Crop plants face stress from environmental extremes — not just heat, but also cold; and not just lack of water, but also too much. In…
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CSUN plant biologists track tomato plants’ heat stress at the molecular level
If you’ve ever smelled the minty scent of a breeze passing over a flowerbed full of salvia, or caught a whiff of creosote in the…
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CSUN plant biologists describe gene expression changes that could help biofuel trees beat the heat
Climate change challenges global agricultural systems with hotter temperatures and altered rainfall patterns, and understanding how plants cope with heat and drought stresses has direct…
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USDA funds Basu Lab in project to develop turmeric as a cash crop
CSUN plant biologist Chhandak Basu and colleagues at Alabama A&M University have received funding to continue a project developing turmeric as a cash crop for…
View More USDA funds Basu Lab in project to develop turmeric as a cash cropCSUN Biology undergraduate researcher wins travel grant for conference presentation
CSUN Biology undergraduate researcher Chris Cerda has been awarded a travel grant to present at the annual meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists…
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Boosting expression of a key gene may help plants survive a soaking
Plants engineered to produce more of a key growth-regulating hormone tolerated flooding for almost twice as long siblings without the boost, CSUN biologists report in…
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