Use Plant Breeding And Genetics To Improve Crop Production | Insight From An Expert In Horticulture
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 27 December 2022
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we sit down with Ismail Dweikat, a Professor in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Presently his research centers around plant breeding and genetics – specifically in sorghum and pearl millet.
Ismail grew up on a farm with his uncle, so he is no stranger to working with plants. Over the years, his interest in horticulture shifted to DNA research, which has led to some fascinating discoveries surrounding plant science and productivity…
Jump in now to explore:
- The desirable characteristics that wild hemp has.
- How to enhance yield in various crops.
- The difference between industrial and non-industrial hemp.
- What Ismail is doing to improve sorghum and pearl millet production.
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Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C
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| 0:22.0 | He hunts down and interviews geniuses in every field. |
| 0:25.0 | Sleep science, cancer, stem cells, ketogenic diets, and more. |
| 0:29.0 | Come the geniuses. |
| 0:30.0 | This is the Finding Genius Podcast. |
| 0:33.0 | Richard Jacobs. |
| 0:36.0 | Hello, this is Richard Jacobs with the Finding Genius Podcast. |
| 0:41.0 | I have Isma Dwightcott. |
| 0:43.0 | He's a professor of plant breeding and genetics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. |
| 0:48.0 | So we're going to talk about the plant breeding work he does. |
| 0:50.0 | It looks like he's working on pearl millet and sorghum. |
| 0:54.0 | So Ismael, thank you for coming. |
| 0:56.0 | No problem. |
| 0:58.0 | Tell me a bit about your background. |
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