May 25, 2023

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Groundbreaking images of root chemicals offer new insights on plant growth - Technology used in cancer research leads to roadmap of chemicals important for agriculture, food production and climate resilience

August 17, 2022

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Stanford researchers have designed synthetic genetic circuits that could help plants adapt to pressures from climate change

April 29, 2022

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How a soil microbe could rev up artificial photosynthesis

February 3, 2022

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Can we engineer crops to withstand climate change? A bioengineer is working on methods she hopes will help enable plants to survive increasingly harsh conditions

September 8, 2021

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Stanford University researchers develop an engineered ‘mini’ CRISPR genome editing system

July 7, 2021

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Stanford University ecologists develop a theory about how plants ‘pay’ their microbes

How seeds know it’s a good time to germinate

Using nature’s miracle bugs to help feed the world - It takes massive energy to make nitrogen fertilizer. Modified bacteria can do it at room temperature

July 1, 2021

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Cleaner air has boosted US corn and soybean yields, Stanford University-led research shows

April 1, 2021

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University of Maryland helps quantify how climate change has slowed global agricultural productivity growth - Collaborative research shows more severe slowdowns in warmer regions like Africa and Latin America

May 20, 2020

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Less water could sustain more Californians if we make every drop count - As climate change and population growth make drinking water costlier, here are six strategies to quench the state’s thirst without busting its budget

April 28, 2020

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Agricultural pickers in the U.S. to see unsafely hot workdays double by 2050

March 18, 2020

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Stanford researchers uncover benefits of diversified farms for protecting wildlife and buffering against climate change - The researchers found that farms with diverse crops planted together provide more secure, stable habitats for wildlife and are more resilient to climate change than the single-crop standard that dominates today’s agriculture industry

December 5, 2019

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Stanford researchers find rice yields plummet and arsenic rises in future climate-soil scenarios

November 4, 2019

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Stanford researchers find rice yields plummet and arsenic rises in future climate-soil scenarios - Research combining future climate conditions and arsenic-induced soil stresses predicts rice yields could decline about 40 percent by 2100, a loss that would impact about 2 billion people dependent on the global crop

July 17, 2019

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A new way to grow crops in marginal soils could help feed the world - The discovery of an eco-friendly form of genetic engineering for plants has the potential to open up more farmland for food production

April 11, 2019

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Where will flooded fields best replenish groundwater? A new model based on remote sensing data could help zero in on where water managers can replenish aquifers by flooding fields.

June 19, 2017

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Stanford University discovery could lead to sustainable source of the fuel additive ethanol - New research reveals that copper can turn carbon dioxide into ethanol without using corn or other plants

June 13, 2017

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Decadent-sounding descriptions could lead to higher consumption of vegetables, Stanford University research finds

March 17, 2017

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How improved valves let grasses “breathe,” cope with climate change

Stanford scientists reveal how grass developed a better way to breathe

June 5, 2015

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Crop adjustments may lessen climate change's economic effects, Stanford University economist says

February 24, 2015

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European grain yield stagnation related to climate change, says Stanford scholar

May 22, 2014

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New Stanford University research reveals that farmers in Europe will see crop yields affected as global temperatures rise, but that adaptation can help slow the decline for some crops

May 1, 2014

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U.S. corn yields are increasingly vulnerable to hot, dry weather, Stanford University research shows

April 9, 2014

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Stanford scientists model a win-win situation: growing crops on photovoltaic farms - A new model for solar farms that "co-locates" crops and solar panels could result in a harvest of valuable biofuel plants along with solar energy

November 13, 2013

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Why seedlings always grow towards the light

June 7, 2011

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Stanford climate scientists forecast permanently hotter summers beginning in 20 years

March 14, 2011

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Untapped crop data from Africa predicts corn peril if temperatures rise

Bioenergy crops could lower surface temperatures, Stanford University researchers say