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A farmer runs his hand through the grains of a wheat field. UC Davis scientists have developed wheat plants that can stimulate the production of their own fertilizer. (Getty)

Wheat That Makes Its Own Fertilizer

by Trina Kleist
August 27, 2025

l Aerial shot of dirt road surrounded by green winter crops in California's arid Imperial Valley.

Overlooked Emissions in California’s Salton Sea Air Basin

by Kat Kerlin
December 03, 2024

Car Fumes, Weeds Pose Double Whammy for Fire-Loving Native Plants

by Grace Fruto and Trina Kleist
February 15, 2024

Rice fields between Davis and Sacramento

Growing Cereal Crops With Less Fertilizer

by Emily C. Dooley
August 05, 2022

Table filled with variety of food

Balancing Protein in Your Diet Could Improve Water Quality

by Kat Kerlin
July 07, 2022

tractor on field

Fertilizer Feast and Famine

by Amy Quinton
August 05, 2019

Scientist looks at plant roots

Gene Network Lets Plant Roots Handle Nitrogen

by Andy Fell
October 24, 2018

Sugar-rich mucilage, a gel-like substance found in an indigenous corn from the Sierra Mixe region, drips from aerial corn roots.

Can We Grow One of the World's Largest Food Crops Without Fertilizer?

by Amy Quinton
August 07, 2018

Photo of aerial roots of corn

Study Finds Indigenous Mexican Variety of Corn Captures the Nitrogen It Needs From the Air

by Amy Quinton
August 07, 2018

Stone forest national park in Yunnan province

New Source of Global Nitrogen Discovered

by Kat Kerlin
April 05, 2018

Crop rows in the central valley of California, hills in the background

Smog-Forming Soils

by Kat Kerlin
January 31, 2018

Celery crop in Salinas, California

California Nitrogen Assessment Shows the State of the Science on Nitrogen Use and Pollution

by Kat Kerlin
August 09, 2016

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