Oat Genetics

Dr. Rick Jellen and student researcher, Ryan Brady, talk about their genetic research with oats and quinoa. Dr. Jellen's research was recently featured on the cover of "Nature" and is linked below. They also discuss Bishop Gérald Caussé's talk in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints October 2022 general conference about Earth's stewardship.

• The mosaic oat genome gives insights into a uniquely healthy cereal crop (Nature)
• Major breakthrough by BYU ‘orphaned crops lab’ published in ‘Nature’ (Deseret News)
• BYU researchers breed hybrid quinoa to combat global food insecurity (Deseret News)
• Our Earthly Stewardship

This episode was recording on October 4, 2022.