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A wrap-up for 2024🍾 We present a latest report on drought tolerance in cowpea🌱 🔑 Our findings identified new sources of drought-tolerance useful for breeding climate-resilient cowpea varieties for sub-Saharan Africa #Sdg2 👇👇 doi.org/10.1080/154275…

The most recent 5-year strategic plan (2024-2028) for the US soybean research community is now published: doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.2… I'm grateful to so many members of the soybean research community that contributed to this effort!

USDA scientists have created yellow bean varieties that are packed with absorbable iron, helping combat iron deficiency which affects a third of the global population. loom.ly/BihwctA

Fine mapping of Fusarium wilt resistance gene in pea. rdcu.be/dM2z8

🫛New publication by PhD student @LoveleenKaur024 🫛Insights into seedling root architectural traits and nitrogen fixation and agronomic traits in field pea 🫛 acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cs… @TomWarkentin @CDC_USask @agbiousask

Defense and senescence interplay in legume nodules: Plant Communications cell.com/plant-communic…

We’re nuts about #NationalPeanutMonth! From more precise irrigation to new peanut varieties with better flavor, Land-grant University research is improving peanut production and quality. Learn more: mrfimpacts.org/single-post/we…

Save the date for the 2025 Molecular & Cellular Biology of the #Soybean Meeting in Madison, WI on July 23-25, 2025. Check out @SoyBaseDatabase for more information. #research

Article Alert! 📢 Effects of SNP marker density and training population size on prediction accuracy in #alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) genomic selection acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tp… #OpenAccess

We're celebrating STEM education this week, November 13-17. Learn what ARS is doing to inspire young minds. Be sure to follow us all week!

Save-the-date announcement for the 2024 Soybean Breeders’ Workshop (SBW) Workshop theme: Entomology & Breeding Innovation   February 12-14, 2024 Please read this thread for two new features

Reminder about the Southern #Soybean Breeders’ Tour this September 5-7 in North Carolina. The deadline for registering is quickly approaching.  Please visit our page for information on registration, agenda & hotel location: cvent.me/041MBq

The deadline for poster abstract submissions for (#Soy2023) The Biennial Cellular & Molecular Biology of the Soybean Conference (Soy2023.unl.edu) is approaching! Abstracts are due July 21,2023.

ARS researchers developed & released three new pea cultivars that can be grown in the cooler months. Learn about the cultivars, named "USDA Dint," "USDA MiCa," and "USDA Klondike," and how it will provide farmers with a variety of benefits. loom.ly/bYzayHw #DiscoverARS

Our collaborators have published an update for the Genome Context Viewer. This tool is great for viewing #pangenomes and #pangenes by using both Macro and micro synteny. academic.oup.com/nar/advance-ar…

Biology students and educators, check out our upcoming workshop: Finding & Organizing NCBI Data for your Research Project. Apply to attend before June 15th! Learn more: ow.ly/p68h50OmBcZ

The registration for the #Soy2023: Biennial Cellular and Molecular Biology of the #soybeans Conference is open. Reduced registration rates are available for technicians, #postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates. soy2023.unl.edu #phdchat #AcademicTwitter

Here is a #faba bean genotype I have been petting for the last few years! It can be grown in poor light conditions and produce flowers and seeds! #Härkäpapu

Review paper of interest: "Beyond transcription factors: more regulatory layers affecting #soybean gene expression under abiotic stress" Topics covered: DNA methylation Histone acetylation & deacetylation Histone methylation & demethylation europepmc.org/article/med/36…

Summer 2023 Research & Extension Experiences for Undergraduates Students will work on research projects for 9 weeks with faculty members including @ProfParrott in field-based and hands-on laboratory research experiences. Application deadline is 3/1/23 #1548422899899-60011c90-5278" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">plantcenter.uga.edu/study/undergra…