Paul Scott (left) and his Iowa State colleague Thomas Lübberstedt inspect a corn nursery near Ames, Iowa during harvest. The scientists are working to develop improved seed corn tailored to the needs of the organic industry. (Photo by Kathleen Delate, Iowa State University)
A new federal grant of nearly two-million dollars will help researchers develop improved corn hybrids for the rapidly growing organic industry.
Paul Scott, a USDA research geneticist and affiliate professor of agronomy at Iowa State, says one of the goals is to develop hybrids that carry traits desired by organic farmers. For example, higher levels of the essential nutrient methioinine, which is important to the organic poultry industry.
