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New OSU wheat varieties could lead to more natural bread with fewer additives

Flour from the OSU varieties Paradox, Breadbox and Firebox (dubbed the OX varieties) appears to provide an uncommonly high level of dough strength while maintaining varying levels of extensibility. OSU has partnered with Oklahoma-based Shawnee Milling Company and Farm Strategy, a food supply chain consultant, to research the potential of these three wheat varieties as a natural flour-based alternative to wheat gluten additives, such as vital wheat gluten
Paradox and Firebox signs in front of a wheat field where the two varieties are located.
OSU turf team drives decades of innovation

Mon, Dec 16, 2024

The Oklahoma State University turfgrass team has been continuing to improve the quality of turfgrass varieties for more than 40 years.

OSU AgricultureOSU Ag ResearchOSU ExtensionDepartment of Horticulture and Landscape ArchitectureDepartment of Plant and Soil Sciences#OrangeIsTheAnswer
New wheat variety to combat head scab fungal disease

Thu, Nov 21, 2024

Oklahoma State University Agriculture recently released Scab Stryker, a wheat variety resistant to the fungal disease fusarium head blight. Scab Stryker research trials performed the best against head scab for four years in a row.

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Abit recognized with 2024 Excellence in Teaching award

Thu, Nov 21, 2024

Dr. Sergio Abit, professor in the Oklahoma State University Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, is a regional recipient of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ 2024 Excellence in College and University Teaching Award for Food and Agricultural Sciences.

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New OSU One Health lab to transform agricultural genetic research

Thu, Nov 14, 2024

The One Health Innovation Lab has been working to re-sequence genes from the Oklahoma State University wheat research program to establish the new lab and its services of sequencing human, animal and plant genetics.

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Save the date for Winter Crops School December 16-18

Mon, Sep 30, 2024

The event will offer continuing education credits for certified crop advisors and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.

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