Trina Kleist

1 month ago | m.farms.com | Trina Kleist

By Trina KleistScientists at UC Davis have developed a new genetic tool that makes it easier to breed wheat and triticale to grow more efficiently and to be better adapted to different environments. This new tool is pushing a second Green Revolution, as it bypasses some of the complications left from the first one. The new method recognizes that, in grasses such as wheat, small and short are different.

Jan 8, 2025 | farmprogress.com | Trina Kleist

Stress affects mental, physical health; farm bill program could help. The people who produce our food need support – especially in the areas of mental and physical well-being – to recover from increasingly widespread wildfire, scientists have found. The federal Farm Bill could help, but it is languishing in Congress. An extension of the previous Farm Bill was passed in late December.

Oct 18, 2023 | farms.com | Trina Kleist

By Trina KleistSustainable orchards, regional pest control and organic agriculture education will advance with three grants awarded to faculty in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences. The $5 million in funding for the projects comes through the United States Department of Agriculture. “These three projects exemplify the excellent, forward-looking and innovative research that continues within the Department of Plant Sciences,” chair Gail Taylor said.

Aug 30, 2023 | phys.org | Trina Kleist |UC Davis

Researchers from UC Davis can now predict which forests could survive despite future drought. Their new method links precipitation to tree growth, and it can help people decide where to put their resources as climate change affects patterns of snow and rainfall that impact the health of forests.

Aug 29, 2023 | ucdavis.edu | Trina Kleist

How long can trees tolerate drought before the forest dies? Researchers from UC Davis can now predict which forests could survive despite future drought. Their new method links precipitation to tree growth, and it can help people decide where to put their resources as climate change affects patterns of snow and rainfall that impact the health of forests.