• Welcome to Graduate Programs in Crop and Soil Sciences: Dr. Karen Renner

    Published on November 6, 2020
    Welcome to Graduate Programs in Crop and Soil Sciences: Dr. Karen Renner

  • Drinking alcohol safely with type 1 diabetes

    Published on November 6, 2020
    What young adults with type 1 diabetes should know about the effects of alcohol.

  • Cropping Systems – Agronomy: Dr. Maninder Singh

    Published on November 6, 2020
    Research in the lab focuses on how agronomic management practices influence crop productivity, profitability, and resiliency in the context of modern farming practices, climatic patterns, and economic conditions.

  • International Agriculture and Seed Systems: Dr. Krista Isaacs

    Published on November 6, 2020
    Seed systems and agroecological cropping systems are inherently complex and strengthening them requires an interdisciplinary lens. We collaborate with smallholder farmers and examine biological and social aspects of seed systems ....

  • Cropping Systems - Biofuels: Kurt Thelen

    Published on November 6, 2020
    Kurt D Thelen, is a cropping systems agronomist with a research emphasis on bioenergy and developing crop systems that increase food, feed, and energy production while safeguarding soil, air, water, and biodiversity.

  • Environmental Soil Physics: Dr. Wei Zhang

    Published on November 6, 2020
    Researching emerging contaminants in soil, water and plant systems by multidisciplinary approaches in environmental soil physics, chemistry and biology. We aspire to provide sciences and solutions for ensuring clean, safe and healthy soil, water and food.

  • Soil Chemistry: Dr. Brian Teppen

    Published on November 6, 2020
    Our research includes: 1) Sorption and bioavailabilities of organic pollutants in soils, and 2) Promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the geosciences to bring new talent and perspectives into the discipline.

  • Maize and Sorghum Breeding and Genetics: Dr. Addie Thompson

    Published on November 6, 2020
    Our lab is interested in studying maize & how different genotypes grow in different environments.

  • Dry Bean Breeding and Genomics: Dr. Francisco Gomez

    Published on November 6, 2020
    The MSU Dry bean breeding and genetics program is focused on the development of high yielding, disease and stress resistant cultivars with upright architecture, and improved canning quality in 10 commercial seed classes for production in Michigan.

  • Turfgrass and Wheat Physiology: Dr. Emily Merewitz- Holm

    Published on November 6, 2020
    The Merewitz-Holm plant physiology laboratory in the Plant Soil and Microbial Sciences Dept investigates plant responses to abiotic and biotic stresses using both basic and applied research methods.