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Crop Sciences

College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Research Programs

  • FREC Conference Proceedings
    A website containing the annual reports of projects and research conducted by the Fertilizer Research and Education Council (FREC), as printed in the Illinois Fertilizer Conference Proceedings.
  • Illini PEAQ (Predictive Equations for Alfalfa Quality)
    Project that represents a partnership to monitor and communicate changes in forage quality.
  • Illinois Genetic Marker Center
    The Center provides the necessary equipment, supplies and training for researchers to produce SSR (microsatellite), AFLP or other PCR-based marker data.
  • Illinois Maize Breeding & Genetics Laboratory
    Dedicated to improving the grain yield and value-added traits of corn, improving the agronomic characteristics of corn, including resistance to disease, and providing educational opportunities for students that prepare them for careers in plant breeding, genetics and pathology
  • Invasive Weed Management Unit, USDA/ARS
    Project devoted to developing improved weed management systems that are efficient and environmentally safe.
  • Laboratory for Soybean Disease Research
    The Laboratory for Soybean Disease Research employs state-of-the-art laboratory, greenhouse, and field research methodologies to study soybean disease epidemiology, pathogen variability and host resistance.
  • Maize Genetics Cooperation - Stock Center
    A branch of the National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) specializing in maize genetic stocks.
  • Miscanthus
    Miscanthus, an exciting new crop, may do for coal what ethanol has done for gasoline, with even more environmental benefits!