PMB researchers George Chuck and Zhaobin Dong have identified a gene that controls numerous essential crop traits in maize.
News and Research from the Oxford Facility
LBL Climate & Ecosystem Sciences News | November 08, 2024
At the Oxford Tract, Kolby Jardine and his team have unveiled a novel carbon pathway in the photosynthetic process. This pathway may be a fundamental mechanism in boosting plant productivity under elevated CO₂ conditions, and can give us a better idea of how the biosphere will respond to climate change in the future.
Deep Look/ PBS | October 25, 2024
To bring all the bees to the yard! These pollinators love warm, bright blooms early in the morning. But how did these plants end up facing east? The Blackman lab investigates.
Rausser College of Natural Resources | October 23, 2024
As part of a visit to campus last week, Rausser College of Natural Resources was honored to host Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young, USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics and USDA's Chief Scientist, for a visit at the UC Berkeley’s Oxford Facility.
Berkeley Food Institute | September 01, 2024
The Oxford Tract invites students to learn, research, grow, and gain real experience on the land.
Multiplexed CRISPR-Cas9 mutagenesis of rice PSBS1 noncoding sequences for transgene-free overexpression
Science Advances | June 01, 2024
Optimizing photosynthetic efficiency is one of the most promising routes to engineering more sustainable and productive crop varieties.
Berkeley Plant & Microbial Biology | April 11, 2024
When it comes to essential minerals for people, plants, and animals, calcium is king. Recent research led by Sheng Luan, a professor in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, offers new insights into the important role calcium signaling plays in plant physiology.
Rausser College of Natural Resources | March 13, 2024
Recent visitors to the Gill Tract might have noticed something different: a large multipurpose facility has replaced the shipping containers on the research field adjacent to the Gill Tract Community Farm.
UCANR Blogs | December 04, 2023
Nearly 1600 species of native bees can be found in California's rich ecosystems--compiled here is a list of resources to help attract and maintain them in your garden.
IGI Perspectives | June 23, 2023
Sorghum, a heat-loving cereal grain, isn’t just getting attention from the IGI and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, but also climate scientists at the Department of Energy and Gates Foundation. So, what’s so special about sorghum?