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Prof, Depts Plant Biol and Crop Sci, Inst for Genomic Biology, Uni of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Projects: @CABBIbio @AIFARMs @foxymillet @rootsinthefield

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RT @CABBIbio: A CABBI team used foxtail mosaic virus for gene-editing in #sorghum, highlighting the potential to bypass tissue culture for…
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RT @CABBIbio: (2/2) This energy-efficient facility has a solar array funded by generous support from @ssc_illinois! Thanks to Provost John…
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RT @CABBIbio: We joined our @UofIllinois partners today to celebrate the grand opening of the Plant Biology Innovation Greenhouse at @UIRes
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RT @CABBIbio: (2/2) The CABBI team's research on improved water use efficiency in C4 bioenergy crops is outlined in two papers published to…
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RT @CABBIbio: Drought stress has long limited crop production worldwide, a problem exacerbated by climate change. A team led by CABBI Dire…
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Does anyone have Bartz minirhizotron camera controllers they are no longer using? Please get in touch by email (leakey@illinois.edu) if you might be willing to sell/share/donate them. #root_phenotyping
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So exciting to hear that this experiment is close to starting!
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RT @NewsAtIllinois: An #ILLINOIS led study brings scientists a step closer to successfully growing plants in space. “This work is motivate…
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Thank you to the @UofIllinois @CABBIbio team members who joined me in presenting our science to the "SAF in Illinois" conference organized by @Intersect_IL @ilcorn @ama_today
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RT @EMSLscience: 👏 Introducing the fiscal year 2024 awardees of the @EMSLscience Exploratory Research proposal call! Read about the 17 awa…
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RT @NP_EiC: Applications are now open for New Phytologist next generation scientists 2024, to be held in June at Duke University, NC, USA.…
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RT @CABBIbio: A #CABBI-led research team has published the first known study synthesizing commercially valuable potassium sorbate directly…
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RT @CABBIbio: @PNASNews @ainsy28 @iBioIllinois @USDA_ARS And more succinct details in the @ENERGY science highlight slide!
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RT @CABBIbio: Link to the full paper on the effects of elevated ozone on soybean, snap bean, maize and C4 bioenergy grasses in @PNASNews, l…
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RT @CABBIbio: Understanding what plants can tolerate harmful ozone is key to improving crop productivity & resilience. A CABBI study in @PN
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RT @CABBIbio: 🌟 Spotlight on @DrEmmaBrace! 🌟 This week's alumni series wraps up with Brace, former CABBI postdoc with @JeremyGuest. She's…
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RT @CABBIbio: 🌟Spotlight on Yihui Shen! 🌟 Now an Assistant Professor at @Penn, Shen develops tools to study cell metabolism and metabolic…
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RT @CABBIbio: 🌟 Spotlight on Caitlin Moore! 🌟 At #CABBI, Moore managed flux towers for field-scale observation of #bioenergy cropping syst…
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RT @CABBIbio: 🌟 Spotlight on @KelsieFerin! 🌟 As a #CABBI Ph.D. student, Ferin studied the impact of energy crops on water quality in the M…
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RT @CABBIbio: It's another sweet #FieldFriday! 🌱 CABBI #Feedstock Production researcher Tony Studer of @IllinoisCropSci and his team recen…
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