Plant Biology

Stronger drought resistance of urban vegetation due to higher temperature, CO2 and reduced O3

2021-12-17

Globally, plants are reaping the benefits of elevated CO2 levels in the atmosphere by increasing photosynthesis rates, a phenomenon known as the CO2 fertilization effect. However, those benefits might be offset by drier and warmer climates caused by global warming and extreme climate events. Using...

Comparing photosynthetic differences between wild and domesticated rice

2021-11-03

Millions of people in Asia are dependent on rice as a food source. Believed to have been domesticated as early as 6000 BCE, rice is an important source of calories globally. In a new study, researchers compared domesticated...

BBC World News' Follow the Food featured RIPE research

2021-11-01

On October 29th, the Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE) project was featured on an episode of Follow the Food on BBC World News. Hosted by world-renowned ethnobotanist James Wong, the multimedia series focuses on the biggest pressures on...

USDA Funds ‘Agrivoltaics’ Project Led by University of Illinois/iSEE Team

2021-10-06

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced funding for a new project led by iSEE Interim Director Madhu Khanna to optimize design for “agrivoltaic” systems — fields with both crops and solar panels — that will maintain crop production, produce renewable energy, and increase farm...

New imaging, machine-learning methods speed effort to reduce crops' need for water

2021-08-25

Scientists have developed and deployed a series of new imaging and machine-learning tools to discover attributes that contribute to water-use efficiency in crop plants during photosynthesis and to reveal the genetic basis of variation in those traits.

Dynamic photosynthesis model simulates 10-20 percent yield increase

2021-08-19

A team from the University of Illinois has developed a model that treats photosynthesis as a dynamic process rather than an activity that either is or is not happening.

Intact wilderness - Exploring the cloudiest forest in Central America

2021-07-23

The Fortuna Hydrological Reserve hosts one third of Panama’s tree species, a variety of fungi waiting to be discovered and a great potential to offset global warming

Professor Amy Marshall-Colon Receives Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Award

2021-04-14

What effects does environmentally induced "stress" have on crops, and how can these effects be predicted? Biologist Prof. Dr. Amy Marshall-Colon is working on this question at the University of Illinois in the US - and soon also as a guest professor at the Cluster of Excellence “PhenoRob – Robotics...

Lisa Ainsworth Named 2021 Distinguished Senior Research Scientist of the Year

2021-04-15

Lisa Ainsworth has been named the 2021 Distinguished Senior Research Scientist of the Year by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for her scientific achievements.

Campus-Wide Innovation Prize 2021 Finalists!

2021-04-07

The Technology Entrepreneur Center in The Grainger College of Engineering is pleased to announce 2021 finalists of the campus-wide innovation awards, to include SIB's own Gabe Price. The Illinois Innovation Prize (IIP) for...

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