Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons: ENGR 1500: Intro to Engineering Design (Prof. Brigham): Engineering Crops Against Cold or Drought

Suggested Search Terms

frost-resistant OR frost-tolerant AND plants
drought-resistant OR drought-tolerant AND plants
To find a literature review, add this phrase: "literature review" OR "review of the literature"

Advances in physiological and molecular aspects of plant cold tolerance
CRS: Agricultural Biotechnology: Background, Regulation, and Policy Issues
A 2015 Congressional Research Report.
Frost Protection: Fundamentals, Practice, and Economics
This 2005 U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization report describes the effects of cold stress on plants and methods commonly used to combat against it.
Harnessing Tomato Jumping Genes Could Help Speed-breed Drought-resistant Crops
A Cambridge University news announcement, with a link to the published research article.
International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA)
This not-for-profit international organization shares the benefits of crop biotechnology to various stakeholders, particularly resource-poor farmers in developing countries.
USDA: Biotechnology
Information on the adoption of genetically-engineered crops in the U.S.
USDA: Drought-Tolerant Corn in the United States: Research, Commercialization, and Related Crop Production Practices
An overview of research into drought-resistant corn and its commercialization.