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CROPPS

The Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems (CROPPS) is a trans-disciplinary research center funded by the National Science Foundation to develop systems for two-way communication with plants.[1] The program is led by Cornell University with partners at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, the University of Arizona, the Boyce Thompson Institute,[2] Colorado State University[3] and Tuskegee University.[4] The project was launched in 2021.[5]

The project aims to develop tools to listen and talk to plants and associated organisms that make up their microbiome;[6] understand how plants interact and communicate,[7] and grow a new field called digital biology.[8] CROPPS combines research expertise from plant sciences, engineering, computer science, and the social sciences to form an integrated approach to plant biological research and translation.[9]

  1. ^ "$25M center will use digital tools to 'communicate' with plants". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  2. ^ "Researchers Develop Tools to Listen, Talk to Plants with $25M from NSF". cals.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  3. ^ "Colorado State University joins CROPPS". Cornell Chronicle.
  4. ^ "Tuskegee University joins Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems (CROPPS)". Cornell Chronicle.
  5. ^ Bouchie, A. J. "NSF Launches $25 Million Digital Biology Center". Boyce Thompson Institute. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  6. ^ "Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems". Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  7. ^ "Scientists Receive $25 Million to Learn to Talk With Plants". Modern Farmer. 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  8. ^ Morris, Richard W.; Bean, Carol A.; Farber, Gregory K.; Gallahan, Daniel; Jakobsson, Eric; Liu, Yuan; Lyster, Peter M.; Peng, Grace C. Y.; Roberts, Fred S.; Twery, Michael; Whitmarsh, John (2005-03-01). "Digital biology: an emerging and promising discipline". Trends in Biotechnology. 23 (3): 113–117. doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2005.01.005. ISSN 0167-7799. PMID 15734552.
  9. ^ "About Us". Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
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