Dr. Natalia de Leon, GLBRC scientist, describes her research breeding corn for better biofuel production and explains how information learned from corn breeding can be applied to improve other bioenergy crops, such as switchgrass. Natalia also shares how she entered the field of crop breeding and why this area of research is both important and exciting.
Subjects
Agriculture
Biology
Engineering
Environmental Science
Topics
Biodiversity & Evolution
Plants & Photosynthesis
Concepts/Skills
Genetics, artificial section, evolution, crop breeding, biotechnology