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Probiotics for plants? Fighting insects by boosting corn immune systems

By Elizabeth Rowen
Backed by Anne W. Baker, Leslie Baker, Ian Kaplan, Christina Tran, Gina Angelella, Ngoc Phan, Brittany Sanders, Adam Michael Alford, Michelle Ichikawa, Carmen Blubaugh, and 12 other backers
Pennsylvania State University
State College, Pennsylvania
BiologyEcology
DOI: 10.18258/6493
Grant: Insects ChallengeGrant: Insects Challenge
$1,014
Raised of $1,000 Goal
101%
Funded on 3/17/16
Successfully Funded
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Lab Notes

Tags:

plant defensesoil microbiomefeeding assaystretch goalsmethods
The caterpillars have spoken!
July 29, 2016
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Growing baby corn!
June 30, 2016
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Killing soil microbes
June 2, 2016
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Collecting the first soils!
May 10, 2016
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Thank you Thank you Thank you!
March 30, 2016
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Baby corn plants
March 17, 2016
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Doing the microbes
March 17, 2016
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First step: testing seed varieties
February 17, 2016
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