The mission of my program is to reduce vitamin A deficiency through crop biofortification. I started my nutrition career as a registered dietitian, working with people to treat their nutrition-related disorders. What I came to realize was that we needed
Addie Thompson – Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
Our lab is interested in studying maize as well as sorghum, and how different genotypes grow in different environments. We focus on topics and applications relevant to plant breeding and crop improvement, using approaches ranging from quantitative genetics to phenomics
Nadia Shakoor – Senior Research Scientist and Principal Investigator, Danforth Plant Science Center
Established in 2021, the Shakoor lab at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is working hard to create a high-impact research program that integrates and applies data streams from diverse technologies and disciplines towards addressing specific, real-world challenges in sustainable
Plant Breeding Innovation Showcase on May 30 – June 9
The Plant Breeding Innovation Showcase will take place virtually from May 30th to June 9th, 2022. The conference will focus on the latest research and technology in the field of plant breeding.
Plant Biology 2022 (ASPB 2022) June 9-13, Abstracts due June 2
The American Society of Plant Biologists and the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists are hosting their 2022 Conference, PB 2022, in Portland, Oregon from July 9-13.
Job opening – USDA ARS National Program Leader – apply by April 25, 2022
Job opening – USDA ARS National Program Leader – Crop Production and Protection in Beltsville, MD, replacement for Dr. Jose Costa, applications accepted through April 25, 2022.
Tutorial: Adding a Scientific Paper to Sorghumbase
Sorghumbase has a section labeled “Research”, https://www.sorghumbase.org/research, that lists publications in scientific literature that is of interest to the sorghum community. Below is an example how a relevant paper is displayed on Sorghumbase. Contributors to Sorghumbase can add scientific papers
Tutorial: Adding an image to the media library
To keep images in one place we ask everyone to upload images to the WordPress media library. When uploading files please make sure to use a descriptive file name. To add an image to the library, log into the WordPress
Mission Statement
Our aim is to provide a central hub that delivers timely information of interest to the sorghum community and encourages communication and data sharing among members.