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August 09
UC Davis
establishes the European Plant Breeding Academy
July 09
UC Davis partners
with European institutions and associations to offer the
European Plant Breeding Academy, starting in March 2010
Sixty-three years
of California Agriculture journal now online
New University of
California, Davis studies examine cost of producing small grain
silage, wheat, potatoes, pasture, corn silage, organic leaf
lettuce
June 09
Doorkeeper proteins
fend off plant diseases
Nitrogen leaks get
a close look
Informal seed
exchange and grain trade are key to transgenic gene flow in
Mexican maize
April 09
Synthetic chemical
offers solution for crops facing drought - University of
California Riverside-led research team shows pyrabactin mimics
hormone employed by plants when water is scarce
University of
California Riverside biochemist to study how crops can increase
protein production
"Unequivocal": How
climate change will transform California
March 09
Sudden outbreak of
alfalfa stem nematode in California tackled by UC Cooperative
Extension
UC Davis is
conducting an economic survey of the California seed industry
UC San Diego
biologists discover missing piece of plant clock
February 09
Wheat gene
thwarts stripe rust disease
January 09
University of
California, Berkeley researchers develop improved method for
comparing whole genome sequences
December 08
"The Economics
of American Agriculture: Evolution and Global Development"
provides a glimpse into the future of American agriculture
$6.8 million
grant to speed development of new wheat varieties at UC Davis
Broccoli
compound targets key enzyme in late-stage cancer
Plants display
'molecular amnesia' - Discovery an important step in genomics
research and quest for better crops
Les plantes présentent une forme d' «amnésie moléculaire» -
Decouverte d'une etape importante dans la recherche genomique et
l'amelioration des cultures
USDA's
Discovery Award honors rice research
CAST
publication on Gene Flow in Alfalfa highlighted at the 2008 38th
California Alfalfa & Forage Symposium
November 08
New
flood-tolerant rice varieties pass field tests in Bangladesh and
India
October 08
Scientists
propose the creation of a new type of seed bank that will help
understanding of evolution and climate change
September 08
Rice protein
identified that moderates resistance to infectious disease
What we don't know about
biofuels - Energy Biosciences Institute
director Chris Sommerville on the quest to 'decarbonize' and
create next-generation fuels
Plant Breeding
Academy at UC Davis trains international plant breeders
August 08
Jared Diamond to
open international symposium on agricultural biodiversity at the
University of California, Davis
Seed Wars:
Controversies and Cases on Plant Genetic Resources and
Intellectual Property
Evolutionary
biologist and author Jared Diamond to speak at international
symposium on agricultural biodiversity at UC Davis
July 08
Bee research aims
for diverse bee genetic pool
June 08
The Plant Breeding
Academy at the University of California Davis graduates 15 new
plant breeders
University of
California Davis researcher leads climate-change discovery
Chilean President
and California Governor preside over signing of two landmark
agreements with UC Davis
May 08
DNA fingerprinting
identifies bean in patent dispute
New book promotes
GMOs and organic farming
April 08
UC Davis
researchers discover genes for frost tolerance in wheat
U.S. biologists
suggest nationwide biotech crop maps for monitoring
environmental impacts
University of
California Riverside scientists call for more access to biotech
crop data to assess the impact of biotech crops
March 08
The huge impact of
agriculture on California's economy
February 08
Gene that
controls ozone resistance of plants could lead to
drought-resistant crops
"Climate
crisis" in the Western United States predicted with increasing
certainty
January 08
Enzymes conspire
to rot tomatoes: cell wall proteins help fungus turn tomatoes
from ripe to rotten
December 07
University of
California, Davis tomato study points to organic pros and cons
on four farms
Report says
gene flow from GM crops not likely to harm environment
November 07
New
drought-tolerant plants offer hope for warming world
Abstracts of
presentations from UC Davis' International Symposium on
Translational Seed Biology now available on the web
University of
California, Riverside researchers awarded nearly $1.7 million to
develop improved cowpea varieties - Driven by genomic
technology, research will benefit African farmers
September 07
UC Davis and
Tuskegee University offer new training program for graduate
students studying in areas where plant sciences, biotechnology
and engineering overlap
Another weed
in California's south Central Valley shows resistance to Roundup
"Translational
Seed Biology: From Model Systems to Crop Improvement" - Leading
plant scientists from around the world will gather Sept. 17-20
at the University of California, Davis, to explore how research
discoveries in seed biology can be parlayed into practical
solutions for global agriculture
August 07
California
