The Interdisciplinary Plant Group is a community of MU faculty, students, and professionals from a range of scientific disciplines who are pursuing novel, creative, and transformative ideas in the field of plant biology. Established in 1981, the IPG provides a supportive, open, and flexible research environment that transcends traditional departmental boundaries, facilitates the sharing of ideas and resources, and creates opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborations. The IPG is comprised of 50 faculty-led research teams representing the divisions of Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, and Plant Sciences and the departments of Forestry and Computer Science.
Plant Talks
Nov 12, 2009
Featuring Priya Voothuluru from Bob Sharp's lab and Catherine Espinoza from Mel Oliver's lab.
Nov 12, 2009
Featuring Priya Voothuluru from Bob Sharp's lab and Catherine Espinoza from Mel Oliver's lab.
Drought experts present at InterDrought III
Oct 20, 2009
Drs. Robert Sharp, Henry Nguyen, and Mel Oliver presented invited talks at InterDrought III, the Third International
Conference on Integrated Approaches to Improve Crop Production under
Drought-Prone Conditions, held in Shanghai, China, from October 11-16,
2009.
Oct 20, 2009
Drs. Robert Sharp, Henry Nguyen, and Mel Oliver presented invited talks at InterDrought III, the Third International
Conference on Integrated Approaches to Improve Crop Production under
Drought-Prone Conditions, held in Shanghai, China, from October 11-16,
2009.
IPG member appointed to head federal committee
Oct 20, 2009
Gary Stacey was appointed chair of the Department of Energy's Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee (BERAC)
Oct 20, 2009
Gary Stacey was appointed chair of the Department of Energy's Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee (BERAC)
MU Researchers Create Drought Conditions to Unearth Solutions
Aug 5, 2009
New drought simulators will allow plant scientists at MU to conduct a broad range of drought-related translational research.
Aug 5, 2009
New drought simulators will allow plant scientists at MU to conduct a broad range of drought-related translational research.
Too Much of a Good Thing
Understanding plants’ overactive immune system will help IPG researchers build better crops
Understanding plants’ overactive immune system will help IPG researchers build better crops
When Leaves Fall, More is Occurring than a Change of Weather
When leaves, fruit, or flowers cease to function, either through normal physiological processes or infection, plants excise and shed the organ from the plant body. This process, known as abscission, is responsible for fruit falling from trees when ripe and leaves drifting to the ground in autumn. Using a combination of molecular genetics and imaging techniques, IPG member John Walker and his colleagues have identified the enzymatic cascade that regulates abscission in plants. The research sheds light on this critical plant process and opens up possibilities for future studies on plant development.
When leaves, fruit, or flowers cease to function, either through normal physiological processes or infection, plants excise and shed the organ from the plant body. This process, known as abscission, is responsible for fruit falling from trees when ripe and leaves drifting to the ground in autumn. Using a combination of molecular genetics and imaging techniques, IPG member John Walker and his colleagues have identified the enzymatic cascade that regulates abscission in plants. The research sheds light on this critical plant process and opens up possibilities for future studies on plant development.
Constructing Artificial Chromosomes for Corn
James Birchler and his lab are developing artificial chromosomes for corn that one day could be used to produce other products including some of medical value.
James Birchler and his lab are developing artificial chromosomes for corn that one day could be used to produce other products including some of medical value.
New Research on Monocot Evolution
IPG member J. Chris Pires is part of a consortium of investigators at seven North American institutions to be awarded a $2.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation to document the evolution of the most economically important group of plants on earth -- the monocots.
IPG member J. Chris Pires is part of a consortium of investigators at seven North American institutions to be awarded a $2.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation to document the evolution of the most economically important group of plants on earth -- the monocots.
Interdisciplinary Plant Group, University of Missouri, 371 Bond Life Sciences Center, Columbia, MO 65211
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