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  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
  • Agriculture
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Aimee Schulz is a second-year Ph.D. student working with Edward Buckler, adjunct professor of plant breeding and genetics. Her research in the Buckler Lab for Maize Genetics and Diversity examines the plant’s competitive ability.  

Shulz said, “Fieldwork is a whole lot more fun when a phenotyping robot is involved — I can collect data on 6,000+ plants in under half an hour!”

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Field Note

With hundreds of thousands of acres of corn in New York, it's crucial to support farmers’ efforts to optimize crop production. Yield varies in crop fields for many reasons, including soil fertility and topography. In a recent study, Cornell CALS...
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Members of the Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems meet in Minns Graden

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The Cornell-led multi-institutional Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems will continue work to transform agriculture by enabling direct two-way communication with crop plants’ internal processes.

  • Plants
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section