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Characterize Kura-maize intercrop niche complementarity Lead - Shayla Gunn (DDPSC) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1708710839816-8UI01B4YVRMFN9UM2PH2/IMG_6849.jpg Our science - Evaluate Soil Water Dynamics Among Vegetation Types Determine how water use of Kernza (grown in biculture or with fertilizer) compares to water use of corn and soybean rotations. Lead - Ranjith Udawatta (MU) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1708710840433-PE3LY1WHS87OZSYT5KVS/IMG_7008.jpg Our science - Genotype-Microbiome Interactions Affecting Root Traits and Flood Tolerance Determine how host and microbiome relationships affect aerenchyma formation and tolerance to waterlogging. Lead - Joel Swift (KU) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1708722101571-VRPQNIRKTACTN71NG7DB/20221013_111703.jpg Our science - Silphium Root Allocation Patterns in Response to Watering Regimes Characterize development of Silphium roots in three time frames Learn how roots and rhizomes respond to top-down and bottom watering regimes Learn how above- and belowground traits vary over time. Lead - Tyler Thrash (DDPSC/SLU) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1708722148957-QRYRC904G4BSVSA95JFY/final.jpg Our science - Automated Petal Counting and Yield Estimates in Silphium Develop technology to automatically count Silphium petals Determine whether petal counts correspond to seed counts to determine yield Lead - Abby Stylianou (SLU) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1708710854828-AF294QODNNMKNL0QKLF1/IMG_2006.JPG Our science - Nitrogen Transfer from Alfalfa to Kernza and Pin Oak Quantify how alfalfa takes up N, then transfers N to Kernza and pin oak through its litter material Learn how N is stored in different parts of Kernza and pin oak plants Lead - Ranjith Udawatta (MU) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1708714930268-173Y1ZWOR1DASF52OQ71/Image+from+iOS.jpg Our science - Understanding Influences and Causality in Plant Root Trait-Root Microbiome Relationships Analysis to understand the influences of plant traits on the root microbiome and the influence of the root microbiome on root traits Lead - Alicia Foxx (CBG) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1708714165152-DW3CZ8CD0X1PA1R3NC2H/IMG_7020.jpg Our science - Effects of Perennial Crops on Soil Health Measure microbial community structure to understand the relationships between organic carbon and microbial communities of Kernza and alfalfa grown in biculture Lead - Ranjith Udawatta (MU) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1708715250469-TG5EYOPY7OHY8R7B3EDU/20230530_120551.jpg Our science - Plant Community Composition, Diversity, and Precipitation Effects on Carbon Retention and Loss in Grassland Soils Test whether root decomposition or exudates generate greater soil microbial respiration Lead - Laura Podzikowski (KU) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1708715412408-706EVGGX20ALAXYR1ID0/IMG_5612.jpg Our science - Using Perennial Polycultures as a Stepping Stone Between Degraded Land and Restored Native Ecosystem Determine whether planting Kernza can improve the growth, nutrient uptake, and water use of subsequently planted grasses, forbs, and legumes Lead - Leila Rquibi (CBG) https://newroots.squarespace.com/our-approach daily 0.75 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1673028923219-EFZX4RR2793EPFY1F9HM/IMG_9628.jpg Our approach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/9dcb817e-d5bf-4402-bcb7-e0d04ed0018a/unsplash-image-fjj7lVpCxRE.jpg Our approach - Above-ground phenotyping Coordinates collection and extraction of traits including flowering time, growth rate, leaf size and shape, biomass, and yield. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/e4ecff06-2d29-49c0-bc0e-1d54eef1e674/unsplash-image-ZgY-zd7rH9g.jpg Our approach - Below-ground phenotyping Expanded applications of phenotyping in natural and field settings. Work includes quantification of root biomass via soil cores, 2-D and 3-D imaging of excavated roots, and use of in-ground root trackers to monitor root growth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1664568932782-M0XFDRSXT3IKEEVMDR61/unsplash-image-c23Lv2fzEyo.jpg Our approach - Soil structure composition Characterizes key edaphic properties including net N mineralization, pore structure, water stable aggregates, total organic C, N, and P, particulate organic matter, pH, electrical conductivity, soil texture, water infiltration, and microbial biomass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1659042920902-J9G6R0P3X7GD4WAMZDHU/Salina.jpg Our approach - Multi-site field logistics Coordinates activities and develop common protocols, field notebooks, and data storage for field activities taking place across Institute sites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1664568854520-DVS1FSO7U2A40MBJ6XQX/unsplash-image-hpjSkU2UYSU.jpg Our approach - Data science and analysis Coordinates Institute data storage, management, and accessibility as well as provides statistical and analytical support. