James Schnable
@szintri.bsky.social
Plant biologist and computer geek. Prof. at University of Nebraska.
Some of the Nebraska cousins. "Barren" (no ear) maize plants are relatively common, particularly with smaller or less vigorous plants. Ears without tassels though, that's a much rarer phenotype to observe!
July 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Some of the Nebraska cousins. "Barren" (no ear) maize plants are relatively common, particularly with smaller or less vigorous plants. Ears without tassels though, that's a much rarer phenotype to observe!
Wait what? Congratulations! I know was a long road to get here but you’re gonna do great.
June 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Wait what? Congratulations! I know was a long road to get here but you’re gonna do great.
Oops and here's the link to the paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Assessing the Impact of Yield Plasticity on Hybrid Performance in Maize
Improving crop resilience in the face of increasingly extreme and unpredictable weather and reduced access to agricultural inputs such as nitrogen fertilizer and water will require an improved unders...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Oops and here's the link to the paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
This is the projection. So at least a chance the final budget could still be something different. And given your interests you'd also be applying for USDA funded postdocs which are still going to be cut, but perhaps less than the NSF funded ones. But even so, yes, terrible news.
June 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This is the projection. So at least a chance the final budget could still be something different. And given your interests you'd also be applying for USDA funded postdocs which are still going to be cut, but perhaps less than the NSF funded ones. But even so, yes, terrible news.
Never got the chance. Hopefully someday.
May 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Never got the chance. Hopefully someday.