Tag: "Research"
CSU joins $9 million Sage project, a continent-wide network of smart sensors
Researchers Gene Kelly and Jay Ham will help integrate nodes of an existing NSF observatory into the Sage array of environmental sensors.
Investigating a microbial stopwatch of death, when only bone remains
Researchers have received over $1 million to continue studying how microbes can be used to estimate the postmortem interval.
Irrigation Innovation Consortium funds new projects for 2020
The projects are part of the university and industry collaboration that accelerates the development and adoption of water- and energy-efficient irrigation technology.
As a way to fight climate change, not all soils are created equal
Understanding the diversity of soil organic matter can help science, government and agriculture move forward with carbon sequestration to help reverse the tide of climate change while increasing the health of our soils.
Some hoppy news: Hops don't need to go dormant in order to flower
Plant physiologist Bill Bauerle is upending conventional wisdom hop growers have followed for decades.
Oil and gas wastewater used for irrigation may suppress plant immune systems
New research indicates that using produced water from hydraulic fracturing for irrigation could leave crop systems more vulnerable to pathogens.
Crop scientists share in $4 million grant to stop onion pathogens
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Specialty Crops Research Initiative is funding the work, which includes $4.2 million in matching funds from onion growers, universities and seed companies.
Researchers testing whether solar panels on farms can thrive
The study is evaluating whether integrating solar panels on farms would be a cost benefit to farmers and growers.