Before industrial nitrogen fertilizer production (from fossil fuels), red clover and other legume crops were essential in crop rotation, improving soil fertility

Researchers used a gene isolated from the Arabidopsis plant, a member of the mustard family, to create the new trees

Colorado State University scientists are designing gene “circuits” that control specific plant characteristics

Findings have implications for a wide array of crops, especially for staples grown in the developing world

Multi-state team of scientists with a track record of battling pests gets $1 million from USFA

Decontamination of polluted sites, often many hectares in scale, is costly and in itself can have a high environmental impact

Among the most damaging diseases that affect wheat crops across the world are rusts

Wheat researchers have completed the first study of a chromosome in a tertiary gene pool

Three-year study examined the traits consumers desire

Findings deal with plant height but will likely be applicable to other economically important traits, such as crop yield