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Newsheadline bar Dr. James Russell, rumen microbiologist with the U.S. Plant, Soil and Nutrition Research Unit, was selected as the 2005 USDA-ARS North Atlantic Area Senior Scientist of the Year for his outstanding research on the role of microbes in ruminant nutrition. 
Dr Ed Buckler, plant geneticist with the U.S. Plant, Soil and Nutrition Research Unit, received the Herbert L. Rothbart Outstanding Early Career Research Scientist Award for 2004 for his research on pioneering genetic approaches that let researchers identify individual genes controlling complex agronomic traits. This is the highest honor USDA-ARS bestows on young scientists within the Agency.Dr Ed Buckler, plant geneticist with the U.S. Plant, Soil and Nutrition Research Unit, was awarded the US Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering in 2005.Drs. Leon Kochian and Ross Welch, plant physiologists withthe U.S. Plant, Soil and Nutrition Research Unit, were plenary speakers at the 15th International Plant Nutrition Colloquium held in Beijing, China, on September 14-19, 2005. The colloquium attracted 1200 scientists from over 50 countries and addressed both basic and applied research issues related to plant nutrition and plant responses to the environment.   ARS News Articles  Tomato Pan-Genome Makes Bringing Flavor Back EasierMay 13, 2019Scientists Identify Genes and Proteins Plants Use to Redirect NitrogenOct 24, 2018Crops Hold Onto Harmful Mutations That Reduce ProductivityMar 14, 2018USDA's Agricultural Research Service Honors Scientists of the YearSep 12, 2017ARS Geneticist Edward Buckler Receives First National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food and Agriculture SciencesApr 27, 2017ARS Geneticist Edward Buckler Awarded First NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture SciencesJan 23, 2017Four Scientists Named to Agricultural Research Service Science Hall of FameSep 10, 2014Carbon Sequestration Not So Simple in Biomass Crop ProductionFeb 20, 2014A New Approach to Molecular Plant BreedingApr 16, 2012USDA's Agricultural Research Service Announces Scientist of the Year and Other AwardsJun 15, 2011ARS Honors Scientists and Support StaffFeb 10, 2009USDA Lab Renamed in Honor of Nobel-Winning ResearcherMay 12, 2008


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