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CSHL Stories and Media archive for Tag: crop yield

CSHL and global collaborators map Solanum pan-genome

3/5/2025

Landmark study carves a path for plant breeders to improve crops across the globe and expand the variety of produce available in grocery stores. Read the story »

image of CSHL scientists Janeen Braynen and Audrey Fahey standing in front of the White House 2024 Easter EGGucation Roll sign in Washington DC

CSHL goes to the White House for Easter EGGucation

4/8/2024

CSHL plant scientists taught kids the basics of plant biology and its role in the environment at an event hosted by First Lady Jill Biden. Read the story »

At the Lab Episode 1: The tomato of tomorrow

4/2/2024

In the premiere episode of At the Lab, we visit CSHL Professor & HHMI Investigator Zachary Lippman to glimpse the future of food and farming. Listen to the podcast »

image of Rob Martienssen overlaid on a DNA strand made from plant stems and leaves

From plant genomics to a bioscience revolution

3/25/2024

CSHL played a lead role in mapping the first plant genome. Today, that breakthrough fuels a whole new understanding of life on Earth. Read the story »

An evolutionary mystery 125 million years in the making

3/4/2024

CSHL plant biologists have stumbled on a peculiar case involving a gene that’s key for controlling growth in tomatoes and other crops. Read the story »

You say genome editing, I say natural mutation

10/19/2023

CSHL scientists have discovered that evolution and genome editing in crops are less predictable than previously thought. Read the story »

Image of Cocktails and Chromosomes Uprooting Climate Change with Ullas Pedmale

Cocktails & Chromosomes: Uprooting climate change

9/21/2023

Pull up a stool to watch CSHL Associate Professor Ullas Pedmale speak about plants and climate change at Industry bar in Huntington, NY. Watch the video »

Image of Cocktails and Chromosomes the shucking origins of corn with David Jackson

Cocktails & Chromosomes gets corny

8/10/2023

In the best way possible! CSHL Professor David Jackson talked about corn genetics. Plus, we gave away tickets to Tony Award-winning musical Shucked. Watch the video »

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Climate-control technology future-proofs plants

6/13/2023

Take a virtual tour of CSHL’s new state-of-the-art growth chambers with plant biologist Ullas Pedmale. Watch the video »

image of Ullas Pedmale and Julie Micko in plant growth chamber

New CSHL technology controls the weather and time itself

6/8/2023

State-of-the-art plant growth chambers at CSHL allow scientists to mimic the effects of climate change on crops around the world. Read the story »

Digging up the deep-rooted secrets of perennial corn

3/10/2023

Perennials may hold the key to sustainable farming. CSHL scientists are decoding the genes that let these plants withstand the test of time. Read the story »

CSHL groundcherry research bears new fruits

10/31/2022

New genetic blueprints for two types of groundcherry may help strengthen food supplies and reveal how plants evolve. Read the story »

What shedding light on plant growth could mean for cancer

6/13/2022

CSHL researchers have found a new way to control plant growth by manipulating proteins involved in the process of detecting light. Read the story »

How tweaking genes keeps corn and rice on your plate

5/18/2022

CSHL scientists leveraged lessons from the corn genome to improve another global staple crop, rice. Read the story »

photo of a bowl of sorghum seeds with plant stalks in background

New CSHL website brings together sorghum researchers

5/9/2022

Plant researchers and breeders are now using a website created by CSHL to get the latest intel on sorghum crop research. Read the story »

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