Purdue Dedicates First Field Phenotyping Facility in North America

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR AUGUST 29, 2016

Event:
Indiana Corn and Soybean Innovation Center Dedication
Monday (Aug. 29) at 10:45 a.m. EDT. The event starts at 10:45, but please arrive at 10:30 a.m. to park and take shuttle.

4750 U.S. Route 52 W., West Lafayette, IN 47906
 

The Indiana Corn and Soybean Innovation Center is Purdue’s new automated field phenotyping facility, the only university-based facility in the United States. Phenotyping is the process of learning how the genetic makeup of a plant adapts and reacts to the environment to produce complex traits such as growth, tolerance, and yield. The Center will play a crucial role in addressing global food security and revolutionizing agriculture. 

The morning event will include remarks from Purdue University President Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., Purdue College of Agriculture Dean Jay Akridge and Senior Associate Dean and Director of Research Karen Plaut; leaders from the Indiana Soybean Alliance and Indiana Corn Marketing Council; and facility tours 

Contact:

Amy Patterson Neubert, Purdue News Service, 765-494-9723, apatterson@purdue.edu 

Agricultural Communications: (765) 494-2722;
Keith Robinson, robins89@purdue.edu
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