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New study advances understanding of devastating wheat disease
The genome-wide association study leveraged data collected from sites in India, Kenya and Mexico to better understand the shared genetic basis of resistance to yellow rust, a tenacious and widespread fungal disease caused by a pathogen prevalent...
  • Global Development Section
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
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Zero hunger in India is possible with diverse food system
According to a new report from the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) that published July 15, researchers have mapped opportunities for India to reduce hunger and improve overall nutrition by reorienting its agricultural...
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Food Science
  • Global Development Section
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Local COVID-19 task force fills food gaps for families, farmworkers

  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Global Development Section
  • Food
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Cornell launches New York solar farm study
Allison Chatrchyan and David Kay , senior research and extension associates in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Department of Global Development, are studying solar leasing on farmland in New York to better understand the economic...
  • Community and Regional Development Institute
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Global Development Section

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