Researchers show they can control the properties of lab-grown plant material, which could enable the production of wood products with little waste.

The grants total over $1 million in support of research that addresses issues in the water and food sectors.

A Climate Grand Challenges flagship project aims to reduce agriculture-driven emissions while making food crop plants heartier and more nutritious.

The material could pave the way for sustainable plastics.

As climate change brings greater threats to coastal ecosystems, new research can help planners leverage the wave-damping benefits of marsh plants.

MIT professors Dave Des Marais and Caroline Uhler combine plant biology and machine learning to identify genetic roots of plant responses to environmental stress.

Using nanoparticles that store and gradually release light, engineers create light-emitting plants that can be charged repeatedly.

SMART nanosensors are safer and less tedious than existing techniques for testing plants’ response to compounds such as herbicides.

A new seed-coating process could facilitate agriculture on marginal arid lands by enabling the seeds to retain any available water.

Engineered plant nanosensors and portable Raman spectroscopy will help enable sustainable practices in traditional and urban agriculture.