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- Department Background: Larry Smart's program research is focused on breeding, genetics, genomics, and physiology of willow bioenergy crops, hemp, hop, and other field and specialty crops.
- produce high yields of woody biomass when grown as a dedicated short-rotation crop on marginal or underutilized land.
- Dr. Smart directs the largest willow breeding program in North America and collaborates with colleagues across North America on studies of willow biomass composition, willow crop management, and regional yield trials.
- Hemp has emerged as a new and popular crop on the NY landscape with the potential to expand to 1 M ac of cultivation in the US in the next several years.
- Smart directs the largest academic hemp breeding program in the country aimed at developing cultivars with high yield and environmental adaptation to meet market demands for grain, fiber, and natural products.
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