August 22, 2024
Danforth Plant Science Center announces new Principal Investigator
September 9, 2022
Weedy rice has become herbicide resistant through rapid evolution - Aggressive, herbicide-resistant weed is a threat in nation’s largest rice production region
September 1, 2022
Seedy, not sweet - Ancient melon genome from Libya yields surprising insights into watermelon relative
July 6, 2022
Study points to Armenian origins of camelina, an ancient crop with aviation biofuel potential
November 5, 2020
Hydrogen bonds may be key to airborne dicamba - Looking at this herbicide in lab, researchers tease out the chemical interactions at play, and how they go wrong
July 3, 2020
How to build better highways in plants - Dixit lab at Washington University in St. Louis. finds motor proteins that create more stable tracks to deliver much-needed materials
May 6, 2020
Weedy rice is unintended legacy of Green Revolution
March 27, 2020
March 10, 2020
Rice, know thy enemy: National Science Foundation grants $2.6M to study weedy invader
February 7, 2020
No clear path for Golden Rice to reach consumers - Seed choice study reveals flawed assumptions behind hotly debated GMO
February 5, 2020
Argonne and Washington University scientists unravel mystery of photosynthesis
December 23, 2019
‘Lost crops’ could have fed as many as maize - Experimental cultivation of seed crops lost to history reveals much higher yields than expected
December 18, 2019
Grain traits traced to ‘dark matter’ of rice genome
September 17, 2019
Hiding in plain sight - Early rice farmers unwittingly selected for weedy imposters
August 14, 2019
Sticky proteins help plants know when — and where — to grow - New research uncovers a mechanism that keeps hormone auxin in its place
July 24, 2019
Putting the brakes on lateral root development - Research could help plants better cope with distinct soil conditions and environments
July 11, 2019
Mustering a milder mustard - Scientists reveal protein responsible for a bitter taste. But will it help us to eat our greens?
April 5, 2019
Rusted root: Weedy rice repeatedly evolves ‘cheater’ root traits
March 15, 2019
"Foundations for Agricultural Ecosystems" report now available for download
February 6, 2019
Prehistoric food globalization spanned three millennia - Peasant farmers began transforming diets across the OId World 7,000 years ago, study finds
September 4, 2018
Machine learning used for helping farmers select optimal products suited for their operation
July 22, 2018
Researchers engineer bacteria that create fertilizer out of thin air - Next step could be ‘nitrogen-fixing’ plants that can do the same, reducing need for fertilizer
April 13, 2018
Computer-simulated soybeans - Study, winner of the annual Olin Award for research, helps farmers optimize best seeds for a variety of planting conditions
April 3, 2017
Domesticated rice goes rogue - Weedy rice, which differs genetically from wild and crop rice, is adapted for undercover life in agricultural fields
January 25, 2017
New genetic engineering technique could help design, study biological systems - Technique works in organisms from bacteria to animals
June 3, 2016
Genetically modified Golden Rice falls short on lifesaving promises - GMO activists not to blame for scientific challenges slowing introduction, study finds
April 29, 2016
Nanoparticles present sustainable way to grow food crops
November 6, 2015
Tomatoes get boost in growth, antioxidants from nano-sized nutrients
August 18, 2015
Monsanto Fund awards $1.9 million grant to Institute for School Partnership at Washington University
July 15, 2015
Smart cornfields of the future - Can scientists hack photosynthesis to feed the world as population soars?
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