Environmental resources | Department of Plant Sciences

Two people tending a stand of large bushes.

Climate-ready landscape trials identify attractive, low-water plants

by Saoimanu Sope, UCANR
January 18, 2023

Good news: Roses can be a part of your water-efficient landscape. Lorence Oki, UC Cooperative Extension environmental horticulture specialist in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences, identified rose cultivars that remain aesthetically pleasing with little water.

A grove of giant sequoias in Sequoia National Park. (Getty)

Coast Redwood and Sequoia Genome Sequences Completed

by Kat Kerlin
December 17, 2021

Scientists have completed the sequences for the coast redwood and giant sequoia genomes. The research, officially published this week in the journal G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, helps to better explain the genetic basis for these species’ ability to adapt to their changing environments. The research indicates that the coast redwood genome evolved from a single ancestral species.

Valerie Eviner named fellow in Earth Leadership Program

by mmarcure
February 08, 2021

Sustainability

Valerie Eviner, professor in the Department of Plant Sciences, has been named a 2021 fellow in the North American cohort of the Earth Leadership Program. The program will provide leadership training and will enable scientists, across many disciplines, to co-design solutions with stakeholders on pressing global sustainability issues.

During a conservation agriculture course, a young trainee operates a Happy Seeder mounted on a two-wheel tractor, for direct seeding of wheat in smallholder systems. (photo CIMMYT)

Conservation Agriculture Key in Meeting UN Sustainable Development Goals

by Ann Filmer
April 16, 2020

Conservation

Conservation agriculture is key in meeting UN Sustainable Development Goals. A new analysis shows benefits of conservation agriculture to crop performance, water efficiency, and climate action in South Asia. JK Ladha, an adjunct professor in Plant Sciences, UC Davis, is co-author of the Nature Sustainability article.

Recruitment Seminars: Research Leader, USDA ARS Water Management Unit at UC Davis, Nov. 19–21

by Ann Filmer
November 15, 2019

Water

Recruitment seminars will be held Nov. 19–21, 2019, for a Research Leader at the new USDA ARS Water Management Unit that will be located at UC Davis. Three candidates are being interviewed for the position. This is another great partnership between UC Davis and USDA’s Agricultural Research Service.