CROPPS

The challenges facing crop production today require new ways of thinking about, studying, and relating to the plant world. At CROPPS we are creating an avenue for agricultural transformation and ecological preservation that relies on listening to and communicating with plants and the associated organisms that comprise their biomes... I work with CROPPS aligns with her interest in understanding gene function to improve crops for sustainable food security. With CROPPS, I will work to develop a two-way interaction with plants that will enable us to understand and to respond to their signals. If we can understand what plants need, when they need it, we can produce healthier plants with improved yields and greater resilience to climate and environmental stresses, and we can do so with fewer, more well-managed resources... To facilitate inclusiveness, we actively seek to recruit, retain, and fully engage people from underrepresented populations based on geography, socioeconomic status,..

Primary location: Ithaca United States