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March 09
National Science
Foundation announces partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation to foster sustainable agricultural solutions around
the world
October 08
U.S. National
Science Foundation awards 20 new projects for plant genome
research
February 08
All eyes and ears
on the corn genome - NSF-supported researchers complete draft
sequence in less than three years
January 08
Feeding the
world: new method for producing high-vitamin corn could improve
nutrition in developing countries
November 07
Illuminating
study reveals how plants respond to light
October 07
U.S. National
Science Foundation awards 26 new grants to seed plant systems
biology - Focus includes genome-enabled research in plants of
economic value and development of novel tools
Genetically
engineered corn may harm stream ecosystems
March 07
Biologists develop
large gene dataset for rice plant
Scientists
genetically engineer tomatoes with enhanced folate content
January 07
U.S. National
Science Foundation provides $14 million to advance research in
comparative genomics of economically important plants
December 06
Mixed prairie grasses
are a better source of biofuel than corn ethanol and soybean biodiesel
November 06
Plant studies reveal
how, where seeds store iron - Findings address worldwide iron deficiency
and malnutrition
October 06
U.S.
National Science Foundation supports
24 new projects to get at the root of how genes control plant growth
March 06
U.S. National Science
Foundation's Plant Genome Research Program announces its intention to
support development of sequence resources that would contribute to a
conceptual framework for the interpretation of the structure, function
and evolution of genomes of economically important plants
February 06
New
clues in the plant mating mystery: Missouri University researchers
discover molecular details for maintenance of genetic fitness
January 06
Increased competition
for pollen may lead to plant extinctions
November 05
National Science
Foundation,
US Department of Agriculture and Department of Energy award $32 million
to sequence corn genome
October 05
National Science
Foundation awards 19 new projects to better
understand genetic processes in plants of economic importance
July 05
Novel system uses polarized
light pulses to reveal crop health
May 05
Scientists trace corn ancestry from ancient grass to modern crop
April 05
Genetic sequence of rice
blast fungus provides critical piece of disease puzzle
March 05
Climate change is
inevitable in the 21st century
Plant roots
engage in underground chemical warfare:
cells secrete substances to fight
bacterial invaders
January 05
Scientists find climate
change is major factor in drought's growing reach
September 04
Climate change is
focus of new National Science Foundation supported research on how
decisions are made in a world of uncertainty
U.S. National Science
Foundation awards $4.2 million to Cornell University to sequence the
tomato genome
National Science Foundation awards 22
new projects for plant genome research
NSF program
solicitation: Maize Genome Sequencing Project: an NSF/DOE/USDA joint
program
December 03
'Panning for gold'
in the maize genome - new
approaches yield gene-rich regions, accelerate sequencing
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