It’s estimated that by 2050, the global population could reach 9 billion. With limited natural resources, feeding, clothing and providing materials to support that many people will be challenging. In Federica Brandizzi’s lab at Michigan State University, she and her colleagues are finding ways to make plants part of the solution. “A way to sustain …
Michigan State University scientists, from their labs on campus to the fields of farmers in Michigan and beyond, are creating a roadmap to feed the world. It’s not without challenges. The obstacles include climate change, shrinking land suitable for growing crops and an unrelenting demand for food to fortify a booming population that is expected …
Dispatching drones equipped with remote sensing technology in the air and taking smartphone images on the ground, a Michigan State University researcher is helping farmers more quickly predict and quantify tar spot, a disease found in maize crops. “The fungus that causes tar spot likes cool temperatures and wet leaves,” said Addie Thompson, assistant professor …
