April 9 to April 15: Oh the Heights Researchers Go

Last week took Noble Research Institute researchers to the fields and laboratories – even to the tree tops. Here's a quick look.

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  1 Tuesday, April 11

Harvesting small grains.

Harvesting #SmallGrains mixture trial in Vernon, TX @noblefoundation #forages #everynoblestory pic.twitter.com/kjUslLVAqs

— Grass Fed Geeks (@Grass_Fed_Geeks) April 11, 2017

  2 Thursday, April 13

Oh the heights researchers go to find answers to the pecan scab problem.

Getting samples from the top of the tree! #pecanscab #everynoblestory pic.twitter.com/AwcSBkhoaC

— NobleMycologyLab (@NobleFunGuys) April 13, 2017

  3 Thursday, April 13

Triticale is a cross between wheat and rye.

@noblefoundation beardless triticale. Coming soon to a pasture near you! #everynoblestory #ardmoreok #iphoneography #oklahoma #smallgrains #iphoneonly #plantscience #plantbreeding #cultivardevelopment #cultivar #forages #grazing #southernplains

A post shared by Mike Trammell (@nobleplantbreeder) on Apr 12, 2017 at 2:47pm PDT

  4 Friday, April 14

Mitosis under the microscope.

Mitosis is a process by which a parent cell divides into two genetically identical daughter cells. Observing mitosis in plants is typically one of the first lessons in introductory biology laboratory exercises. Here we reminisce on our biology I labs by presenting a collection of fixed Arabidopsis suspension cells at various stages of cell division. The two images to the left show cells at metaphase and anaphase. The cell on the top right shows a structure called a phragmoplast, which facilitates assembly of a cell wall between the two new daughter cells. Microtubules (green) function in separating the chromosomes (red). #everynoblestory #biology #cellbiology #arabidopsis #thegreatdivide #pullingapart #celldivision #plantbiology #plantcell #chromosomes #microscopy #microtubules #cytoskeleton @noblefoundation #mitosis #immunofluorescence #confocal #microscope #sciart #imageoftheday

A post shared by Noble Cell Imaging (@noble_cell_imaging) on Apr 14, 2017 at 7:43am PDT

  5 Friday, April 14

There are advantages to researching in the laboratory, greenhouse and field.

In lab and greenhouse, it is often more simple to spot the effect of a treatment. We are indeed controlling other environmental conditions, avoiding other stresses and focus on our treatment. Here, Medicago truncatula submitted to high (left) or low (right) P-availability. @noblefoundation #everynoblestory #nobleacademy #medicago #rootresearch #shootresearch #forageimprovement #plantbiology #highereducation #highered #research #greenhouse #science #scienceexperiment #phosphorus #plantstress #abiotic #phenotyping #oklahoma #forage365 #nonprofit #shotoniphone #iphoneonly #lofifilter #scicomm #scienceisfun #scienceiscool #fun #happy #amazing

A post shared by A.-Brice Cazenave, PhD (Off) (@dr.abcazenave) on Apr 13, 2017 at 9:45am PDT