Couple from India leads wheat research

Singhs head research at Lind station

Rick Haverinen, The Journal | Last updated Dec 09, 2024 2:48pm0

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Surendra Singh, left, and his wife and research partner, Shikha, head up Lind Dryland Research Station. "It's amazing to see how much support the station has, and we are really grateful for that," Surendra Singh said.

LIND - The Lind Dryland Research station has been around since 1915, and has gone through a succession of leaders.

But the last two years it has been headed by a couple from India.

Surendra and Shikha Singh are employees of Washington State University, respectively, as assistant professor and director, and research assistant professor.

The research station exists to help area farmers get the most out of crops that survive or even thrive, on little annual rainfall.

"We have wheat, peas and canola," Surendra Singh said. "So, we work on all three crops, with ongoing research in camelina as well."...