crop research
A research group at University Bonn uncovers how plants detect and defeat parasitic worms
Lettuce is a member of the huge Compositae family, which includes the good, the bad, and the ugly of the plant world
Understanding how grape buds respond to subzero temperatures is of paramount concern to vineyard managers in New York and other northerly grape-producing states
Weedy rice, which differs genetically from wild and crop rice, is adapted for undercover life in agricultural fields
Advancements made possible by National Science Foundation funding and MU interdisciplinary teams
The mustard plant is similar to oilseed rape in many ways
Lima beans are Delaware’s most widely planted vegetable crop with approximately 14,000 acres of green baby limas for processing planted in the state each year
Although agricultural improvements have boosted food production in the past 50 years, drought and salinization threaten more than half of the planet’s arable land
Findings point to new biochemical strategies for increasing oil yield from crops grown to produce biofuels and biomaterials
