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Louisiana Agriculture Magazine Spring 2021
LSU AgCenter Breeding Programs Provide Sustainability in Crop Production
Tara P. Smith
There is a continual need to increase yield and quality among Louisiana crops. Developing new plant varieties is a major focus of the LSU AgCenter.
An Eye to the Future: Plant Breeders Work to Improve Crops
Kyle Peveto
LSU AgCenter plant breeders improve crops to resist disease and pests, adapt to the environment and produce greater amounts of food, fiber and fuel.
Kyle Peveto
LSU AgCenter plant breeders have dedicated themselves to developing better plant varieties to sustain and grow Louisiana agriculture.
Rice Research Station: A Rich History of Research and Variety Development
Dustin Harrell, Adam Famoso and Valerie Dartez
Farmers in southwest Louisiana knew that if this new venture into rice production was to succeed, it needed research and new varieties.
Rice Breeding Guarantees Sustainability, Profitability for Louisiana Rice Industry
Adam Famoso, Dustin Harrell, Brijesh Angira and Rick Zaunbrecher
The development of new rice varieties is a continuous process and typically takes seven to eight years.
Sweet Potato Breeding Program Helps Market Meet Demand
Don La Bonte, Christopher Clark, Tara Smith and Arthur Villordon
The demand for sweet potatoes is increasing worldwide. LSU AgCenter breeders are trying to meet the changing needs with new varieties.
Seeds of Success: Sweet Potato Licensing at the LSU AgCenter
Dirk Benedict
New varieties of sweet potatoes developed, patented and licensed at the LSU AgCenter continue to have commercial success.
Plant Breeders and Intellectual Property
Kyle Peveto
When plant breeders create new varieties, they contact the Office of Sponsored Programs and Intellectual Property to assess commercial success.
Sweet Potato Foundation Seed Program Continues to Thrive
Christopher Clark, Tara Smith, Arthur Villordon and Don La Bonte
Through the LSU AgCenter sweet potato foundation seed program, growers are provided with clean, virus-free seed.
Sugarcane Variety Development in Louisiana: Past, Present and Future
Collins Kimbeng, Michael Pontif, Niranjan Baisakh and Kenneth Gravois
Combining strategies fundamental to plant breeding, with new technologies such as DNA marker-assisted selection, will lead to future breakthroughs.
Managing Sugarcane Disease Through a Public and Private Sector Partnership
Jeffrey W. Hoy and Lester P. Cannon
The effective management of sugarcane diseases during the past 35 years has resulted from providing healthy seed cane to Louisiana producers.
Increasing Yield and Quality Continue in Cotton Breeding
Gerald O. Myers and John I. Dickson
The goal of the LSU AgCenter cotton breeding program is the same as in the late 19th century: high- and stable-yielding varieties with superior fiber quality.
History and Significance of the Louisiana Soybean Breeding and Variety Testing Programs
Blair Buckley and David O. Moseley
The LSU AgCenter has helped Louisiana soybean producers adapt to major transformations to production through breeding and variety testing here at home.
Development of Wheat and Oat Varieties with Improved Yield and Disease Resistance
Stephen Harrison, Kelly Arceneaux, Niranjan Baisakh, Boyd Padgett and Paul P. “Trey” Price III
The LSU AgCenter wheat and oat breeding program provides regionally adapted, high-yielding varieties that have good diseases resistance.
Development of Wheat Varieties Resistant to Fusarium Head Blight
Stephen Harrison, Kelly Arceneaux, Niranjan Baisakh, Boyd Padgett and Paul P. “Trey” Price III
The wheat breeding program has made tremendous strides in development of Fusarium head blight resistant varieties over the past decade.
Economic Significance of the LSU AgCenter Plant Breeding Program for Louisiana
Michael Deliberto and J. Matthew Fannin
Investment in the AgCenter’s plant breeding programs is born out of necessity. Improved crop varieties provide economic value and stability for agriculture.
LSU College of Agriculture News for Spring 2021
Annabelle Stokes
Ag Week 2021; New “land and culture” course; Medicinal plant sciences grad; Ag Mentoring benefits students and mentors; Joint class with MendelU.
LSU AgCenter News for Spring 2021
Linda Foster Benedict
State livestock show goes on despite pandemic; Beef cattle researcher gets $500,000 grant; New sake made with Louisiana rice; Two new community parks.
