Plant Sciences Hall News Today

Seed law designates the University of Nebraska as the entity in charge of seed certification, with the Nebraska Crop Improvement Association as the affiliated agency to carry out that work.

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Crop Improvement Association, with a history going back to the early 20th century, has long carried out a central task for the state’s agriculture. The NCIA’s laboratory tests and field...

October is known as soybean cyst nematode action month because this is the best time to get out and soil sample for SCN. The end of a soybean season is when SCN levels will be at their highest in the soil. Currently, the Nebraska Soybean Board is sponsoring soybean cyst nematode sample analysis for samples from any Nebraska field.

As part of our Curious Cornhuskers initiative, a reader asked The Daily Nebraskan, “Why is the north end of the Plant Sciences Hall entirely windowless?”

As part of our Curious Cornhuskers initiative, a reader asked The Daily Nebraskan, “Why is the north end of the Plant Sciences Hall entirely windowless?”

Big stakes are involved in keeping plants safe from disease and pest assault. Each year in the United States, the damage and control costs from non-native plant pathogens total an estimated $21.5 billion. Meanwhile, the...

Between March 13-19, the most frequently reported crime to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department was alcohol incidents of the “drunk” category with three reports, according to UNLPD’s Daily Crime