Live Breaking News & Updates on Plant Research Lab|Page 2

Stay updated with breaking news from Plant research lab. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Can crops become more efficient?


Can crops become more efficient?
Michigan State, Eastern Michigan researchers have won a grant to probe a natural process that saps plants’ productivity
Plants were evolving for hundreds of millions of years before humans started cultivating them for food.
 
So when the first farmers showed up some 12,000 years ago, plants had already picked up some inefficiencies that is, adaptations that helped the plants survive but also limited their productivity as crops.
 
 
MSU Assistant Professor Berkley Walker
Enter Michigan State University s Berkley Walker, an assistant professor in the College of Natural Science’sDepartment of Plant Biology. Along with Aaron Liepman at Eastern Michigan University, Walker is leading a new, nearly $1 million National Science Foundation grant effort to better understand one of those inefficiencies with the hopes of turning the tide. ....

Aaron Liepman , Kenneth Keegstra , Berkley Walker , Plant Research Lab , Enter Michigan State University Berkley Walker , S Department Of Energy Plant Research Laboratory , University Distinguished Professor , National Science Foundation , Aaron Liepman At Eastern Michigan University , Professor Berkley , Michigan State University , Natural Science Department , Eastern Michigan University , Energy Plant Research , Eastern Michigan , University Distinguished Professor Emeritus , பெர்க்லி வாக்கர் , ஆலை ஆராய்ச்சி ஆய்வகம் , உள்ளிடவும் மிச்சிகன் நிலை பல்கலைக்கழகம் பெர்க்லி வாக்கர் , கள் துறை ஆஃப் ஆற்றல் ஆலை ஆராய்ச்சி ஆய்வகம் , பல்கலைக்கழகம் புகழ்பெற்ற ப்ரொஃபெஸர் , தேசிய அறிவியல் அடித்தளம் , ப்ரொஃபெஸர் பெர்க்லி , மிச்சிகன் நிலை பல்கலைக்கழகம் , இயற்கை அறிவியல் துறை , கிழக்கு மிச்சிகன் பல்கலைக்கழகம் ,