EAST LANSING – Federica Brandizzi is studying ways to increase the yields of soybeans and alfalfa.
Once the Michigan State University professor pinpoints the genetic traits that increase a plant’s biomass, the hope is to license her technology to businesses, which then can apply them to multiple crops and sell the seeds to farmers.
“By finding crops that have a bigger yield, you can not only save money, but you can make these crops more competitive on the market and make downstream products cheaper for the consumer,” Brandizzi said. “We want to make crops bigger and more productive.”
