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Plant Biology
Forage Improvement
Agricultural Research
Medicago Genomics
Medicago Genomics
Knowledge gained from research on Medicago truncatula is being utilized to improve important forage and grain legumes. A link to all three divisions at the Noble Foundation.
Summer Research Scholars Program
Summer Research Scholars
The program is more than just an internship; it's a chance to conduct actual research. It's an oppotunity to explore endless scientific possibilities.

Mosali, J., Rogers, J. K., Huhnke, R., Bellmer, D., & Cook, B. J. (2010). Effect of nitrogen fertilization timing on juice and bagasse quality of sweet sorghum for biofuel production (abstract). In 19th World Congress of Soil Science .Brisbane, Queensland Australia: International Union of Soil Science.

Escamilla-Trevino , L. L. , Shen, H., Chen, F., Hernandez, G., Tang, Y., Yin, Y., Xu, Y., & Dixon, R. A. (2010). Characterizing switchgrass genes encoding monolignol biosynthesis pathway enzymes (abstract). In 32nd Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals .Clearwater Beach, Florida: Society for Industrial Microbiology.

Zhao, Q., Wang, H., Yin, Y., Xu, Y., Chen, F., & Dixon, R. A. (2010). Syringyl lignin biosynthesis is directly regulated by a secondary cell wall master switch. PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), 107 (32), 14496-14501 DOI:10.1073/pnas.1009170107.

Hopkins, A. A., Young, C. A., Panaccione, D. G. , Simpson, W. R. , Mittal, S. , & Bouton, J. H. (2010). Agronomic performance and lamb health among several tall fescue novel endophyte combinations in the South-Central USA. Crop Science, 50 (4), 1552-1561 DOI:10.2135/cropsci2009.08.0473.

De-la-Pena, C., Badri, D. V., Lei, Z., Watson, B., Brandao, M., Silva-Filho, M.C., Sumner, L. W., & Vivanco, J. M. (2010). Root secretion of defense-related proteins is development-dependent and correlated with flowering time. Journal of Biological Chemistry, , DOI:10.1074/jbc.M110.119040.