Alfalfa Symposium to feature 'Back-to-Basics' and 'GE
Coexistence' topics
UC Davis Seed
Biotechnology Center announces second session of the Plant
Breeding Academy
July 07
Natural fungicide
gives garlic growers hope
Michael Campbell
joins the Seed Biotechnology Center at UC Davis as Executive
Director
2007 Plant Sciences
Symposium at the University of California, Davis -
"Translational Seed Biology: From Model Systems to Crop
Improvement Symposium"
First Executive
Director named to the Postharvest Technology Research and
Information Center at UC Davis
Genes hold secret
to wheat's success, say UC Davis researchers
June 07
UC Davis is partner
in new $125 million federal bioenergy research center
New study finds
genetically engineered crops could play a role in sustainable
agriculture - Possible benefits include reduced use of chemicals
in crops modified with insecticidal gene
Bt tomato with
CRY6A found to be resistant to root-knot nematodes
Tomates Bt podrían
ser resistentes a nematodes
May 07
New tomato disease
has California growers on alert
University of
California, Davis revitalizes its honey-bee research program
New University of
California studies examine production costs for 10 crops
April 07
Mixed outlook for
pharmaceutical crops in California
US$4.65 million to
fund new produce safety research center at the University of
California, Davis
March 07
University of
California sets aside land for organic research
February 07
BP selects UC
Berkeley to lead $500 million energy research consortium with
partners Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, University of Illinois
January 07
Achieving
peaceful coexistence with biotechnology is a goal of University
of California program
Annual plants
may cope with global warming better than long-living species
December 06
Gene discovery may
improve wheat varieties - Newly cloned gene key to more adaptable wheat
variieties
November 06
Wheat gene may boost
foods' nutrient content
October 06
Pollinators help
one-third of world's crop production, says new study
Scientists to begin
looking for the sources of E. coli in the Salinas Valley
Weather can predict crop
yields for some California crops
September 06
Chevron Corporation to
fund major biofuel research projects at the University of California
Davis
August 06
UC Riverside researchers
develop flood-tolerant California rice
Research in submergence
tolerance in rice
New
flood-tolerant rice offers relief for world's poorest farmers
California Agriculture
magazine launches a special series on the risks and benefits of
agricultural biotechnology
July 06
University of California
Riverside researchers determine genetic origin of California wild radish
University of
California, San Diego biologists
solve plant growth hormone enigma
June 06
University of California
and USDA team up to provide California farmers a full pest control
toolbox
May 06
A biochemical
regulator described by UC Riverside plant biologist explains how plants
protect themselves from cold temperatures
April 06
University of California,
Berkeley joins Africa Biofortified Sorghum (ABS) project
March 06
Development of a
predictive model for pythium diseases of vegetables and the re-emergence
of tomato spotted wilt virus in California's San Joaquin Valley are
among 2006-07 research grants from University of California
February 06
Monsanto Company
and University of California resolve dispute over technology
used to produce bovine somatotropin for dairy cows
US$5 million
grant awarded for wheat genome research under UC Davis lead
UC Riverside
researchers release new variety of asparagus with higher yield of spears
than other varieties
November 05
Successful transition
to organic production shows planning works
University of
California Cooperative Extension examines cost of growing summer squash
October 05
Salinity threatens
sustainability of irrigated agriculture in California's heartland, study
finds
September 05
Plant pathologist
Brenna Aegerter to be vegetable crops farm advisor in San Joaquin County
University of
California, Riverside biochemist goes to Washington with high-protein
corn
August 05
University of California
studies costs of growing wild rice, safflower and oat hay
July 05
University of California
scientists find herbicide-resistant horseweed in California
University of California
president visits state's "salad bowl"
University of California
organic ag resources match statewide production
University of California,
Riverside research shows that boosting plant vitamin C levels can
minimize harmful effects of ozone on plants
June 05
University of California
Cooperative Extension examines cost of growing specialty crops
April 05
GM
rice in China benefits farmers' health, study finds
Regulating transgenic
crops sensibly: lessons from plant breeding, biotechnology and genomics
March 05
University of California
Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources to hire for 11 academic
positions
Organic farming compliance
handbook available online from the University of California Sustainable
Agriculture Research and Education Program
February 05
Safeguarding the
future of U.S. agriculture: The need to conserve threatened
