College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences

PSM In The News

• Provost Woodward publishes paper on the value of diversity in research

  Published on August 29, 2022 by PNAS
  

• PSM researcher Dr Margaret Fleming will study seeds to discover the genetic and metabolic milestones of recovery from desiccation, as part of the Water and Life Interface Institute (WALII).

  Published on August 25, 2022
  

• Capturing carbon with crops, trees and bioenergy

  Published on June 1, 2022
  

• PSM / MSU researcher receives $750K grant to examine effects of wildfire burn severity on soil health

  Published on February 22, 2022 by MSU Today
  

• Michigan produced more than 2 billion pounds of potatoes in 2021

  Published on February 11, 2022 by Hillsdale Daily News
  

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  CANR undergrad experience helps student find passion in agriculture and food, outreach education

  Published on September 12, 2022
  Crop and Soil Sciences senior Rachel Drobnak plans to pursue career path in MSU Extension after learning importance of agriculture to food systems.

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  Dr. Leonardo Volpato Receives NAPB Early Career Award

  Published on August 18, 2022
  The National Association of Plant Breeders has awarded Dr. Leonardo Volpato the Early Career Award.

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  Dr Kurt Thelen named American Society of Agronomy Fellow

  Published on August 18, 2022
  Dr Kurt Thelen has been Awarded the Highest ASA Recognition

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  Bringing the Beal Seed Experiment into the modern era

  Published on August 18, 2022
  Dr, Margaret Fleming conducts research to answer questions about the longevity of 140-year-old seeds from the Beal Seed Experiment.

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  FAA grant supports MSU researchers studying PFAS remediation at Grand Rapids airport

  Published on August 18, 2022
  Five MSU researchers are part of the team that received a $1.2M grant from the Federal Aviation Administration and the Gerald R. Ford International Airport.

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PSM Featured News

Early Career Awarded to PSM’s Dr. Leonardo Volpato

 
The National Association of Plant Breeder’s 2022 Annual Meeting was held on the campus of Iowa State University. The theme of the conference is the “Past, Present and Future of Plant Breeding.” Dr. Leonardo Volpato a postdoctoral researcher at Michigan State University working in the Dry bean breeding and genetics program led by Dr. Francisco Gomez was awarded the NAPB Early Career Award for his poster titled “Estimation of stand count in dry beans using high resolution imagery: feasibility and validation”.   (view article)

Team lead by PSM’s Margaret Fleming awarded funding for the next Stage of Beal Seed Experiment

Dr Kurt Thelen Named American Society of Agriculture Fellow

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