Drought Resistance in Wine Grapes and Hazelnuts
Drought Resistance in Wine Grapes and Hazelnuts This year, B.C. experienced an unusually warm and dry autumn. Vancouver recorded seven millimetres of rain this past September, a far cry from the city’s monthly average of nearly 60 millimetres. More than simply an extra long summer, this unseasonal weather has massive impacts on the agricultural sector. […]
New Faculty Profile: Jennifer Grenz
New Faculty Profile: Jennifer Grenz In January 2022, Assistant Professor Jennifer Grenz was cross-appointed in the faculties of Forestry and Land and Food Systems. Well-known in LFS for her popular weed science class, she completed her PhD in Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems in 2020 under the supervision of Professor Carol McAusland. She […]
Breeding Better Crops
Breeding Better Crops Vincent Fetterley has loved the outdoors for as long as he can remember. Now an MSc student in Plant Science, Fetterley recalls growing up with huge, elaborate gardens that his parents and grandparents maintained in Montreal. “I remember all summer long, I would just chill in the garden, eat food right off […]
Research Associate (Crop Pathology and Genetics)
Research Associate (Crop Pathology and Genetics) Posted on May 10, 2022 The Crop Pathology and Genetics Research Group at the Faculty of Land and Food Systems invites applications for a full time Research Associate in the area of Barley Genetics and Pathology with an anticipated start date of June 15, 2022. The successful candidate will […]
Fighting Grain Diseases Using Modern Methods
The grain industry and UBC are partnering to find out how genome technology can prevent pathogens from taking hold in wheat and barley crops.
Connecting with Students for Mutual Growth
Adrienne Nye is a Scientific Communications and Creative Content Professional, with career experience at STEMCELL Technologies. She was a mentor in the 2020-21 LFS Mentorship Program.
Edible Packaging is as Good For Your Food as it is For the Planet
A team of researchers is making improvements to edible packaging film as a way to reduce the use of plastic in the food industry.