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Postdoctoral research scientist Adriana Ortiz-Lopez uses a spectrophotometer to examine the different pigments contained in canola seed extracts while plant physiologist John Whitmarsh prepares a new sample for analysis. Grassed waterways carry runoff from crop fields safely. A cucumber beetle Woman testing microorganisms for converting soybean oil.
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A mobile gas exchange system was developed and is used by the Unit to quantify soil carbon losses associated with various tillage and residue management practices. North Central Soil Conservation Research Laboratory
A mobile gas exchange system was developed and is used by the Unit to quantify soil carbon losses associated with various tillage and residue management practices.
 
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Geneticist Corby Kistler looks for differences in wheat disease symptoms caused by divergent strains of Fusarium to determine how the fungus spreads within the plant. Cereal Disease Research Unit
Geneticist Corby Kistler looks for differences in wheat disease symptoms caused by divergent strains of Fusarium to determine how the fungus spreads within the plant.
Nitrogen fixing root nodules of alfalfa. Plant Science Research Unit
Nitrogen fixing root nodules of alfalfa.
The ridge-till farming system for corn and soybeans is suited for the appoximately 17 million acres of sandy soils in northern climates. Soil and Water Management Research Unit
The ridge-till farming system for corn and soybeans is suited for the appoximately 17 million acres of sandy soils in northern climates.
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