Phosphorous Use in Agriculture
This is a video aimed at raising awareness for the importance of phosphorous use in agriculture, as well as current problems in this area and a proposed solution. Created by ASPB Conviron Scholar Aya Bridgeland
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Amazing plant breeding!
ASPB Conviron Scholar Presentation by Rostislav Blume Here is my short video about plant breeding advancement. It is made for wide audience, so, I think, most plant scientists here may already know all this information. I believe, this video should be good for all age categories. Let me know, what do you think about it! […]
What is Plant Breeding?
ASPB Conviron Scholars Research Presentation by Carolina Ballén-Taborda
2020 International Year of Plant Health Video
The United Nations determined that 2020 would be the International Year of Plant Health and here is a link to ASPB Conviron Scholar Jen Rushton’s science communication video spreading that awareness!
Plants Fighting Back
A short video for kids and laypeople about how plants defend themselves from hungry bugs and invaders. Created by ASPB Conviron Scholar Marlo Hall.
What’s wrong with my plants?
This is a brief and basic introduction of some plant growing matters for beginners created by ASPB Conviron Scholar You-Wun Huang. Enjoy!
Informational Interview with Dr. Margaret Woodhouse: Computational biologist and sequence curator at MaizeGDB
Informational Interview by Samantha Snodgrass, ASPB Conviron Scholar 2020 Margaret Woodhouse is a computational biologist and sequence curator at the Maize Genetics and Genomics Database, MaizeGDB, which is a part of the United States Department of Agriculture, USDA. We talked about her journey to her current position, what work as a MaizeGDB curator is like in […]
Why Hybrids Are A-maize-ing
Ever wonder what a hybrid is? Or why we use hybrids in agriculture? This video answers these questions and dives into the current ways researchers are using new DNA and RNA sequencing to further understand why hybrids are a-maize-ing. Check out this ASPB Conviron Scholars Presentation by Samantha Snodgrass
Plant Domestication: A class for upper-level high school students
By Xiang Li, Conviron Scholar. The assignment was to develop a lesson for school students. Our team (Xiang Li, Haley Carter, Nikolaos Ntelkis and Samantha Snodgrass) prepared the materials for a class of plant domestication designed for upper high school students. We aim to help students understand the process of evolutionary selection through plant domestication. […]