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1664569139759-034AXOJNA9PFRWXJQHP5/unsplash-image-Wk902ZLaA7M.jpg Our approach - Microbiome characterization Analyzes samples to describe microbes present in the soil including soil/rhizosphere bacteria, fungi, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and oomycetes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1664569049801-B3AS8B8KLHII6BHAXAZ1/unsplash-image-RflgrtzU3Cw.jpg Our approach - Elemental profiling Generates an estimated abundance of 20 elements from a single sample. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1664568902435-R56J53GCR0J1NUOR4UVY/unsplash-image-ZiQkhI7417A.jpg Our approach - Synthesis and integration Integrative activities include statistical approaches as well as conceptual / mathematical modeling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1707498257984-VUA3KCNJ4EO3MXUAZC0B/2.%252BBII%252BRestore%252BDiagrams%252Bfor%252BDDPSC_Figure%252B3_FINAL-01.jpg Our approach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/57fc48d4-a77c-4793-a2a6-ae1bb3fa8e30/unsplash-image-ZgY-zd7rH9g.jpg Our approach - Belowground phenotyping Studies belowground structures by quantifying root biomass, imaging excavated roots, and imaging roots in the field. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/abd165a5-e97f-4557-8484-1403349b2c4f/unsplash-image-hpjSkU2UYSU.jpg Our approach - Data science and analysis Coordinates Institute data storage, management, analysis, accessibility, and provides statistical and analytical support. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/6a16386e-45ec-41c0-bae7-8432c9a47495/unsplash-image-fjj7lVpCxRE.jpg Our approach - Aboveground phenotyping Coordinates collection of traits including flowering time, growth rate, leaf size and shape, aboveground biomass, and yield. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/b5f96830-ec4f-4113-88e9-cb50bbdad39d/unsplash-image-Wk902ZLaA7M.jpg Our approach - Characterizing the m icrobiome Analyzes microbes present in the soil including soil/rhizosphere bacteria, fungi, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, and oomycetes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/bdcc3f68-c6bb-4115-80f4-19428e8d4a89/unsplash-image-RflgrtzU3Cw.jpg Our approach - Elemental profiling Generates an estimated abundance of 20 elements from a single sample to determine how plants take up and use elements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/a20d3daa-7426-4cfe-8d58-cf003e467fe2/unsplash-image-c23Lv2fzEyo.jpg Our approach - Soil structure composition Characterizes key soil properties including N mineralization, pore structure, total organic C, N, and P, soil texture, and water infiltration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/e2b8d495-515a-4806-86ad-5972c324909b/unsplash-image-ZiQkhI7417A.jpg Our approach - Synthesis and integration Determines what statistical approaches and models allow us to understand the link between plant traits, communities, and soil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/b0770b69-237e-4b1f-b533-6eee9a56c623/3.+BII+Restore+for+DDPSC_Figure+3v2-01.jpg Our approach - Multi-site field logistics Develops common protocols, notes, and data organization strategies for trait collection and plot maintenance across Institute sites. https://newroots.squarespace.com/events daily 0.75 2024-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1704826829430-6RXP7JNVBDNPOUCZ0HVF/20230623_091234+%281%29.jpg Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1732547129907-ZJAPAPE3E8QECHQK5LVN/IMG_0374.JPEG Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1732547024040-9WXD9S8SL8N9IZXAMH8K/IMG_4605.JPG Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1732547058755-3WV2SKEAIB1QVW54CE33/IMG_4608.JPG Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1732547125156-TCD3L6IH5NF83HNSH8SY/IMG_4604.JPG Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1732547127439-VTCT7AIJIER7SG27XN1K/IMG_4603.JPG Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1732547005525-NPVN293EGRDULFMEGNQ6/IMG_3466.jpg Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1732547041425-U6AT96OSQ2C7GXMWCBUV/IMG_4611.jpg Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1732653097865-APJRJES257I8M0OQI3PE/IMG_9534.PNG Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1732653091638-MJA3QU6Q6D0PF6IUS1J9/IMG_9530.jpg Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1732653101222-4IN8TFPGU6SLN3W8G8BQ/IMG_9529.jpg Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/2653d38a-8e0f-4cf2-9d42-982d6f672afa/IMG_2222+%281%29.jpg Events - 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Developing Root Trait Targets from Carbon/Nitrogen Dynamics of Kura Clover-Maize Intercrop Studies Understand the root system architecture and intrinsic C allocation dynamics of Kura clover Investigate suppression management effects on N availability to intercropped maize. Characterize Kura-maize intercrop niche complementarity Lead - Shayla Gunn (DDPSC) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1708719204018-K3NDUJK1JGFNLIKGSR6B/IMG_2006.JPG Emerging Projects - Nitrogen Transfer from Alfalfa to Kernza and Pin Oak Quantify how alfalfa takes up N, then transfers N to Kernza and pin oak through its litter material Learn how N is stored in different parts of Kernza and pin oak plants Lead - Ranjith Udawatta (MU) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1708719178372-G16KTC4EGRNC08BIK1LB/20230530_120551.jpg Emerging Projects - Plant Community Composition, Diversity, and Precipitation Effects on Carbon Retention and Loss in Grassland Soils Test whether root decomposition or exudates generate greater soil microbial respiration Lead - Laura Podzikowski (KU) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1708719180867-I0MIBX2OWXIY8GDVVL1Y/IMG_5612.jpg Emerging Projects - Using Perennial Polycultures as a Stepping Stone Between Degraded Land and Restored Native Ecosystem Determine whether planting Kernza can improve the growth, nutrient uptake, and water use of subsequently planted grasses, forbs, and legumes Lead - Leila Rquibi (CBG) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1708719182959-H6ERTNUKQ6M5WDUPEPY5/Image+from+iOS.jpg Emerging Projects - Understanding Influences and Causality in Plant Root Trait-Root Microbiome Relationships Analysis to understand the influences of plant traits on the root microbiome and the influence of the root microbiome on root traits Lead - Alicia Foxx (CBG) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1708719187840-NX2FU7O8D7Z9V1WNTM2P/IMG_7020.jpg Emerging Projects - Effects of Perennial Crops on Soil Health Measure microbial community structure to understand the relationships between organic carbon and microbial communities of Kernza and alfalfa grown in biculture Lead - Ranjith Udawatta (MU) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1708719191089-OURKDCXO5QIT9B9BCO6C/final.jpg Emerging Projects - Automated Petal Counting and Yield Estimates in Silphium Develop technology to automatically count Silphium petals Determine whether petal counts correspond to seed counts to determine yield Lead - Abby Stylianou (SLU) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1708719191613-43UEGQXEJYM1DFC1JDY9/20230510_104240.jpg Emerging Projects - Silphium Root Allocation Patterns in Response to Watering Regimes Characterize development of Silphium roots in three time frames Learn how roots and rhizomes respond to top-down and bottom watering regimes Learn how above- and belowground traits vary over time. Lead - Tyler Thrash (DDPSC/SLU) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1708719198133-F6QNQQ7EYDJXTNZITEAN/IMG_7008.jpg Emerging Projects - Genotype-Microbiome Interactions Affecting Root Traits and Flood Tolerance Determine how host and microbiome relationships affect aerenchyma formation and tolerance to waterlogging. Lead - Joel Swift (KU) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1708719197956-PKY3YXPVHCM2JNPPN3OW/IMG_6849.jpg Emerging Projects - Evaluate Soil Water Dynamics Among Vegetation Types Determine how water use of Kernza (grown in biculture or with fertilizer) compares to water use of corn and soybean rotations. Lead - Ranjith Udawatta (MU) https://newroots.squarespace.com/p-join daily 0.75 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1673028611010-AH9UBGNMOGNGKFZBB6A5/20220916_143729.jpg Opportunities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/41ef7c22-a7ec-43b3-9840-ac98cef1ca30/Y4+AM+Field+2.png Opportunities - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1707496717172-FN6MYHWIF0ZBL01VAGZO/1000005283.jpg Opportunities Soil coring Tripsacum dactyloides at Shaw Nature Reserve (Gray Summit, MO) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1707496483694-7WVQGF14YUWV3VMFB8IQ/IMG_20230622_143050718_HDR.jpg Opportunities The Summer 2023 REU cohort visiting the Chicago Botanic Gardens (Glencoe, IL) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1708461832348-997XUK7KAXRZH6JAVO65/IMG_6999.jpg Opportunities Biomass harvest (Mettawa, IL) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1706048760527-4N19HSYE1P1XJ6MY42TE/IMG_20230622_143208388_HDR.jpg Opportunities The 2023 BII REU cohort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1706134144292-2O5IEZ6SLG5KV69EPKEY/IMG_6024.jpg Opportunities Summer interns weeding a field site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1706048739812-7S8VKIGQBWMN3V4BRIY7/KU+image.jpg Opportunities Collecting data in an alfalfa plot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1706048741059-IC36R3DVVBVWVLF5NVCT/minirhizotron.jpg Opportunities Installing minirhizotron tubes in an alfalfa plot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1706048742518-1Q8J6FD2V132SHVCOLUS/Kansas+interns.jpg Opportunities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1706048739601-A883BBR4RRJFYE49I3GA/max+tripsacum.jpg Opportunities The Tripsacum dactyloides plot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1706048744815-95R3U2KC2MOLYHPSOHEK/KU+REUs.jpg Opportunities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1706048745595-E38O127P6MIQAI68K3Q1/UVM+REUs.jpg Opportunities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1706048755000-FTA780X1KD229K3FPFYR/IMG_20230911_102915348_HDR.jpg Opportunities A visit to the Fischer field site (Saint Charles, MO) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1706048765546-B9PQCC3V1CUXBQSR3OQQ/2023+Danforth+REUs.jpg Opportunities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8e12c076ba3540a3b0cb/1706134144291-LW68227FX8NIIPS3V5BC/IMG_6332.jpg Opportunities