Linda Kinkel

After decades as a faculty member at the University of Minnesota studying microbes that enhance plant health and productivity, Dr. Linda Kinkel (Ph.D., Plant Pathology) launched Jord BioScience with the goal of translating her team’s research findings to real-world use in agriculture. Linda brings her deep knowledge of the ecology and evolutionary biology of plant-associated microbes to the development of novel technologies to lift the performance of microbial inoculants across the industry.