CSU, biotech company partnering on RNA-based method for weed control
The researchers are testing an emerging gene-silencing technology for controlling herbicide-resistant weeds.
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CSU researchers launch $1.9 million project for water treatment and reuse using biochar
The team is developing materials that function as chemical sorbents, similar to sponges, for the precise removal and recovery of certain nutrients from municipal and agricultural wastewater.
CSU soil scientists tapping rangelands as vast sources for carbon storage
Over the last several months, a CSU research team has teamed with Woodwell Climate Research Center on a Colorado-based project aimed at helping managers of rangelands, which cover large areas of both public and private lands, understand and monitor the delicate carbon balances across their grazed landscapes.
Soil microbes metabolize the same polyphenols found in chocolate, wine
Upending long-held theories, CSU researchers offer new insights into the role of polyphenols in the soil microbiome.
Water scarcity will require agriculture to tap ‘unconventional’ sources like seawater, wastewater
CSU is a founding partner in a $110 million U.S. Department of Energy research network, the National Alliance for Water Innovation, focused on treatment and reuse technologies for wastewater, seawater and other untapped sources.
Fungal biologists fighting peach tree-killing pathogen
Researchers aim to turn the tide against the fungus Cytospora, which for decades has wreaked havoc among peach orchards across the Western Slope.
Outstanding Grad: Forrest Wold-McGimsey, College of Agricultural Sciences
From the time he was growing up in Longmont, Colorado, Forrest Wold-McGimsey was drawn to Colorado State University’s renowned plant breeding and genomics program.
International effort to combat crop-threatening weeds headed by CSU scientists
The International Weed Genomics Consortium, comprising 17 academic partners across seven countries, assembles a global community of experts who will develop genomic tools that fundamentally advance humanity’s approach to weeds and crops.
Survey reveals how pandemic has changed consumers’ food habits
Nearly a year of social distancing and economic disruptions has triggered both subtle and seismic shifts in how Americans are buying or getting food, and researchers from the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics have documented those shifts.
Animal sciences undergraduate wins national animal welfare contest
Jordan Smeby took first place in the Undergraduate Junior Division.