Noble Research Institute researchers work toward agricultural advancements for the benefit of farmers, ranchers and consumers in the Southern Great Plains and beyond – perhaps even to outer space one day.
Here's a little look at last week in research at the Noble Research Institute.
1 Sunday, Feb. 19
Reminiscing about the times Professor Elison Blancaflor, Ph.D., worked with NASA to send plants to space as part of a research project. The data analysis continues.
2 Sunday, Feb. 19
The beginnings of what could be a new cultivar someday.
3 Monday, Feb. 20
"What's that you got there?" Just another day on a research ranch.
4 Wednesday, Feb. 22
Yun Kang, Ph.D., staff scientist in the Plant Biology Division, shared her findings at the InterDrought-V conference in India. She and Brice Cazenave, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the Forage Improvement Division, joined hundreds of other scientists from throughout the world to explore possibilities of improving drought- and other stress-tolerance in crops.
5 Friday, Feb. 24
A close-up view of buckwheat. Noble Research Institute researchers are testing out buckwheat as a cover crop.