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MSU geological sciences professor named 2015 Soil Science Society of America Fellow
Published on September 22, 2015
Michigan State University Geological Sciences professor Bruno Basso was recently elected a 2015 Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America for his contributions to agronomy through education, national and international service and research. -
Building a biofuel-boosting Swiss Army knife
Published on September 21, 2015
Researchers at MSU have built a molecular Swiss Army knife that streamlines the molecular machinery of cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, making biofuels and other green chemical production from these organisms more viable. -
Insect, plant disease and pesticide research to feature at Trevor Nichols Research Center Field Day
Published on September 21, 2015
Michigan State University will host a research and extension field day focusing on insect, plant disease and pesticide efficacy research at its Trevor Nichols Research Center Sept. 29. -
Harvesting clues to GMO dilemmas from China’s soybean fields
Published on September 21, 2015
Researchers at Michigan State University take a first look at how China's soybean farmers are reacting when their crop struggles in the global market. -
Grant to help increase biofuel yield while limiting fertilizer use
Published on September 9, 2015
Michigan State University has earned a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to better understand how biofuel crops acquire nitrogen, insights that could help maximize yields while minimizing fertilizer use. -
MSU researcher reveals atomic-level secrets of plant defense
Published on August 11, 2015
New research in the current issue of Nature, however, has revealed the molecular secrets of plants' defense mechanisms at the atomic level. -
2015-16 Grants
Published on August 10, 2015
Project GREEEN awarded 42 new grants for projects in 2015-16. -
Improving Our Understanding of Soil
Published on August 10, 2015
The United Nations has designated 2015 the "International Year of Soils," focusing on challenges surrounding food, energy and the environment. Since 1997, Project GREEEN has been confronting these issues and their impacts on plant agriculture. -
Orange is the new red: MSU researchers discover mechanism to protect cells from solar damage
Published on July 30, 2015
In a recent paper published in Science, Cheryl Kerfeld's team discovered how the energy-quenching mechanism in cyanobacteria is triggered, which could unlock the secret to protecting solar energy systems from damage from the sun's rays.