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A Spartan comeback of the seed kind
Published on July 25, 2015
The barley fittingly called Spartan, created in 1916, is making a comeback in light of increased demand for locally brewed beers in Michigan. -
In motion: Improving water quality through better land management
Published on July 24, 2015
Researchers are looking at large-scale ways to recycle the wastewater created by human activity. -
MSU scientists set sights on glaucoma medication for TB treatments
Published on July 23, 2015
A new discovery by Michigan State University scientists suggests that a common medication used to treat glaucoma could also be used to treat tuberculosis, even the drug-resistant kind. -
U.P. agriculture takes center stage at Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center Field Day
Published on July 17, 2015
The ongoing work of researchers to develop agricultural technologies and practices suited for the unique climate of Michigan's Upper Peninsula will be the focus of the Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center Field Day July 25. -
MSU researchers find perennial biofuel crops and corn have comparable water use
Published on July 6, 2015
A recent study reports that the perennial system's evapotranspiration did not differ greatly from corn - a finding that contrasts sharply with earlier studies that found particularly high perennial water use in areas with high water tables. -
Soil microbes could be the key to healthier, stronger plants
Published on June 18, 2015
MSU researcher James Kremer and his colleagues in the labs of Sheng Yang He and James Tiedje are working to understand how plant microbes could be the key to reliable, high-yielding agriculture. -
Robert Abramovitch: Illuminating solutions
Published on June 10, 2015
Every day Robert Abramovitch enters his lab in the Physical Sciences Building motivated and ready to find new solutions for treating tuberculosis. -
New study shows crop rotation positively impacts soil microbial communities and land sustainability
Published on June 8, 2015
A study authored by MSU assistant professor Lisa Tiemann is the first of its kind to show that crop rotations, in isolation from other management factors, can increase the functions performed by soil microbial communities that benefit plant growth. -
MSU researchers discover how deadly mites infiltrate honeybee hives
Published on June 3, 2015
A study co-led by Michigan State University entomologist Zachary Huang shows that being able to smell like their hostess reduces the chance that Varroa mites are found and killed.