Boyce Thompson Institute

The Boyce Thompson Institute (previously: Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research) is an independent research institute devoted to using plant sciences to improve agriculture, protect the environment, and enhance human health

Could microscopic soil roundworm compounds really protect major crops from pests and pathogens?

Protecting crops from pests and pathogens without using toxic pesticides has been a longtime goal of farmers. Researchers at Boyce Thompson Institute have found that compounds from an unlikely source – microscopic soil roundworms – could achieve this aim. As described in research published in the May 2019 issue of Journal of Phytopathology, these compounds helped protect major

Could microscopic soil roundworm compounds really protect major crops from pests and pathogens?

The promise of algal biofuels increases with bioreactors on a chip

For over a decade, companies have promised a future of renewable fuel from algae. Investors interested in moving the world away from fossil fuel have contributed hundreds of millions of dollars to the effort, and with good reason. Algae replicate quickly, requiring little more than water and sunlight to accumulate to massive amounts, which then

The promise of algal biofuels increases with bioreactors on a chip

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Twenty Years of Seed Research at Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research
For more than twenty years workers at the Boyce Thompson Institute at Yonkers, New York, have been publishing papers on the factors influencing the germination and continued viability of seeds.
Maria J. Harrison
She undertook postdoctoral research, and subsequently held positions as an ... Ardmore Oklahoma before moving to the Boyce Thompson Institute in 2003. She has served on the Board of Directors of the ...
Boyce Thompson Institute
to sustain a breeding informatics system essential for modern and efficient breeding of important staple crops for Sub-Saharan Africa that provide superior producer- and consumer-demanded products to ...
Boyce Lab research
Australia The Boyce Lab offers a variety of Honours, Masters and PhD projects for students interested in joining our group. There are also a number of short term research opportunities available.
Boyce Thompson Arboretum
The mission of Boyce Thompson Arboretum is to instill in people an appreciation of plants through the fostering of educational, recreational, research and conservation opportunities associated with ...

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Visiting the Boyce Thompson Arboretum
I am here for a festival of Arizona authors which will take place the next day. Boyce Thompson Arboretum was established in Queen Creek Canyon beneath the shadow of the picturesque Picket Post ...
Twenty Years of Seed Research at Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research
For more than twenty years workers at the Boyce Thompson Institute at Yonkers, New York, have been publishing papers on the factors influencing the germination and continued viability of seeds.
Boyce Thompson Institute
to sustain a breeding informatics system essential for modern and efficient breeding of important staple crops for Sub-Saharan Africa that provide superior producer- and consumer-demanded products to ...
Dr. Frank J. Messina
He completed a Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology from Cornell University in 1982. During a post-doc at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research in Ithaca, New York, he met his future ...
Boyce Lab research
Prof Juergen Bulitta, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida A/Prof Pat Blackall, Centre for Animal Science, University of Queensland, Australia Dr Conny Turni, Centre for Animal Science, ...