Dr. Russell Sharp explores perennial arable crops such as kernza, perennial rice, and sorghum; discussing their advantages (reduced tillage, deeper roots, soil health), current commercial status, and practical challenges such as lower yields, pests, and multi-year management.
The episode also covers breeding and gene-editing targets to improve traits, global research efforts, and the potential for growing perennials in hydroponic systems and niche value markets.
Norman Borlaug — CIMMYT
Sanjaya Rajaram — CIMMYT
Surinder Vasal — CIMMYT
Ravi Prakash Singh — CIMMYT
Neelamraju G. P. Rao — Indian Agricultural Research Institute / Vasantrao Naik MAU
Gebisa Ejeta — Purdue University
Ronnie Coffman — IRRI / Cornell University
Dilbagh S. Athwal — Punjab Agricultural University / IRRI
William L. Brown — Pioneer Hi-Bred
Richard Boyles — Clemson University
John Holland — USDA Agricultural Research Service
Stephen Jones — Kansas State University
Jeffery Dahlberg — USDA Agricultural Research Service
Kulvinder Gill — University of Saskatchewan
Peter Langridge — University of Adelaide
Matthew Reynolds — CIMMYT
Mark Sorrells — Cornell University
Jorge Dubcovsky — University of California Davis
Peter Snape — NIAB
Brian Quinlan — CSIRO
Susan McCouch — Cornell University
Guoyou Ye — Huazhong Agricultural University
Rod Wing — University of Arizona
Hei Leung — International Rice Research Institute
Edgardo Ibanez — International Rice Research Institute
Rajeev Varshney — University of Queensland
David Mackill — University of California Riverside
Takuji Sasaki — Kyoto University
Qifa Zhang — Huazhong Agricultural University
Yulin Jia — USDA Agricultural Research Service
Acharya H. D. Upadhyaya — ICRISAT
Ashok Kumar — ICRISAT
Sean Mayes — ICRISAT
Ephrem Habyarimana — ICRISAT
Vijay Reddy — ICRISAT
Tim Setter — Kansas State University
David Jordan — Texas A&M University
William Rooney — Texas A&M AgriLife
Mark Burow — Texas A&M University
Amir Ibrahim — Texas A&M University
Jackie Rudd — Texas A&M University
Dirk Hays — Texas A&M University
Jesse Poland — Kansas State University
Kuldeep Singh — CIMMYT
Yiping Tong — CIMMYT
B. S. Gill — University of Missouri
Ian King — University of Adelaide
David Hodson — CIMMYT
Jose Hernandez Prado — CIMMYT
Brian Moore — University of Minnesota
Tom Blake — Montana State University
Kent McCue — USDA Agricultural Research Service
Hamlyn Jones — NIAB
Graham Moore — John Innes Centre
Tianyou Wang — Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Lijia Qu — Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS
Jianfeng Xu — Sichuan Agricultural University
Zonglie Hong — China Agricultural University
Shizhong Xu — China National Rice Research Institute
Jen-Tsung Chen — Taiwan Rice Research Institute
Chih-Hsiung Huang — Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute
Chris Proud — Rice Breeding Australia
Guy McMullen — NSW Department of Primary Industries
Maqbool Ahmad — RAGT Australia
Sam Willsmore — LongReach Plant Breeders
Vicki Kokolakis — Australian Grain Technologies
Jacob Hayes — Australian Grain Technologies
Simon Crane — Seednet
Tara King — Nuseed
Kirk Brehaut — RAGT
Kristy Hobson — NSW Department of Primary Industries
B. R. Barwale — Mahyco
Abdul Shafi Ali — Agricultural Research Center, Egypt
Getinet Gebeyehu — Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research
Bement Gashawbeza — Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center
James Owuoche — Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization
Mohammed Siddig — Sudan Agricultural Research Corporation
Mahdi Ali — Agricultural Research Corporation, Sudan
Ahmed Elwali — Agricultural Research Corporation, Sudan
Ali Zeghida — Technical Institute of Field Crops, Algeria
S. K. Singh — Indian Agricultural Research Institute
R. K. Singh — Indian Council of Agricultural Research
M. S. Swaminathan — M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
N. K. Singh — Indian Agricultural Research Institute
A. K. Singh — ICRISAT
P. S. Rao — University of Hyderabad
S. L. Sheshshayee — ICRISAT
Bharat B. Chattoo — University of Delhi
Bruce Roe — Clemson University
Yves Vigouroux — CIRAD
Ping Yu — Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Mark Tucker — University of Nottingham
June Simpson — CSIRO
Tom Payne — CIMMYT
Brian Steffenson — University of Minnesota
Harold Stalker — USDA Agricultural Research Service
Shyamal Talukder — Texas A&M University
David Stelly — Texas A&M University
Rajaram V. — CIMMYT
Peter Snape — NIAB
