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Studying the effects of increasing heat stress on plants
Published on July 1, 2020
Gregg Howe and Tom Sharkey, University Distinguished Professors, are studying the effects heat has on plant health. -
Examining plant genetics with an eye on the future
Published on July 1, 2020
Addie Thompson is a maize researcher with the Plant Resilience Institute working to predict the way plants interact with their environment -
Finding ways to use natural plant adaptations to feed the world
Published on January 1, 2019
Robert VanBuren, an assistant professor in the MSU Department of Horticulture, explores how the mechanisms and characteristics that help plants be resilient to drought could lead to new advances in agriculture. -
MSU Innovator of the Year seeks plant improvement
Published on July 1, 2020
Federica Brandizzi, MSU Foundation Professor of plant biology and a member of the MSU-DOE Plant Research Lab focuses on plant efficiency -
Unlocking the potential of the plant microbiome
Published on July 1, 2020
MSU microbial ecologist Ashley Shade is seeking to learn more about how microbes positively affect plant health and adapt to environmental pressures. -
Discovering ways to build hardier, healthier plants
Published on February 3, 2020
The MSU Plant Resilience Institute is working to understand how plants cope with growing pressures from a changing climate. -
U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin tours MSU plant science research facilities
Published on May 21, 2021
Elissa Slotkin, who serves Michigan’s 8th district in the U.S. House of Representatives, visited the Michigan State University campus May 21 to tour plant science research facilities and the MSU Music Building. -
MSU researcher receives grant to continue studying pathogen resistance in plants
Published on April 24, 2020
Examining responses to environmental threats and public outreach
