Dr. Karen Sanguinet returns to the Wheat Beat podcast to introduce a genetic discovery that could help future wheat varieties make more efficient use of the nitrogen that's applied to soils.

Resources:

New Phytologist article: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.19079

Gene required for root hair growth, nitrate foraging found in grasses: news.wsu.edu/press-release/2023/09/19/gene-required-for-root-hair-growth-nitrate-foraging-found-in-grasses/

Sanguinet lab members: css.wsu.edu/sanguinet-lab-members/

Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (PNNL): pnnl.gov

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL): emsl.pnnl.gov

Contact information:

Karen Sanguinet, WSU Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, 509-335-3662, [email protected], mps.wsu.edu/dr-karen-sanguinet/

Episode transcription: smallgrains.wsu.edu/wbp177