IPREFER Undergraduate Research Experience
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Alex Hafner: IPREFER 2020 Integrated Plant Systems – Undergraduate Research Experience Presentation
Our 2020 Integrated Plant Systems – Undergraduate Research Experience Fellow Alex Hafner (Illinois State University) presents his work on pennycress genetics and breeding at CoverCress, Inc. at the IPREFER annual meeting.
Alex’s internship project, mentored by IPREFER collaborator Chris Aulbach, involved identifying genes that control flowering time in pennycress and building CRISPR constructs to produce knockout or reduced function mutations. By doing this Alex hopes to accelerate the shift from vegetative to floral development even during short days.
IPREFER is supported by Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grant No. 2019-69012-29851 from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture -
Claire Biel: IPREFER 2020 Integrated Plant Systems – Undergraduate Research Experience Presentation
Claire Biel (University of Minnesota), an IPREFER 2020 Integrated Plant Systems – Undergraduate Research Experience Intern presents her work on pennycress weed suppression at the 2020 IPREFER annual meeting.
Claire's internship project, mentored by IPREFER collaborator Cody Hoerning focused on the study of weed presence in pennycress plots compared to fallow plots.
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Mitchell Polk: IPREFER 2020 Integrated Plant Systems–Undergraduate Research Experience Presentation
Mitchell Polk (University of Minnesota), Intern in the IPREFER 2020 Integrated Plant Systems–Undergraduate Research Experience presents his work on pennycress genetics at the 2020 IPREFER annual meeting.
Mitchell’s project, mentored by IPREFER collaborator Ratan Chopra, characterized the effects of planting density on harvest index, plant height, seed yield, lodging, and main-stem branching. Additionally, it helped define the relationship between planting density and multilocular pods in the Faciated – 1 and Faciated – 2 mutant pennycress lines.
IPREFER is supported by Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grant No. 2019-69012-29851 from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Introduction to the IPREFER Project
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Introduction to the IPREFER Project
Professor Win Phippen (Western Illinois University) introduces the IPREFER project. IPREFER (Integrated Pennycress Research Enabling Farm & Energy Resilience) is a team of academic researchers, extension/outreach specialists, agricultural producers, and commercial interests working to optimize off-season pennycress oilseed production. Western Illinois University leads this five-year $10 million project. Learn more about IPREFER at www.iprefercap.org (May 2020)
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IPREFER is supported by Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grant No. 2019-69012-29851 from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture -
IPREFER Introduction to Pennycress: The New Cash Cover Crop
IPREFER Project Director and Western Illinois University (WIU) professor Win Phippen presents a general introduction to the winter annual oilseed, field pennycress (Thlaspi arvense L.), as a new cash cover crop for the midwest region for the sustainable biofuels industry. Professor Phippen covers details of how pennycress seed is established in research plots at WIU. This is the 1st video in a 7-part series. (May 2020)
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Western Illinois University Pennycress Research History
IPREFER Project Director and Western Illinois University professor Win Phippen gives a brief history of pennycress research at Western Illinois University that identified critical traits Games for the development of pennycress as a new viable rotation crop in the US Midwest region. This is the 2nd video in a 7-part series. (May 2020)
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IPREFER 2020 Virtual Field Days
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Winter Annual Oilseeds Virtual Field Days - Overview
Dr. M. Scott Wells provides a recap of all three sessions of the Winter Annual Oilseeds Virtual Field Days hosted in May-June, 2020. -
Oil and Protein Extraction of Winter Annual Oilseeds for Viable Food Ingredients
UMN Food Science researcher, Vaidehi Narkar takes listeners through the oil and protein extraction process and how it is being applied to winter camelina and pennycress to identify new plant based ingredients. -
Forever Green Winter Annual Oilseeds Virtual Field Days -- Session 1 YouTube
The Forever Green Initiative winter annual oilseeds, winter camelina and pennycress, are being developed to protect our water and soil, provide new economic opportunities for growers and spur innovation in food, fuel, bioplastics, novel protein and feed applications. Rapid advances have been made for both winter camelina and pennycress. This is the first in a series of three virtual "field days" showcasing the research underway to advance these exciting new oilseeds.
This session features four speakers:
Dr. M. Scott Wells who provides an overview of the Forever Green Initiative and outlines the presentations in the webinar.
Dr. Frank Forcella highlights the ecological services winter camelina and pennycress provide, including a food source for pollinators, keeping the soil in continuous living cover and protecting our water resources. 8:22
Dr. Katherine Frels explains the breeding research and targets underway for winter camelina and pennycress. 31:42
Dr. Russ Gesch provides insight into the agronomic best practices for the oilseeds, including planting, fertility and harvest recommendations. 49:53
IPREFER Partners
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Pennycress fields at UMN St. Paul Campus, May 2020
This video was shot by Dr. Ratan Chopra, a Research Associate at the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology and the Forever Green Initiative (FGI). Dr. Chopra shares close-up imagery of pennycress research plots and explains the mutation breeding and trait discovery research underway on the UMN St. Paul campus.
Chopra joined FGI in June 2017 to lead trait discovery efforts of the winter oilseeds. He is working closely with breeders, agronomists, food scientists and plant biologists to develop strategies needed for rapid domestication of pennycress. -
Breeding Soybean for Pennycress Relay Cropping Systems
Dr. Scotty Wells, Associate Professor at the Univ. of Minnesota, Twin Cities, gives an overview of the IPREFER project 'SoySelect' and why breeding soybean for relay planting systems is essential to address potential soybean yield gaps.
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Covercress
This video describes the main important points around the new crop CoverCress, that is derived from the weed called pennycress. The company creating this product is called Arvegenix Inc., located in St. Louis MO, USA.
IPREFER Biodiesel Lecture Series
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Creating Biodiesel - Part 1
Dr. Pamela Tas is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and a member of the IPREFER research project team. Dr. Tas presents how to create biodiesel and green aviation fuel using the plant known as pennycress. Dr.Tas also discusses how to produce biodiesel and the benefits to the environment from using biomass to create transportation fuels. This video is the first in a three-part series. The material is intended for advanced high school and college students interested in ag-based biofuels. The IPREFER research project has a goal of commercially launching pennycress as a cash cover crop in 2021.
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Biodiesel Transesterification - Part 2
IPREFER research collaborator and University of Wisconsin-Platteville professor Dr. Pamela Tas presents a brief introductory talk on biodiesel transesterification. This video is the second of a three-part series. The material is intended for advanced high school and college students interested in ag-based biofuels. The IPREFER research project has a goal of commercially launching pennycress as a cash cover crop in 2021.
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Biodiesel: Measuring Soap Content - Part 3
Dr. Pamela Tas is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and a member of the IPREFER research project team. Dr. Tas demonstrates the third step or filtration step in the biodiesel making process. This video is the third in a three-part series. The material is intended for advanced high school and college students interested in ag-based biofuels. (Winter 2020)
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Learn more about the IPREFER project at www.iprefercap.org. IPREFER is supported by Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grant No. 2019-69012-29851 from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.