About Us

The Plant Sciences Institute is dedicated to enhancing Iowa State University's international prominence in the plant sciences.

Our research focus is to understand the effects of genotype and environment on phenotypes (traits) sufficiently well that we will be able to predict phenotype of a given genotype in a given environment (i.e., predictive phenomics)

Cultivation Corridor

News & Announcements

Monday September 29, 2025
Byproduct of making fuel from ag waste boosts soil organic carbon on Iowa farm
Thursday August 21, 2025
Cyber-agricultural future arrives now
Tuesday July 22, 2025
Iowa State scientists usher in cyber-agricultural future
Thursday July 17, 2025
Peng Liu named director of the Baker Center for Bioinformatics and Biological Statistic
Wednesday July 9, 2025
New PIRI to tackle critical water purification challenges for health and defense
Thursday April 3, 2025
Engineers using digital twins to improve agriculture, health, manufacturing and more