Environmental and Agricultural Innovation
Research in this space focuses on the complex interactions, mediated by microbes, between agricultural and environmental systems. Some examples of projects include studies of soil microbial ecology and function, bioremediation of pollutants, the interaction between urban farming and food safety, and the protection of poultry from pathogens. Stephanie Yarwood is the research lead for this area.
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Unlocking the Secret Carbon Storage in Soil
Jason Manzon and Stephanie Yarwood are studying cover crops to trace the movement of a special carbon isotope that shows where carbon goes when it enters the…
UMD Research Group Monitors Urban Agriculture to Keep Antimicrobial Resistance in Check
Their study found that soil and leafy green vegetables from seven urban farms and community gardens around Washington, D.C. were resistant to multiple…
Protecting Our Region’s Poultry Industry with Advanced Technology
Mostafa Ghanem is using new genomic tools to improve our understanding and the prevention of infectious poultry diseases.