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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 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 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 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...
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...Contact: Caitlin Heitman, Content Marketing Manager, 608-268-4957, cheitman@sciencesocieties.org Crop Science Society sending students to Zambia for conference PanAfrican Grain Legume Conference and World... 2016-The Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) is sending ten graduate students to Zambia to learn more about dry bean research and increase international knowledge of this important crop. CSSA worked...
Plant Science | Crop Science Society of America Skip to main content Plant Science Potassium and potatoes: Understanding fertilizer crop interactions March 20, 2023 By Kaine Korzekwa For farmers and researchers...interact with each other, the soil, and crops. New research lends an ear to how drought impacts corn yields March 06, 2023 By Eric Hamilton Corn is a classic American crop. First cultivated in North America...collaboration works to breed fungus-resistant cotton October 03, 2022 By Kaine Korzekwa Cotton is an important crop grown around the world, such as in countries like the United States and Uzbekistan. When a fungus...
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...2017, 9:55 AM. The meeting is sponsored by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and the Soil Science Society of America. “Ice storms are a common disturbance in north temperate...with climate change,” says Rustad. “And, scientifically, we don’t know much about them. There hasn’t been a lot of research about the short- and long-term effects of ice storms on the forest — on forest health...
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...Wisconsin-Madison. “I wanted to develop a fun, yet educational, tool to help teach today’s youth about where food comes from, career opportunities in agriculture, and explain why soybeans are so important...Soybean to help children learn about agronomic, crop and soil sciences. Along the way, Coolbean explains modern farming techniques, how a seed becomes a plant and then produces a crop. The book tells the story...