CSHL Stories and Media archive for Tag: crop yield

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 »

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 »

The race to protect sweet corn

4/22/2022

Breeding a variety that can withstand disease and taste better too Read the story »

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For plant geneticists, some genes are double the trouble

3/28/2022

It pays to check whether genetic tweaks that improve one kind of crop could get foiled by backup genes in a different crop. Read the story »

Plants fight for their lives

1/31/2022

As arable land disappears, a genetic tweak might secure the world’s food supply. Read the story »

Plants: RNA notes to self

1/13/2022

CSHL scientists discovered a way plants send messages between cells using RNA and a protein escort. Read the story »

Lab life: A step for students, a leap for science

12/20/2021

The CSHL Partners for the Future program allows high school students to participate in laboratory life. Read the story »

Corn 2.0

11/29/2021

Climate change and population growth are threatening our crops. CSHL Professor David Jackson is helping corn keep up with the demand. Read the story »

Why roots don’t grow in the shade

10/27/2021

CSHL researchers found that sun-loving plants grown in the shade express stress hormones, which stunt their root systems. Read the story »

The secret history of corn is revealed in its genome

8/5/2021

For the first time, scientists have assembled in-depth maps of dozens of corn genomes, filling in gaps related to key agricultural traits. Read the story »

For tomato genes, one plus one doesn’t always make two

4/12/2021

CSHL scientists made a series of mutations in tomatoes to see how they interact with one other. Some combinations yield larger changes than expected. Read the story »

CSHL professor weighs in: Are CRISPR plants GMOs?

3/15/2021

CSHL Professor Zach Lippman was interviewed on a BBC podcast about the future of agriculture in the UK and Europe. Read the story »

WOX9: A jack of all trades

3/4/2021

A single gene can have many functions across different plant genomes. Changing the gene’s regulatory region can change the traits it produces. Read the story »

Tweaking corn kernels with CRISPR

2/22/2021

CRISPR genome editing can fast-forward the process of plant evolution. Researchers at CSHL are using the technique to increase kernel yield. Read the story »