Crop Resilience Enhancement
This theme is dedicated to making crops stronger and more adaptable. It includes research on plant genetics, breeding, and physiology to develop crops that can withstand environmental stressors like drought and disease.
Dr. Ignacio Ciampitti
Professor of Agronomy | Co-Director, Institute for Digital & Advanced Agricultural Systems (IDAAS) | Director, Digital Decision Agriculture (D2Ag) Consortium for Climate Resilient Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab (CRSIIL, USAID)
Quantitative Agronomy
| Digital Agriculture
Dr. Gebisa Ejeta
Distinguished Professor of Agronomy | Director of GFSC
Sorghum Genetics & Breeding
765.494.4320
Dr. Jianxin Ma
Professor of Agronomy | Indiana Soybean Alliance Endowed Chair in Soybean Improvement
Plant Genetics & Genomics
765.496.3662
Dr. Mohsen Mohammadi
Associate Professor of Agronomy
Small Grains Breeding
| Quantitative Genetics
765.496.6851
Dr. Daniel Quinn
Professor of Agronomy
Faculty Extension Coordinator
| Extension Corn Specialist
765.494.5314
Dr. Katy Martin Rainey
Professor of Agronomy
Translational Genomics for Crop Improvement
765.494.1212
Dr. Mitch Tuinstra
Professor of Agronomy | Wickersham Chair of Excellence in Ag. Research
Plant Breeding & Genetics
765.494.9093
Dr. Cankui Zhang
Professor of Agronomy
Plant Molecular Physiology
765.496.6889