Passed from grower to grower, three new quinoa varieties co‑developed at WSU are helping farmers in Rwanda and other African countries improve nutrition and food security.
Scientists at Brigham Young University and Washington State University have developed a version of the protein-rich quinoa plant that can survive and thrive in the often-harsh growing conditions of Rwanda and other African countries.<br/>
Karina Gallardo and Colette Casavant are the 2023 recipients of the inaugural Faculty and Staff Diversity, Equity, and Inclusive Excellence Awards from WSU’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences.
Spray drones with pinpoint accuracy, produce-picking robots, autonomous systems to monitor broiler chicken health, and artificial intelligence to predict yield before the buds have faded from the trees these are some of the solutions integrative precision agriculture promises an industry that is embracing the power of technology to address both age-old and emerging challenges.
The American Society of Plant Biologists-Southern Section honored Maurya, a scientist with research focused on understanding the signaling pathways of kinases in rice through gene editing.