Plant Genetics 101: How To Improve Crop Yield In Degraded Soil
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 25 May 2024
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
In this conversation, we connect with Jonathan Lynch, Ph.D., a University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Plant Science at Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Lynch has been a professional in his field for 4 decades, receiving his Masters and Ph.D. in Plant Physiology from UC Davis, where he also completed his postdoctoral training.
The global environment is constantly changing – which significantly impacts plant and soil health. As the head of the Roots Lab at Penn State, Dr. Lynch is on a mission to better understand the genetic, physiological, and ecological basis of plant adaptation to infertile soils. How does he achieve this? By meticulously studying the physiology, genetics, and ecology surrounding organismic processes…
Tune in now to discover:
- How to improve the growth of plants in hard conditions.
- The challenges that roots face in low-fertility soil.
- Problems that soil fertilizers can pose.
- The most important crops on Earth.
- How climate change is affecting crop yield.
Join us now to dive into Dr. Lynch's fascinating journey through life and science!
You can learn more about Dr. Lynch and his work with the Roots Lab by clicking here.
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| 0:30.3 | This is the Finding Genius podcast with Richard Jacobs. |
| 0:42.3 | Hello, this is Richard Jacobs with the Finding Genius podcast, now part of the Finding Genius Foundation. |
| 0:43.3 | My guest is Professor Jonathan Lynch, PhD, a distinguished professor, part of the Department |
| 0:47.3 | of Plant Sciences at Penn State University. |
| 0:50.3 | A way to talk about his research and root and risosphere biology. So welcome, Jonathan. Thank you for coming. Thank you, Richard. Good to be here. If you would, tell me a bit about your background and how you got into plant biology. When I was about nine years old, there was a famine in Africa, and I had the impression from what I saw on TV that it was related to drought and low soil fertility and poor food production. |
| 1:12.4 | And I thought it was terrible and I wanted to grow up and do something about it. |
| 1:16.2 | So I had this notion in my mind from that age that I wanted to, you know, somehow develop |
| 1:22.6 | plastic and withstand these conditions. |
| 1:24.9 | And that's basically what I've done ever since. |
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