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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 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...

Minutes of the Western Society of Crop Science (45.5 KB)

Minutes of the Western Society of Crop Science Annual Meeting 11:00 am Waimea, HI, 18 June 2008 Thirteen were in attendance, including the entire executive committee. A list of those present is available...low. Recruiting efforts will continue. L. Lauriault proposed that the Tri-Societies be approached about including Branch membership as an option during renewal of Society membership. M. Brick proposed reforming...member was scheduled in a separate session as were two posters. Pres. Cecil presented information about AAAS – PD awards indicating that WSCS did not have enough actually participating contestants to qualify...

Science Policy Annual Report | Crop Science Society of America Skip to main content Science Policy Annual Report Each year the Science Policy Office publishes an Annual Report outlining the issues in which...which ASA, CSSA, and SSSA engaged. Read about the legislative, policy, and funding accomplishments here. 2020 Science Policy Office Annual Report 2021 Science Policy Office Annual Report no no...

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...

Release | Crop Science Society of America Skip to main content News Release Crop Science Society of America 5585 Guilford Road • Madison, WI 53711-5801 • 608-273-8080 • Fax 608-273-2021 www.crops.org Twitter...Marketing Manager, 608-268-4957, cheitman@sciencesocieties.org PhD comics author to present at agronomy, crop, soil meeting Piled Higher and Deeper is his analogy for PhD Media Invitation Contact: Susan V. Fisk...the Synergy in Science ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, MN. The Synergy in Science meeting is sponsored jointly by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America...

Release | Crop Science Society of America Skip to main content News Release Crop Science Society of America 5585 Guilford Road • Madison, WI 53711-5801 • 608-273-8080 • Fax 608-273-2021 www.crops.org Twitter...608-268-4957, cheitman@sciencesocieties.org Cover crop tour of Maryland’s eastern shore Local media are invited for November 10th tour highlighting cover crops on Maryland’s beautiful Chesapeake Bay Eastern...September 20, 2022— Media are invited to join agronomists and farmers for a tour highlighting cover crops on Maryland’s beautiful Chesapeake Bay Eastern Shore region on Thursday, November 10, 2022. The tour...