Understanding Kernel Properties Affecting Masa Based Products with Michael Burns
About the Webinar.
Please join us on August 10th at 9:00 am (CDT) for our "Cereal Innovators" webinar series! This interactive webinar series focuses on new and unique ways to use cereal grains. Topics throughout the series include new processes, useful information on milling and baking, equipment information, and uses for cereal grains grown in MN, ND, SD, and MT. A new speaker will be featured each month.
This month will feature Michael Burns, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Minnesota studying the improvement of source materials for masa-based products.
Register now to hear Michael discuss “Understanding Kernel Properties Affecting Masa Based Products”. Some of the key presentation highlights will include:
Kernel composition is important to a number of different uses of corn, especially in products for human consumption, and is affected by both genetic and environmental factors.
The moisture content of nixtamalized kernels can be predicted by combining near-infrared spectroscopy scans with traditional machine learning techniques, decreasing the quantity of seed and time required to assess moisture content after nixtamalization.
By using a combination of technologies it is possible to predict traits that are of value to breeders and manufacturers, benefit consumers, and decrease the quantity of seed and time required to improve breeding stocks and source material.
So, mark your calendars! You won’t want to miss this webinar!
Michael Burns | Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Minnesota.
About the Speaker.
Michael Burns is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Minnesota studying the improvement of source materials for masa-based products. His research aims to create tools for breeders and manufacturers of masa-based products that allow for hundreds to thousands of samples to be assessed for multiple different quality parameters using very small quantities of seeds. Michael utilizes a number of tools in his research including machine learning, computer vision, near-infrared spectroscopy, and genome-wide association studies to understand complex traits such as nixtamalization moisture content and pericarp retention.
How to Register.
Registration for this event is free of charge and open to the public. Please click the button below to register for this event.
Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of the Northern Crops Institute and its employees.
General Information.
Northern Crops Institute
NDSU Dept. 7400
P.O. Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050 USA
Phone: 701-231-7736
Email: nci@ndsu.edu
Website: www.northern-crops.com
About the Northern Crops Institute.
Northern Crops Institute is an international center for meeting and learning about crops produced in the four-state region of Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Situated on the campus of North Dakota State University, Northern Crops Institute exists as a forum to bring together customers, commodity traders, technical experts, processors and producers from all points of the globe for discussion, education and technical service programs. Since 1983, the Institute has hosted visitors from more than 135 countries.
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