collections of crop diversity worldwide
Controversy over
genetically modified corn in Mexican crops is focus of discussion at UC
Riverside
Scientists discover first step that enables natural pesticide to
enter target cells -
Findings will be useful in determining how to
block insect resistance to the toxin, may help ward off Bt
pesticide resistance
Transgenic plants
remove more selenium from contaminated soil than wild-type plants, new
field tests show
January 05
Key molecule in plant
photo-protection identified
Demise of
organophosphate insecticides spurs development of environmentally
friendly alternatives
UC Riverside study finds
uncalculated risks in some pesticides: some compounds show dramatic
differences in toxicity and rate of break down between isomers
UC Davis announces two
new biotechnology publications: 'Crop Biotechnology: Feeds for
Livestock' and 'Roundup Ready Alfalfa: An Emerging Technology'
December 04
UC Davis announces
upcoming Course in Seed Biology, Production and Quality
Crop biotechnology:
Feeds for livestock
A Statistical Profile
of Horticultural Crop Farm Industries in California
UC San Diego biologists
identify gene in corn plants that may have paved the way for development
of maize
UC Davis cleared of
wrongdoing in biotech seed shipments
November 04
University of
California, Riverside researchers discover new way to boost grain crops’
drought tolerance
Researchers uncover how
infections combat plant immune responses - UC Riverside researcher is
part of team that identified three genetic suppressors of immune
response in plants
October 04
Two new University of
California studies examine cost of producing organic broccoli and leaf
lettuce
New genome
and biomedical sciences facility at
the University of California, Davis
promotes cross-cutting research
New University of
California Cooperative Extension study looks at rice costs in the
Sacramento Valley
University of California
Riverside researchers identify key plant enzyme that defends against
multiple infections - VPEg is an enzyme that regulates programmed cell
death in plants
August 04
UC Riverside earns $1.5
million grant to examine how engineered crop genes stray
July 04
U.S. National Alfalfa
Symposium to focus on biotechnology, environmental issues
Plant respiration not just
an evolutionary leftover, study shows
University of California,
Davis research shows difference between some organic and conventional
produce
June 94
Crop diversity continues
thanks to modern, traditional practices
University of California
studies cost of producing small grains and winter forage for silage in
the San Joaquin Valley
May 04
University of
California sets up "first-detector" network to combat
bioterrorism
DNA with a twist: UC Davis Genome Center develops
computer program that could help explain how genes are turned on
or off under various conditions
Fruits of biotechnology struggle to emerge -
California Agriculture
magazine April-June 2004
University of California
Riverside researchers develop low-carb corn with enhanced protein and
oil - Introduction of gene promoting key hormone increases plants'
productivity
April 04
University of
California at Davis to lead PIPRA biotechnology initiative
University of California
Riverside researchers improve drought tolerance in plants
University of California
studies genetically engineered alfalfa to produce objective information
about the new agricultural technology
March 04
Newly cloned gene is key to
global adaptation of wheat
Keith Mayberry retires
after 35 years with University of California Cooperative Extension
January 04
UC Davis announces
upcoming course in breeding with molecular markers
Researchers find key gene
in production of egg and sperm: corn mutant reveals gene coordinating
major steps in meiosis
December 03
University of
California, Davis recalling about 30 tomato seed samples found to be
genetically modified
UC Davis rice and wheat genome
researchers receive
two new grants
totaling nearly $10 million
Plant sex protein
identified at UC Riverside - Discovery shapes understanding of how seeds
are created
Roundup resistance
armors weeds
November 03
Syngenta ends
plant-research deal with UC Berkeley
Genomics scientist
Michelmore named Director of UC Davis Genome Center
October 03
Accurate mapping of
Arabidopsis plant genome could lead to new generation of hybrid plants
University of California,
Davis to celebrate opening of plant science facilities
Plant patents: public
interest versus private profit -
University of California Davis helps
author initiative to ensure access to patented technologies
September 03
University of California
Riverside geneticist spells out consequences of genetically engineered
genes escaping into wild species
July 03
Biotech-sharing initiative
aims to help developing nations
UC Riverside is part of
new initiative to share patented research on agriculture
UC Davis plant scientist
Eduardo Blumwald to receive Humboldt Award for his work on salt-tolerant
crops
June 03
Gene controlling vernalization isolated and cloned in wheat by UC Davis
researchers
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