Feb. 26 to March 4: Cell Video, Alfalfa Field and OSU Visit

Here's a quick look at what went on in research at the Noble Research Institute last week.

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  1 Tuesday, Feb. 28

Doppler radar-like videos show us what's going on in a cell.

With spring approaching, meteorologists will soon be broadcasting Doppler radar videos of thunderstorms popping up over the #southernplains. Microscopists have their own version of Doppler radar-like videos to tell them where and when exciting events are taking place within a cell. Shown here is a single root hair cell expressing a genetically- encoded reporter that detects #calcium #ions. Like #nervecells, #plantcells use #waves of calcium to #communicate with each other. In the case of this root hair cell, bursts of calcium (shown as red pulses) are highest at the tip of the cell where growth is occurring rapidly. Advanced microscopes and reporter #genes allow @noblefoundation #scientists to probe deeper into the hidden world of plant communication. #plantscience #everynoblestory #plantcell #plantbiology #cellbiology #knowyourroots #rooting #oklahoma #dopplerradar #arabidopsis #roothairs #microscope #timelapse #cellbiology #biology

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  2 Thursday, March 2

Stocker cattle grazing as part of a study at the Noble Research Institute Pasture Demonstration Farm.

Stockers enjoying the #oklahoma weather at The Pasture Demonstration Farm. The Pasture Demonstration Farm is one of multiple farms that we conduct grazing trails and research projects with here at @noblefoundation #pasture #smallgrains #beef #cattle #everynoblestory #grazing #forage365 #blueskies #spring

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  3 Friday, March 3

Brian Motes, a senior research associate in the perennial grasses breeding program, checks out a field of alfalfa.

This stand of alfalfa looks great for the first week of March! The result of a very mild winter here in southern Oklahoma. Others have benefited from the mild winter as well, as Sr. Research Associate Brian Motes discovers a healthy population of blue aphids in this stand. #southernplains #plants #plantbreeding #everynoblestory #legumes #alfalfa #forages #farming #iphoneonly #scicomm #insects #iphoneography #noblefoundation #ardmoreok #crops #thefarmlife #oklahoma

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  4 Friday, March 3

Another alfalfa field is infested with cotton root rot (caused by a soil-borne fungus). Postdoctoral fellow Chakradhar Mattupalli, Ph.D., takes a sample to find out what's going on in the soil.

Early-season sampling to test soil health in cotton root rot infested alfalfa field #everynoblestory pic.twitter.com/Ub3m0A8OZN

— NobleMycologyLab (@NobleFunGuys) March 4, 2017

  5 Saturday, March 4

Oklahoma State University students visited the Red River Farm, where they saw research on forage-based beef cattle systems in action.

Visiting students from #OSU are on the @noblefoundation Red River Research Ranch today looking at forage based beef cattle systems and our ranch management. Cattle are curious about the big bus 🚌 #agriculture #cattle #everynoblestory

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