date:Dec 18, 2012
The project, titled RIPE Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency, has the potential to benefit farmers around the world by increasing productivity of staple food crops. Illinois research will take place at the Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB), a state-of-the-art facility whose large shared laboratories accommodate multiple groups and encourage cross-discipline interaction.
This grant will be game changing, said Stephen Long, project director and Gutgsell Endowed Professor of Crop Scie