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 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
Silphium is a perennial oilseed crop with a composite flower similar to sunflower.
Photo: The Land Institute, Salina, KS
Nanopore sequencing of the pennycress genome
Photos: M. David Marks, University of Minnesota
U of MN researchers are working on a wide variety of perennial grains, oilseed crops, winter annual cover crops, forages, woody perennials, and native prairie species.
Working together we can enhance and develop new agricultural systems that will improve natural resources and provide new economic opportunities. Our team consists of experts in the areas of genomics, breeding, agronomics and commercialization.
The Forever Green Initiative is a University of Minnesota and USDA Agriculture Research Service (ARS) program to develop new crops and high-efficiency cropping systems. READ MORE
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