Pennycress

Double cropping field pennycress provides numereous benefits: improved water quality, weed suppression, and increased profitability...Find out more

Photos- Jim Eklund USDA-ARS Morris, MN

Colinearity of Intermediate Wheatgrass and Barley

Mapping the genome of Intermediate Wheatgrass (Kernza) followed by cross-referencing with the barley genome allows researchers to pinpoint genes involved in yield, flour quality, and other desirable traits.

Pennycress: Seed to Seed

Pennycress is a winter annual oilseed: planted in the fall, dormant over winter, flush of growth in spring, maturity and harvest in time to plant a late-spring crop of soybeans.

Photo: Kayla Altendorf, U of MN

Nanopore Sequencing

The Newest Sequencing Technology is Being used to Sequence the Pennycress Genome

Silphium Stand

Silphium is a perennial oilseed crop with a composite flower similar to sunflower.

Photo: The Land Institute, Salina, KS

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