May 25, 2023
Groundbreaking images of root chemicals offer new insights on plant growth - Technology used in cancer research leads to roadmap of chemicals important for agriculture, food production and climate resilience
August 17, 2022
Stanford researchers have designed synthetic genetic circuits that could help plants adapt to pressures from climate change
April 29, 2022
How a soil microbe could rev up artificial photosynthesis
February 3, 2022
Can we engineer crops to withstand climate change? A bioengineer is working on methods she hopes will help enable plants to survive increasingly harsh conditions
September 8, 2021
Stanford University researchers develop an engineered ‘mini’ CRISPR genome editing system
July 7, 2021
Stanford University ecologists develop a theory about how plants ‘pay’ their microbes
How seeds know it’s a good time to germinate
Using nature’s miracle bugs to help feed the world - It takes massive energy to make nitrogen fertilizer. Modified bacteria can do it at room temperature
July 1, 2021
Cleaner air has boosted US corn and soybean yields, Stanford University-led research shows
April 1, 2021
University of Maryland helps quantify how climate change has slowed global agricultural productivity growth - Collaborative research shows more severe slowdowns in warmer regions like Africa and Latin America
May 20, 2020
Less water could sustain more Californians if we make every drop count - As climate change and population growth make drinking water costlier, here are six strategies to quench the state’s thirst without busting its budget
April 28, 2020
Agricultural pickers in the U.S. to see unsafely hot workdays double by 2050
March 18, 2020
Stanford researchers uncover benefits of diversified farms for protecting wildlife and buffering against climate change - The researchers found that farms with diverse crops planted together provide more secure, stable habitats for wildlife and are more resilient to climate change than the single-crop standard that dominates today’s agriculture industry
December 5, 2019
Stanford researchers find rice yields plummet and arsenic rises in future climate-soil scenarios
November 4, 2019
Stanford researchers find rice yields plummet and arsenic rises in future climate-soil scenarios - Research combining future climate conditions and arsenic-induced soil stresses predicts rice yields could decline about 40 percent by 2100, a loss that would impact about 2 billion people dependent on the global crop
July 17, 2019
A new way to grow crops in marginal soils could help feed the world - The discovery of an eco-friendly form of genetic engineering for plants has the potential to open up more farmland for food production
April 11, 2019
Where will flooded fields best replenish groundwater? A new model based on remote sensing data could help zero in on where water managers can replenish aquifers by flooding fields.
June 19, 2017
Stanford University discovery could lead to sustainable source of the fuel additive ethanol - New research reveals that copper can turn carbon dioxide into ethanol without using corn or other plants
June 13, 2017
Decadent-sounding descriptions could lead to higher consumption of vegetables, Stanford University research finds
March 17, 2017
How improved valves let grasses “breathe,” cope with climate change
Stanford scientists reveal how grass developed a better way to breathe
June 5, 2015
Crop adjustments may lessen climate change's economic effects, Stanford University economist says
February 24, 2015
European grain yield stagnation related to climate change, says Stanford scholar
May 22, 2014
New Stanford University research reveals that farmers in Europe will see crop yields affected as global temperatures rise, but that adaptation can help slow the decline for some crops
May 1, 2014
U.S. corn yields are increasingly vulnerable to hot, dry weather, Stanford University research shows
April 9, 2014
Stanford scientists model a win-win situation: growing crops on photovoltaic farms - A new model for solar farms that "co-locates" crops and solar panels could result in a harvest of valuable biofuel plants along with solar energy
November 13, 2013
Why seedlings always grow towards the light
June 7, 2011
Stanford climate scientists forecast permanently hotter summers beginning in 20 years
March 14, 2011
Untapped crop data from Africa predicts corn peril if temperatures rise
Bioenergy crops could lower surface temperatures, Stanford University researchers say
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