Crop Science Society of America
The Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) is a prominent international science foundation headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. CSSA has close ties with American Society of Agronomy, and the Soil Science Society of America. All three societies share staff and are headquartered in the same building. CSSA publishes the latest in conservation, wise use of natural resources for the productions of food, livestock feed, and fiber crops with the goal of maintaining and improving the environment. CSSA provides certification for specialists, a public outreach program, grants and an on-line newsletters. Society journals are provided to members and e-mail alerts
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677 South Segoe Rd | Madison, WI 53711
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headquarters [at] crop [dot] org
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608-273-8080
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608-273-2021
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"Crop Science Society of America" in the news:
Is nitrogen the new carbon?
Sep 21, 2009 |
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In looking forward to the next Green Revolution, researchers have been carefully examining the role of nitrogen fixation in delivering successful crops around the globe.
A genome may reduce your carbon footprint
May 12, 2009 |
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With the costs of genome sequencing rapidly decreasing, and with the infrastructure now developed for almost anyone with access to a computer to cheaply store, access, and analyze sequence information, emphasis is increasingly ...
Food security: It starts with seed
May 04, 2009 |
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With each passing year, the human population of our planet continues to expand. This growth has created a wide ranging strain on our water and soil resources, as well as our environment, creating an unprecedented urgency ...
Historical increase in corn yield -- it's in the roots
Mar 16, 2009 |
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One of the most significant developments in agricultural growth in modern times has been the continuous and substantial increase in corn yield over the past 80 years in the U.S. Corn Belt.
Transport behavior of E. coli varies depending on manure source
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Escherichia coli is a commonly used indicator organism for detecting the presence of fecal contamination in drinking water supplies. The importance of E. coli as an indicator organism has led to several studies looking at th ...
Patience pays off with methanol for uranium bioremediation
Feb 23, 2009 |
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The legacy of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy development has left ground water and sediment at dozens of sites across the United States and many more around the world contaminated with uranium. The uranium is transported ...
Dry beans inhibit development of mammary cancer
Feb 04, 2009 |
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As the world seeks new ways to prevent and treat chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer, more research continues to be conducted on the benefits of certain foods in reducing people's risk of contracting ...
Scientists simulate gut reaction to arsenic exposure
Oct 07, 2008 |
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A simulated gastrointestinal system is helping scientists test contaminated soil for its potential to harm humans. The method is likely to save time and money for people hoping to repurpose land with an industrial past.
Topsoil's limited turnover: A crisis in time
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 02, 2008 |
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Topsoil does not last forever. Records show that topsoil erosion, accelerated by human civilization and conventional agricultural practices, has outpaced long-term soil production. Earth's continents are losing prime agricultural ...
Pterodactyl-inspired robot to master air, ground and sea
Oct 02, 2008 |
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Paleontologist Sankar Chatterjee of Texas Tech University, aeronautical engineer Rick Lind of the University of Florida, and their students Andy Gedeon and Brian Roberts have reached back in time 115 million ...
War from the ground up
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 01, 2008 |
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The connection between geology and the history of the Civil War has fascinated Robert Whisonant since his undergraduate days, and now Whisonant has teamed up with geomorphologist Judy Ehlen, both of Radford University, to ...
Researchers track Chernobyl fallout
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 01, 2008 |
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When a reactor in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded in 1986 in what was then the Soviet republic of Ukraine, radioactive elements were released in the air and dispersed over the Soviet Union, Europe and even eastern ...
From mothballs to mobilization: Taking the salt out of sea water
Sep 30, 2008 |
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The United Nations estimates that 1.1 billion people across the globe lack access to sustainable, clean drinking water and that 1.6 million children will die each year because of that lack of access. How can science help ...
Looking for water on Mars
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 28, 2008 |
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NASA's Phoenix Scout Lander reached Mars on May 25,, opened a soils lab, and started looking for water. Phoenix uses a robotic scoop arm to deliver regolith samples to the suite of instruments aboard the Lander--with one ...
NASA's dirty secret: Moon dust
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 26, 2008 |
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The Apollo Moon missions of 1969-1972 all share a dirty secret. "The major issue the Apollo astronauts pointed out was dust, dust, dust," says Professor Larry Taylor, Director of the Planetary Geosciences ...
