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Novel method to measure root depth may lead to more resilient crops
https://plantscience.psu.edu/news/20240319-novel-method-to-measure-root-depth-may-lead-to-more-resilient-crops
As climate change worsens global drought conditions, hindering crop production, the search for ways to capture and store atmospheric carbon causing the phenomenon has intensified. Penn State researchers have developed a new high-tech tool that could spur changes in how crops withstand drought, acquire nitrogen and store carbon deeper in soil.2024-03-19T12:05:00ZNews ItemTeaching excellence recognized in College of Agricultural Sciences
https://plantscience.psu.edu/news/20240307-teaching-excellence-recognized-in-college-of-agricultural-sciences
Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has recognized seven faculty members for outstanding teaching in 2023.2024-03-07T22:10:00ZNews ItemPenn State-hosted summit highlighted collaboration on climate-smart ag projects
https://plantscience.psu.edu/news/20240305-penn-state-hosted-summit-highlighted-collaboration-on-climate-smart-ag-projects
At the inaugural “Pennsylvania Partners for Climate Smart Commodities Summit,” held in February on Penn State’s University Park campus, a diverse group of stakeholders came together to discuss how climate-smart agriculture offers innovative solutions to help farmers adapt and safeguard their livelihoods.2024-03-05T16:08:00ZNews ItemTiokasin Ghosthorse to give public talk on Indigenous knowledge and language
https://plantscience.psu.edu/news/20240226-tiokasin-ghosthorse-to-give-public-talk-on-indigenous-knowledge-and-language
Indigenous scholar Tiokasin Ghosthorse will share his extensive knowledge with the community on Mar. 13 in the HUB Flex Theatre and online.2024-02-26T14:08:00ZNews ItemCommon plant could help reduce food insecurity, researchers find
https://plantscience.psu.edu/news/20240216-common-plant-could-help-reduce-food-insecurity-researchers-find
An often-overlooked water plant that can double its biomass in two days, capture nitrogen from the air — making it a valuable green fertilizer — and be fed to poultry and livestock could serve as life-saving food for humans in the event of a catastrophe or disaster, a new study led by Penn State researchers suggests.2024-02-16T14:00:00ZNews ItemSix researchers recognized with Institute of Energy and the Environment Awards
https://plantscience.psu.edu/news/20240129-six-researchers-recognized-with-institute-of-energy-and-the-environment-awards
Six Penn State researchers who were nominated by the Penn State community for their collaborative, interdisciplinary research efforts were recognized with Institute of Energy and the Environment’s Research Awards.2024-01-29T13:44:00ZNews ItemMaster Watershed Steward Art Gover earns award for natural resource education
https://plantscience.psu.edu/news/20240125-master-watershed-steward-art-gover-earns-award-for-natural-resource-education
With 36 years of experience at Penn State as a researcher and educator in weed and vegetation management, Art Gover specializes in handling invasive species in natural settings. Now retired, he continues to share his expertise as a volunteer with the Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward program. Gover, based in Centre County, recently earned the 2023 Natural Resource Education Champion Award from the Pennsylvania Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals.2024-01-25T14:33:00ZNews ItemNovel, interdisciplinary training program launched for doctoral degree students
https://plantscience.psu.edu/news/20240116-novel-interdisciplinary-training-program-launched-for-doctoral-degree-students
A team comprised of faculty from five departments in the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences and the Department of Biology in the Eberly College of Science, funded by a $262,500 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has created a novel program to train doctoral degree students to conduct interdisciplinary research on the relationship between soils, plants and consumers.2024-01-16T15:58:00ZNews ItemNovel tool informs land use and nutrient control in troubled waters
https://plantscience.psu.edu/news/20231207-novel-tool-informs-land-use-and-nutrient-control-in-troubled-waters
In watersheds degraded by runoff of nutrients from farmland, land managers may struggle to pinpoint the best locations to install riparian buffer strips along streams or other pollution-reduction practices, but a new technology devised by Penn State scientists could potentially make the search for those sites easier and less expensive.2023-12-07T13:09:00ZNews ItemLyla June Johnston to talk about Ancient native food systems on Nov. 28
https://plantscience.psu.edu/news/20231128-lyla-june-johnston-to-talk-about-ancient-native-food-systems-on-nov-28
Lyla June Johnston, an Indigenous musician, scholar and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages, will delve into the lessons of ancient native food systems on Tuesday, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m. in the HUB Flex Theater and online.2023-11-28T13:00:00ZNews ItemCollege of Ag Sciences recognizes faculty, staff for research achievements
https://plantscience.psu.edu/news/20231121-college-of-ag-sciences-recognizes-faculty-staff-for-research-achievements
Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences lauded outstanding accomplishments in research during the 2023 Research Awards Ceremony, held Nov. 1 at the Hintz Family Alumni Center on the University Park campus.2023-11-21T14:05:00ZNews ItemResearchers predict climate change-driven reduction in beneficial plant microbes
https://plantscience.psu.edu/news/20231120-researchers-predict-climate-change-driven-reduction-in-beneficial-plant-microbes
An international team of researchers that includes Penn State faculty has characterized the abundances and distributions of plant beneficial bacteria from soils collected across the globe — and modeled how climate change may impact their numbers in the coming century. They published their findings in Nature Food.2023-11-20T15:00:00ZNews Item$7M grant funds project to develop new ways to protect mushroom crops
https://plantscience.psu.edu/news/20231116-7m-grant-funds-project-to-develop-new-ways-to-protect-mushroom-crops
A new grant for more than $7 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture will fund an upcoming project led by Penn State researchers, who aim to develop new pest management tools for mushroom crops.2023-11-16T13:25:00ZNews ItemNoted turfgrass scientist retires from Penn State after 40-year career
https://plantscience.psu.edu/news/20231003-noted-turfgrass-scientist-retires-from-penn-state-after-40-year-career
Andrew McNitt, professor of soil science, director of the Center for Sports Surface Research and technical adviser to the National Football League, recently retired from Penn State after an innovative and distinguished career in the College of Agricultural Sciences.2023-10-03T17:43:00ZNews ItemCollege of Agricultural Sciences names 2023 Harbaugh Scholars
https://plantscience.psu.edu/news/20230925-college-of-agricultural-sciences-names-2023-harbaugh-scholars
Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences has awarded three faculty members with funding to support the development of innovative course curricula through the college’s Harbaugh Faculty Scholars program.2023-09-25T17:49:00ZNews Item