AGBT Agricultural Meeting 2025: Elevating Genomic Innovation in Agriculture

• 15 April 2025

The Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) Agricultural Meeting 2025 took place from March 31 to April 2 in Orlando, Florida. This annual event convened leading genome researchers, data scientists, breeders, policy influencers, funders, and technology innovators from around the world to discuss the integration of genomics in agriculture.

CSI Seminar Aaron Kusmec, Apr 8 at 11 AM CT

• 03 April 2025

The Center for Sorghum Improvement (CSI) is hosting a virtual seminar given by Aaron Kusmec, an Assistant Professor in Crop Quantitative Genetics at Kansas State University’s Department of Agronomy, on Tuesday, April 8 at 11 AM CT.  The title of the talk is, “The past is not the future: Lessons from 80 years of maize breeding for adaptation to future climates.”

CSI Seminar Haley Butler, Mar 25 at 11 AM CT

• 24 March 2025

The Center for Sorghum Improvement (CSI) is hosting a virtual seminar given by Haley Butler, from the Peanut and Small Grains Research Unit at the USDA-ARS, on Tuesday, March 25 at 11 AM CT.

BM41 Kinase: A Key Regulator of Cuticular Wax Biosynthesis and Stress Response in Sorghum

• 14 April 2025

A bloomless mutant gene in sorghum was implicated in regulating cuticular wax biosynthesis, linking environmental stress signals to wax production pathways that enhance drought resistance.

Genetic Insights into Non-photochemical Quenching: Enhancing Photoprotection and Crop Productivity

• 07 April 2025

Plants use non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) to protect themselves from light-induced damage by dissipating excess energy as heat, and genetic studies in crops like maize and sorghum have identified key genes regulating NPQ, offering potential for improving photosynthetic efficiency and yield.

Functional Diversity of CYP79A Genes in Sorghum: Roles in Metabolism, Defense, and Adaptation

• 31 March 2025

This study explores the functional diversity of sorghum CYP79A genes, revealing their roles in amino acid metabolism, plant defense, growth regulation, and environmental adaptation.