Collaborate Disseminate
A new study published Friday in Nature Plants showed that 36 percent of critically endangered plants produce recalcitrant seeds, which can’t be preserved. Continue reading Seed Vaults Can’t Save a Third of Critically Endangered Plants
The Earth BioGenome Project aims to map the genome of 1.5 million plants, animals, and fungi. Continue reading Biologists Have Started Their Attempt to Sequence the DNA of Every Living Thing on Earth
“Once we figure out, or I hope we figure out, that we are not alone in the universe, the connection to the cosmos is just going to be even stronger.” Continue reading Scientists Design a ‘Template’ for Plant Life on Alien Worlds
The space wheat represents “the first true foray into studies involving space-based agricultural cycles.” Continue reading The Advanced Plant Habitat Welcomes Its First Crop on the Space Station
Firefly-like leaves are a big step forward in the field of plant nanobionics. Continue reading Researchers Are Working on Plants That Could Glow Bright Enough to Replace Lamps
Hydroponics is an effective way of growing plants indoors through the use of water medium and artificial lighting. It often involves having a system to raise and lower the water level around the plants to let the roots breathe, however this can require some non-trivial plumbing. [Peter] wanted to instead explore the realm of wheel hydroponics to grow some ingredients for salad.
The idea is to have pods mounted on a rotating assembly, similar to the carriages on a Ferris Wheel. By rotating the wheel slowly, each pod spends a certain amount of time submerged, and a certain amount of …read more
Hydroponics is an effective way of growing plants indoors through the use of water medium and artificial lighting. It often involves having a system to raise and lower the water level around the plants to let the roots breathe, however this can require some non-trivial plumbing. [Peter] wanted to instead explore the realm of wheel hydroponics to grow some ingredients for salad.
The idea is to have pods mounted on a rotating assembly, similar to the carriages on a Ferris Wheel. By rotating the wheel slowly, each pod spends a certain amount of time submerged, and a certain amount of …read more
Greg Crutsinger develops drone technology to help farmers struggling to grow produce in a world affected by climate change. Continue reading An Ecologist Became a Drone Engineer to Save Our Food Supply
If astronauts are going to make it on long duration space missions, they’re going to need some veggies. Continue reading Inside NASA’s Space Farming Labs
It’s designed to grow grains for livestock while saving farmers money on labor. But that means it’s also coming for some human jobs. Continue reading This Giant Vertical Farming Robot Is Coming For Your Crops
