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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...

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 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...

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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 Society of America announces new leadership from the 2023 annual election | Crop Science Society of America Skip to main content Crop Science Society of America announces new leadership from...from the 2023 annual election May 4, 2023 The Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) announced its newly elected leaders for the next office term, beginning January 2024. The CSSA annual election, which...Division Chair Leadership Division C-1 Crop Breeding and Genetics Chair-Elect Aaron J. Lorenz (University of Minnesota Agronomy & Plant Genetics) Division C-2 Crop Physiology and Metabolism Chair-Elect...

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...

Papers in Crop Science | Crop Science Society of America Skip to main content Guidelines for Software Papers in Crop Science Crop Science (CS) publishes papers related to computing in crop science. Papers...1, l, I, O, and 0. Indent lines only where code structure requires it. If there can be any doubt about runover lines vs. new lines, add a marginal or cover note of explanation. If the logical flow of the...outputs are produced, and in what format? What does the output mean? yes Submit to Crop Science no Back to Crop Science Author Instructions Author Resources Submit a Manuscript Journal Author Resources...