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About Crops | Crop Science Society of America Skip to main content About Crops What is crop science? Every day, everyone is impacted by crop science. You may be familiar with farm fields – or fresh produce...produce from the store. Behind the scenes, crop scientists are working to make sure we have a constant, nutritious food supply. They breed new crops resistant to pests and other diseases. They enhance the...foods. They are studying crops to make sure we have food during droughts and floods, heat and cold, and other weather events. Crop scientists make this possible by applying crop and soils knowledge to production...

About CSSA | Crop Science Society of America Skip to main content About CSSA The Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) is a progressive international scientific society that fosters the vision to improve...improve the world through crop science. Based in Madison, WI, and founded in 1956, CSSA is the professional home for 4,000+ members dedicated to discover and apply plant science solutions to improve the human...protect the planet. Crop science is highly integrative and employs the disciplines of conventional plant breeding, transgenic crop improvements, plant physiology, and cropping system sciences to develop and...

All about seeds | Crop Science Society of America Skip to main content All about seeds CSSA loves seeds! Below you can find links to guest blogs, science news stories about seed research, videos and other...hope of this year’s yields of produce, cash crops or forage. No matter the size or shape of the seed, they all can bring forth new life. At the Crop Science Society of America, we hold seeds in very high...sharing the items our members and staff have collected for you. We have several blogs written just about seeds. See our "blog" button below to read them! What are seeds made of? What are some edible seeds...

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Crop genetics | Crop Science Society of America Skip to main content Crop genetics What is crop genetics? The science of genomics studies the entire DNA sequence of an organism, which covers all the chromosomes...chromosomes. Knowing the DNA sequence guides decisions about how to solve problems faced by that organism. In humans, for example, genomics is used to study diseases and seek cures. In plants, it is used...used to determine the best genes to be selected for improved crop varieties. The final goal is to predict which plants will perform best, and under which conditions. This allows plant breeders to select...

Crop conservation | Crop Science Society of America Skip to main content Crop conservation What is crop conservation? Seeds and plant tissue contain all kinds of genetic information in their cells. This...research how crop genetic diversity can best be conserved and made available for plant breeding. They also work in seed banks to preserve the genetic diversity of the worlds’ crops. (Read more about seeds on...the Crop Breeding section.) Germplasm is conserved in gene banks, botanic gardens, and other collections. Genetic resources are also taken care of by farmers in their fields, and in the case of crop wild...

Crop Science @ Work | Crop Science Society of America Skip to main content Crop Science @ Work A Day in the Life Learn more about what our scientists do in the "A Day in the Life" videos on our YouTube...YouTube channel or read about the researchers by clicking on their stories below. Wendy Zellner Wendy Zellner, PhD, is a plant physiologist. Her research focuses on the beneficial effects that the nutrient silicon...research involves looking for ways to improve a crop called clary sage. Watch her video and read more. Chathu Wijewardana Chathu Wijewardana is a crop science researcher. Her research looks at what conditions...

Crop physiology | Crop Science Society of America Skip to main content What is crop physiology? Have you ever studied human biology? Tried to understand how muscles work during your exercise routine? Wondered...Human physiologists study the workings of the human body. Similarly, crop physiologists research how plants grow and function. Some crop physiologists study individual plant cells. Others specialize in specific...roots. And yet others study the interactions of plants in their environments . Crop physiologists work to gain knowledge about what controls plant growth and how plants respond to their changing environment...

Crop breeding | Crop Science Society of America Skip to main content Crop breeding What is crop breeding? Crop breeding is the art and science of improving important agricultural plants for the benefit...benefit of humankind. Crop breeders work to make our food, fiber, forage, and industrial crops more productive and nutritious. Crops provide for an expanding global population with increasing dietary expectations...expectations. Environmental protection is also improved by the work of crop breeders. Plant breeding has been practiced by farmers since the dawn of agriculture, as they selected plants for larger seeds, more...

Crop Science Author Instructions | Crop Science Society of America Skip to main content Crop Science Author Instructions Jump to: Scope Manuscript Submission Article Requirements Publication Fees Related...Handbook and Style Manual Crop Science Homepage Controlled Environment Research Guidelines Scope Crop Science (CS) is an international journal publishing significant advances in crop science. Papers chosen for...publication must demonstrate relevance to a crop system and present new knowledge of value and interest to scientists studying other crops, or studying the same crop in different production conditions. Studies...