Decades of research has shown promise for using microbiome science to solve several problems facing agriculture, but these findings have not yet been translated to practical recommendations for ...

Life in places like California’s Death Valley pushes everything to its limit. Temperatures rise past 120 degrees Fahrenheit. The light is harsh, the soil is dry, and most plants wilt fast. Yet one low ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 2, SDG 13 and SDG 15. This special collection captures the depth and diversity of scientific advances in plant biology and agricultural ...

Postdoc Imtiyaz Khanday and Professor Venkatesan Sundaresan with cloned rice plants in a UC Davis greenhouse, December 2018. Khanday, Sundaresan and colleagues have solved the problem of propagating ...

North Bay farmers seeking survival of their crops and vineyards amid drought, weather extremes and other forces may discover their best solutions are grounded in next-generation agriculture. Area ...

A planned California hydrogen facility will offer an important test of a technology that researchers say may be critical for cleaning up the atmosphere. A startup plans to build a new type of ...