UC Davis master's student Isha Poudel has been named a 2023 Future Leaders Forum fellow. She aims to empower women farmers in Nepal and address climate change impacts on vulnerable populations through agricultural technology and gender equity.
Team AggieCulture competed in the Urban Greenhouse Challenge finals at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, landing in the top five out of over 30 teams. Their "Living Gardens" proposal aimed to create sustainable food systems in food deserts.
UC Davis researchers Amelie Gaudin and Jeffrey Mitchell, along with their team, were honored for showing that winter cover crops can improve soil health with minimal impact on groundwater use. Their work supports sustainable farming practices in California's Central Valley.
An international team from Rothamsted Research, U.K., visited UC Davis' Department of Plant Sciences, engaging in discussions on wheat genetics, soil management, climate change, and carbon neutrality. Collaborations and research opportunities emerged.
A UC Davis survey found that gardening during the COVID-19 pandemic helped people relieve stress, connect with others, and grow food. It highlighted the positive mental health benefits and the need for more green spaces to support public health.
Researchers at UC Davis are studying genes that control how quickly wheat leaves shift between sun and shade to improve photosynthesis. Faster-shifting leaves could boost carbon intake and increase wheat yields, potentially feeding more people.
Josh Hegarty, a postdoctoral researcher in the Dubcovsky Lab in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of California, Davis, is leading a project to develop commercial varieties of triticale for forage and feed. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture, or NIFA, is granting a $300,000 investment as part of its Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.
Two new varieties from the Public Strawberry Breeding Program at the University of California, Davis, will provide consumers with big, flavorful strawberries throughout fall and winter, too.
The award will provide support for faculty members in the Department of Plant Sciences who represent excellence in their field, present unique and transformative perspectives, exhibit the leadership ability to impact their discipline, and advance representation of women in plant sciences.
