Colorado State University Center for Science Communication Cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata) provide numerous benefits to the land on which they’re grown, …
Cowpea Diversity 2: Producer and Consumer Traits
Category: Crops and Cultures
Sorghum Diversity 2: Breeding for Temperate Adaptation
Colorado State University Center for Science Communication Sorghum bicolor, also known as sorghum, is a diverse crop with varieties suited …
Sorghum Diversity 1: Origins and Importance
Colorado State University Center for Science Communication Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is a globally important and versatile crop. It is used …
Crop Diversity Series Introduction
Colorado State University Center for Science Communication Crop genetic diversity is essential to global agriculture. This series explores the origins …
The Four Corners Potato: Conserving an Ancient Food from Escalante, Utah
The University of Utah and the Natural History Museum of Utah Researchers from the Natural History Museum of Utah and …
Online Academic Credit Course – Seed Quality–Seed Production and Genetics
Deana Namuth-Covert, Laura Pottorff
If you want to be a seed analyst or work in some way with seeds, learning …
Three Sisters: Companion Planting of North American Indigenous Peoples
Tada Vargas, Emma Balunek, Katheryn Chen, Patrick Byrne The term ‘Three Sisters’ refers to corn (Zea mays), beans (Phaseolus vulgaris), …
Three Sisters
Patrick Byrne, Meagan Schipanski, Deana Namuth-Covert This chapter provides an overview of Three Sisters agriculture, the Indigenous American tradition …
Plant Breeding
Patrick Byrne, Meagan Schipanski, Deana Namuth-Covert This chapter focuses on three concepts that have been important in plant breeding: …
Crop Diversity: A Virtual Crop Science Field Tour
Patrick Byrne, Meagan Schipanski, Deana Namuth-Covert This eBook provides a virtual field tour at Colorado State University’s Agricultural Research, Development …