimpse at recent research from Husker scientists and engineers. For those who want to quickly learn the “What,” “So what” and “Now what” of Husker research.

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‘What If…’ features innovation at Gudmundsen Sandhills Lab

Lincoln, Neb. —Innovative research taking place at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Gundmundsen Sandhills Laboratory is the topic of an episode of Nebraska Public Media’s television and digital series, “What If…”.

Producer and host Mike Tobias takes viewers to Gudmunsen, where researchers are testing and developing new precision ranch technologies, such as virtual fencing, automated feeders and 3D imaging.

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Research Roundup | Jan. 20

Lincoln, Neb. —Welcome to the Research Roundup: a collection of highlights from the latest Husker research and creative activity.

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Katja Koehler-Cole
Cover crop research project uses phenotyping to bolster data collection

In the winter, Nebraska cropland has a lot of untapped potential. Only about 4% of farming acres in Nebraska use cover crops, according to Katja Koehler-Cole, soil health management extension educator for the Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center (ENREEC).

“There’s lot of possibilities, but not a lot is known about the different species you could use, or the differences in varieties of different species,” she said.

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