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Stephen BaenzigerFaculty Bio

volunteer, emeriti
Work Plant Sciences Hall (PLSH) 377L
Lincoln NE 68583-0915
US
Work 402-472-2811 On campus, dial 2-2811
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icon-academic-capEducation

  • BA, Harvard University, 1972
  • MS, Purdue University, 1975
  • Ph D, Purdue University, 1975

icon-chat-userCourses

  • ENTO 815A, Self-pollinated Crop Breeding, Fall 2016
  • AGRO 815A, Self-pollinated Crop Breeding, Fall 2016
  • AGRO 815A, Self-pollinated Crop Breeding, Fall 2016
  • AGRO 815B, Germplasm and Genes, Fall 2016
  • AGRO 815B, Germplasm and Genes, Fall 2016

icon-documentPublications and Other Intellectual Contributions

  • Registration of ‘NE06545’ (Husker Genetics Brand Freeman) Hard Red Winter Wheat. , J. Plant Registrations , October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2014
  • Winter and specialty wheat
  • Distribution of cadmium, iron, and zinc in millstreams of hard winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). , J. Agric. Food Chem. , November 2015
  • Variation for Grain Mineral Concentration in a Diversity Panel of Current and Historical Great Plains Hard Winter Wheat Germplasm. , May 2015
  • Management of Fusarium head blight of wheat and barley, Crop Protection, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2015
  • Genetic dissection of yield and its component traits using high-density composite map of wheat chromosome 3A: bridging gaps between QTLs and underlying genes., PLoS ONE, August 2013
  • Using DArT Markers to Monitor Genetic Diversity throughout Selection: A Case Study in Nebraska`s Winter Wheat Breeding Nurseries, Crop Science, November 2013

icon-business-chartResearch & Grants

  • Improving Winter Wheat Varieties for Nebraska, Ne Wheat Board, July 1996

icon-bookmark-starAwards & Honors

  • Fellow, Crop Science Society of America, 1990
  • Fellow, American Society of Agronomy, 1990
  • Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1991
  • Nebraska Wheat Growers Presidential Chair, University of Nebraska, 2011
  • Honoree, Nebraska Hall of Agricultural Achievement, 2009
  • Outstanding Research and Creativity Award, University of Nebraska, 2011
  • Crop Science Research Award, Crop Science Society of America, 2000
  • Darrell W. Nelson Excellence in Graduate Student Advising Award, IANR, 2010
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding Award, National Council of Commercial Plant Breeders, 2013
  • Omtvedt Innovation Award, IANR, 2009

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Case Farms for Farm-level Income and Policy Analysis in Nebraska

May 5, 2023
Throughout this initiative, a panel of Nebraska producers in eight counties will provide input to help build case farms across the state that accurately reflect local ag production.

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Extension Offering QPR Crisis Recognition Training

May 5, 2023
The 90-minute training session will be held online via Zoom and is free to attend.

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The public is invited to attend this conference, where producer input will be sought on the creation of a network of national ag data repositories. (Photo courtesy Nebraska Today)

University to Host May 10-12 Conference on Creating National Ag Data Network

May 4, 2023
Throughout the conference, leaders from USDA, the Ag Data Coalition, Bayer Crop Science and numerous other industry organizations will discuss and hone ideas for creating a network of national ag data repositories.

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Bean plants in the bacterial isolate research study.

Identifying and Characterizing Bacterial Isolates from the Stratosphere

May 4, 2023
Panhandle researchers were recently awarded USDA specialty crop block grants to study new copper alternative chemical products on fungal and bacterial diseases of dry beans, cowpeas, chickpeas and dry peas.

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Part 2 of the Nebraska Rivers series focuses on the Elkhorn and Missouri rivers and their impacts in Nebraska. (Photo by Gary Stone)

Major Nebraska Rivers and Their Drainages: Part 2

May 4, 2023
Part 2 of the Nebraska Rivers series focuses on the Elkhorn and Missouri rivers and their impacts in Nebraska.

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10th Annual Youth Crop Scouting Competition Registration Open

May 4, 2023
The Aug. 2 competition will feature events on crop staging, patterns of crop injury, disease, insect and weed seedling identification, pesticide safety, nutrient disorders and herbicide injury.

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Grazing wheat or harvesting it early in the boot stage for hay could also open a window of opportunity to plant a summer annual forage into the wheat stubble as a second crop if good moisture conditions are present. (Photo by Troy Walz)

Winter Wheat May Have More Value as Forage Than Taking It to Grain

May 4, 2023
Due to current cattle market conditions, and the price and availability of hay, Nebraska Extension Educator Aaron Berger evaluates the value of grazing or haying winter wheat this year.

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Alfalfa field
Spring drought can result in stressed alfalfa from aggressive weed growth, resulting in thinner stands and lower yields. View the options for herbicide control in post-emergent and established alfalfa below.

Pasture and Forage Minute: Alfalfa Weevil, Weed Control and Summer Pasture Turn-out

May 4, 2023
This week — Controlling alfalfa weeds with post-emergent herbicides, scouting for alfalfa weevil, and planning the date and pastures for spring turn-out.

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