Light can reveal the plants’ photosynthetic performance throughout the growing season, according to newly published research.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded the University of Illinois a $10.6 million, five-year grant to transform two bioenergy crops.

Scientists designed plants with light green leaves with hopes of allowing more light to penetrate the crop canopy and increase overall light

Scientists have developed novel screening tools to simulate millions of years of evolution in days to help plants quickly adapt to our chang

Next year smallholder African farmers will have the option to grow cowpeas that are resistant to one of one of the most devastating pests, t

A recent study estimates that a Boeing 747 could fly for 10 hours on bio-jet fuel produced on 54 acres of specially engineered sugarcane.

University of Illinois receives grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, FFAR, and DFID to catalyze photosynthetic improvements.

Investors and executives in the agricultural industry are getting a first look at TerraSentia, a new-to-the-market agricultural robot.

Researchers have uncovered secrets about a photosynthetic protein, CP12—the full understanding of which may help boost yields in the future.

Now a computer model can answer farmers' planting questions by comparing billions of virtual fields with different planting densities, r

Researchers have discovered modified soybeans that yield more than current varieties in 2050 field conditions. By 2050, we will need to f...

A multi-institutional team led by the University of Illinois have proven sugarcane can be genetically engineered to produce oil in its le...

Instead of turning carbon into food, many plants accidentally make a plant-toxic compound during photosynthesis that is recycled through ...

Newly published findings could help scientists further boost the yields of C4 crops like corn and Miscanthus.

Today many biofuel refineries operate for only seven months each year, turning freshly harvested crops into ethanol and biodiesel. When s...

Using computer model simulations, scientists have predicted that modern soybean crops produce more leaves than they need to the detriment...

Cassava makes up nearly 50 percent of the diet in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, where populations are projected to increase by more than 1...

In the last decade, more than half of all forest elephants have been slaughtered for their market-precious ivory. Without action, this sp...

Throughout the growing season seemingly benign clouds pass over millions of acres of crops, causing rapid fluctuations in light intensity...

Namibian elephants should be protected so they can continue to pass on their unique knowledge and survival skills to future generations.