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Welcome
to the
Plant Science
Research Unit
Alfalfa embryos
During the process of regenerating in tissue culture
Biomass Alfalfa
Nonlodging alfalfa variety developed by ARS for bioenergy and value-added coproducts
Alfalfa protein concentrate in fish feed
Alfalfa leaf protein is a viable substitute for fish meal in aquaculture diets
Bacterial stem blight
An emerging disease problem that is also associated with frost damage of alfalfa
Hand crossing alfalfa flowers for developing disease resistant germplasm
Aphanomyces infection
Hypersensitive response of a resistant alfalfa plant to infection
Mission
The mission of the Plant Science Research Unit at St. Paul, Minnesota, is to develop new knowledge that expands our understanding of the fundamental processes controlling energy content, increased production, improved quality, and enhanced use of alfalfa and other forages, soybean, oat, wheat, and wildrice and to utilize this knowledge to develop germplasm and crop management schemes that lead to increased farm profitability and sustainability of the nation's resource base. The Unit utilizes multidisciplinary strategies and team approaches to address national priorities in agricultural and environmental research. Implicit in this mission is collaborative research with University of Minnesota, state, and regional cooperators.
Ahn, Ezekiel
Bergquist, Galen
Blecha, Sarah
Brendler, Shelby
Curtin, Shaun
Dornbusch, Melinda
- Mindy
Gamble, Joshua
Heuschele, Deborah
- Jo
Huerd, Sheri
Jeo, Richard
- Ted
Larson, Joshua
McNamara, Amy
- Bownds
Samac, Deborah
- Debby
Schlatter, Daniel
Weihs, Brandon
Xu, Zhanyou
