STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 30 (TNSJou) -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: A gene discovery in a wheat variety developed at Oklahoma State University could mean larger yields for Oklahoma wheat producers, researchers said. After more than a decade of research, Liuling Yan, the Dillon and Lois Hodges professor of wheat molecular genetics and breeding in OSU's Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, has discovered and cloned the TaOGT1 gene in the popular Billings wheat varie  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 29 (TNSGra) -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Oklahoma State University agriculture scientists have received a grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to study treatment methods for the infestation of rescuegrass, a weed that can reduce yields by up to 70%. The two-year grant of $275,496, will support research at three experimental stations and grower sites near Tipton, Marshall and Lahoma, as well as a research plot in Vernon  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 29 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded the following two grants totaling $680,000 to North Dakota State University (NDSU): * $500,000 to improve durable crown rust resistance and nutritional quality in oats, and * $180,000 to enhance improvement of grain yield and protein content in hard re  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 28, 2021: Senator John Hoeven, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded two grants to North Dakota State University (NDSU). NDSU will receive $500,000 to support the research and study of oats and challenges causing quality and yield loss as w  more