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Ignacio Massigoge
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I am Ignacio Massigoge, and I was born in Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Since a child, I discovered my passion for crops on my family's farm, encouraged by several relatives who are related to this area. For that reason I decided to pursue my Agronomics degree, graduating in 2019 at the National University of Mar del Plata (UNMdP), located in Balcarce, Argentina. In my undergraduate thesis, I studied the effect of water stress on vegetative and reproductive maize phenology. For my M.S, I decided to study the tiller effect on water economy and reproductive plasticity in restrictive environments.

In order to improve my knowledge about crops, I began my Master's in Vegetal Production in 2019. Currently, I am a Ph.D. student at K-State focusing on crop simulation in the Kansas state area. My researches at the moment focus mainly on crop ecophysiology.

Ph.D. Candidate | 

Crop Modeling

Francisco Palmero
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I was born and raised in a small town in Córdoba, the central region of Argentina. I obtained my B.S. degree in Agronomy at the National University of Córdoba. After that, I started my M.S. program in Soil Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires, where I studied the biological nitrogen fixation of peanuts around Córdoba province. As a Ph.D. student at Kansas State University, I am working on crop physiology in maize. 

The specific goals of my project are to:

  1. Quantify early-season shoot: root ratio to understand C economy and changes in dry matter allocation.

  2. Investigate the temporal changes on SLN (canopy profile) to explore the initial timing for changes in N allocation.

  3. Determine ear N content from late vegetative to initiation of kernel set.

  4. Quantify N recovery efficiency before flowering (V2-R1) and total season (V2-R6) using labeled isotopic N (15N).

The results of this project can open new avenues for increasing the effective use of resources for this relevant crop and secure a more sustainable future for agricultural production around the globe.

Ph.D. Student | 

Crop Physiology  

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Emmanuela van Versendaal

Ph.D. Student |

Crop Physiology

I am from Young, Rio Negro, Uruguay. I have been involved in agriculture from a young age on my family’s farm, and because of that, I discovered my passion for field crops. I obtained my B.S. in Agronomy from the Universidad de la República, Uruguay. In my undergraduate thesis, I studied the influence of summer soil management on wheat productivity and nitrogen response in Uruguay.In 2022, I started my master’s degree at K-State, focusing on soybean management and on-farm data analysis.

Luiz Felipe Antunes de Almeida

Ph.D. Student | 

Crop Physiology 

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I was born and raised in Maringá, a city in the state of Paraná, Brazil. I obtained my Bachelor of Science degree from the State University of Maringá. During my undergraduate studies, I had an enriching experience working as a research scholar at Embrapa Soybean in Brazil for a year. After completing my BS degree, I embarked on a new journey as a research scholar at Kansas State University in February 2020. In 2022, I seized another opportunity to advance my education and started a Master's program, which I am currently actively involved in. My research focuses on studying soybean N fixation across various environments in the United States, and also the crop's nutritional status, seed yield, and seed quality, aiming to deepen our understanding of these important factors.

Valentina Pereyra Picabea
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My name is Valentina, I’m from a little town in Entre Ríos, Argentina. Since I was a kid, I’ve been interested in understanding everything around me, which has led me to participate in many science contests during school. Also, my parents are agronomists so along with them I have learned to love plant sciences. Later on, I started my B.S in agronomy at the University of Entre Ríos and I was able to confirm that this is what I like.

During my thesis for the major, I worked in soybean, and afterward, I got the opportunity to come to Manhattan and work in this team, continuing in my thesis work area. As a student intern, I’m working on soybean evaluating the effect on yield of spatial and temporal variability at plant-level and canopy levels through different plant densities and management practices.

Ph.D. Student | 

Crop Physiology 

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