At the Oxford Tract, Kolby Jardine and his team have unveiled a novel carbon pathway in the photosynthetic process. This pathway may be a fundamental mechanism in boosting plant productivity under elevated CO₂ conditions, and can give us a better idea of how the biosphere will respond to climate...Read more about Researchers Uncover a Hidden Carbon Pathway in Photosynthesis
To bring all the bees to the yard! These pollinators love warm, bright blooms early in the morning. But how did these plants end up facing east? The Blackman lab investigates.Read more about Why do Sunflowers Face the Sunrise
As part of a visit to campus last week, Rausser College of Natural Resources was honored to host Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young, USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics and USDA's Chief Scientist, for a visit at the UC Berkeley’s Oxford Facility.Read more about USDA Under Secretary Jacobs-Young Tours Oxford Facility
For decades, the Gill Tract has been a living laboratory for student- and faculty-led plant and agricultural research at UC Berkeley. But for far longer than that, the site has provided important habitat for migrating western monarch butterflies.Read more about Revitalizing the Gill Tract’s habitat for monarch butterflies
