General Crops & Products: Fiber & Cellulosic Crops  General Crops & Products  Medicinal & Nutraceutical Plants Natural Rubber & Resins Oilseeds
Home  Who Are We?  Who's in Charge?  Why Join?  News  Meetings  Links	Division Chair: Dr. Marisol Berti                                  Associate Professor                                                    Department of Plant Sciences                                  North Dakota State University                                  166 Loftsgard Hall                                  Dept #7670, PO Box 6050                                  Fargo, ND 58108-6050                                  Phone: (701) 231-6110                                  Fax: (701) 231-8474                                  marisol.berti@ndsu.edu Scope of the Division: The general crops and products division includes production research as well as the developing of procedures/techniques associated with utilizing these crops in support of varied industries including the biofuel industry. The members of the division work in various disciplines, including agronomic practices, industrial processing, and marketing. The general crops and products division includes diverse crop species such as cover crops, pulse crops, pseudocereals, and forage or biomass crops used for bioenergy.  Also includes the use of agricultural residues for bioproducts development. Crops Investigated: Sweet sorghum and forage sorghum Alternative pulse crops Cover crops Pseudocereals Milkweed Pear millet Okra Division member links and research programs: North Dakota State University -Forage and biomass crop production Oregon State University Western Illinois University USDA-ARS Crop Genetics and Breeding Research Unit Tifton, GA