Assistant Professor César Terrer and recent visiting student Stephen Bell describe how agricultural lands that are no longer productive could play an important role in carbon sequestration.
Fifteen principal investigators from across MIT will conduct early work to solve issues ranging from water contamination to aquaculture monitoring and management.
Matt Shoulders will lead an interdisciplinary team to improve RuBisCO — the photosynthesis enzyme thought to be the holy grail for improving agricultural yield.
Gokul Sampath and Jie Yun have been named 2023-24 J-WAFS Fellows.
Developed at SMART, the device can deliver controlled amounts of agrochemicals to specific plant tissues for research and could one day be used to improve crop quality and disease management.
Roofscapes, a startup founded by three MIT students, is planning to build green spaces on pitched roofs in Paris, to decrease temperatures while improving quality of life.
Fake seeds can cost farmers more than two-thirds of expected crop yields and threaten food security. Trackable silk labels could help.
J-WAFS researchers are using remote sensing observations to build high-resolution systems to monitor drought.
Using ultrafast spectroscopy, the chemistry professor studies the energy transfer that occurs at femtosecond timescales inside plant leaves.
Developed at SMART, the nondestructive nanosensors could have wide applications in agricultural science.
The peptide is used by legumes to control nitrogen-fixing bacteria; it may also offer leads for treating patients with too much heme in their blood.
After 48 years with the Institute, Manager of Grounds Services Norman Magnuson reflects on his role in a changing campus and profession.
Researchers show they can control the properties of lab-grown plant material, which could enable the production of wood products with little waste.
The grants total over $1 million in support of research that addresses issues in the water and food sectors.
A Climate Grand Challenges flagship project aims to reduce agriculture-driven emissions while making food crop plants heartier and more nutritious.