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Gurleen Kaur on Why the George Washington Carver Scholars Program is so Important

Posted September 28, 2022 • 00:07:20

Gurleen Kaur is a PhD candidate at the University of Florida majoring in Horticultural Sciences and is slated to graduate in December 2022. She wants...

Cassie Newman on Why There’s More to Peanuts Than You Think

Posted September 27, 2022 • 00:09:16

Plant breeding student Cassie Newman specializes in peanut breeding. She’s a third year PhD student at North Carolina State University, where she...

Edgar Sierra Orozco Might Have Hit a Tomato Resistance Target Bullseye

Posted August 11, 2022 • 00:07:41

Target spot, or early blight, is one of the most common diseases attacking leaves and stems of tomato. Edgar Sierra Orozco is a National Association...

Why Andy Horgan Wears his Failed Startup Like a Badge of Honor

Posted August 9, 2022 • 00:14:10

Andrew Horgan, National Association of Plant Breeders 2022 Borlaug Scholar and Texas A&M grad student, sits down to chat about working with fruit...

How a Texas College Football Rivalry Made Sarah Jones Want to be a Plant Breeder

Posted August 8, 2022 • 00:09:04

Sarah Jones is a PhD student in Plant Breeding in the Soynomics group at Iowa State University and a 2022 National Association of Plant Breeders Borlaug...