Cornell seal
Back

Discover CALS

See how our current work and research is bringing new thinking and new solutions to some of today's biggest challenges.

Search for News & Stories

composite of winners

News

Faculty, students recognized at horticulture conference
Faculty and students in School of Integrative Plant Science (SIPS) received numerous awards and recognitions at the 2025 Annual Conference of American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS), July 28-August 1 in New Orleans, Louisiana:
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
Carmen Catalá and Philippe Nicolas look at tomatoes growing in a greenhouse.

News

Study IDs genes that can help fruit adapt to drought

Researchers from Boyce Thompson Institute and Cornell have identified genes that could help plant breeders develop drought-resistant fruit, through a study that provided the first-ever comprehensive picture of how a fruit’s gene expression...

  • Boyce Thompson Institute
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Water

News

Cornell CALS faculty recognized among most influential scientists globally

Ten professors from Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are among the most highly cited researchers in the world.

  • Boyce Thompson Institute
  • Food Science
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
Solanum lycopersicoides growing in a BTI greenhouse

News

Wild tomato genome will benefit domesticated cousins

A team of researchers has assembled a reference genome for Solanum lycopersicoides, a wild relative of the cultivated tomato, and developed web-based tools to help plant researchers and breeders improve the crop.

  • Boyce Thompson Institute
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
Zhangjun Fei and James Giovannoni stand with a tomato plant

News

BTI pangenome may lead to tastier, heartier tomatoes
Researchers from Boyce Thompson Institute have collected the genome sequences of 725 different wild tomato types to create a pangenome, which will help breeders develop better strains.

News

CALS Faculty Among the Most Cited Researchers in the World

The list compiled by Thomson Reuters names the top 1 percent of researchers in their fields for journal citations over the past decade.

Tomatoes

News

Giovannoni is working to put the flavor back in your tomato
Plant researchers and home gardeners learned about efforts to preserve ancient traits in the tomato at Mann Library’s Harvesting Heritage event June 5. CALS Plant Breeding and Genetics Professor James Giovannoni, a researcher at the Boyce...