Discovery could help direct strategies to increase crop yields or breed plants better adapted to climate change

Understanding natural variation in these responses could have important agricultural applications in challenging environments.

A study reveals how computer-based modeling can help researchers predict the optimal outcome to save natural habitats from invasive plants

The chemical, patentiflorin A, is derived from the willow-leaved Justicia, and was identified in a screening of more than 4,500 plant extracts for their effect against the HIV virus

Roughly 30 percent of the potatoes harvested in Idaho spoil before they reach a grocery store shelf

Discovery may help plant breeders and engineers get more from food and energy crops

Work has important implications for understanding how crops and weeds grow

Columbia engineers find strong feedbacks between the atmosphere and vegetation that explain up to 30% of precipitation and surface radiation variance; study reveals large potential for improving seasonal weather predictions

Researchers now may be better equipped to help cotton farmers battle blight

This new resource will assist future research programs using genetic tools to improve crop resilience and oil production.