Killam Postdoctoral Fellow looks for agriculture solutions at the molecular level
Soil scientist Chaoqun Wang explores the rhizosphere – what he calls the ‘hotspot’ of microbial activity – as he tries to optimize plant productivity and limit environmental damage from fertilizers.
Sowing the Seeds for Resilient Production Systems
While Dr. Andrew Riseman takes a lengthy view of the research topics he tackles at the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm (CSFS), many of the real world challenges in his field are arising more often and becoming more dramatic.
Drought Solutions for Producers Start Small
Understanding and addressing agriculture’s biggest climate change challenges starts at the microscopic level for plant physiologist Dr. Thorsten Knipfer.
Identifying Plant Stress and Insect Damage in Greenhouses
Meet Daniel Bateson, an APBI alumni who works in horticulture.
Earth Day: Looking at Long-Term Food Production
For Earth Day, we’re highlighting plant physiologist Thorsten Knipfer who is working to understand how we can sustainably manage one of the most important natural resources on our planet, water.
Drought Resistance in Wine Grapes and Hazelnuts
Drought Resistance in Wine Grapes and Hazelnuts This year, B.C. experienced an unusually warm and dry autumn. Vancouver recorded seven millimetres of rain this past September, a far cry from the city’s monthly average of nearly 60 millimetres. More than simply an extra long summer, this unseasonal weather has massive impacts on the agricultural sector. […]
New Faculty Profile: Jennifer Grenz
New Faculty Profile: Jennifer Grenz In January 2022, Assistant Professor Jennifer Grenz was cross-appointed in the faculties of Forestry and Land and Food Systems. Well-known in LFS for her popular weed science class, she completed her PhD in Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems in 2020 under the supervision of Professor Carol McAusland. She […]
Breeding Better Crops
Breeding Better Crops Vincent Fetterley has loved the outdoors for as long as he can remember. Now an MSc student in Plant Science, Fetterley recalls growing up with huge, elaborate gardens that his parents and grandparents maintained in Montreal. “I remember all summer long, I would just chill in the garden, eat food right off […]