Evaluating Performance of Individual Plants w/ the Combination of Genes in MN106 Genetic Background
Channel: IPREFER Pennycress
Date: 15/10/2021

Claire Biel (University of Minnesota/Plant Science) was part of the IPREFER the 2021 Integrated Plant Systems – Undergraduate Research Experience working with IPREFER collaborator Ratan Chopra to use gene-editing technologies for new trait development in pennycress. Claire’s internship focused on: 1) Identifying candidate genes that affect the important agronomic or quality traits in pennycress and 2) Screening for agronomic traits such as seed size, flowering, height, branching, etc.

This is a presentation Claire made at the August 2021 IPREFER annual meeting. You can also see an abstract of her work at https://www.iprefercap.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Yr-2-ABSTRACT-Claire-Biel.pdf

For information on IPREFER (Integrated Pennycress Research Enabling Farm & Energy Resilience) please visit:  https://www.iprefercap.org