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Grad students across disciplines study climate’s effect on grain

A group of folks were recently interviewed by the WSU Insider, and the feature article was published today. It highlights the outcomes of one of the MPS journal club sessions led by Dr. Andrei Smertenko and the graduate student experiences. The article was published in The Plant Journal, titled “Grain under pressure: Harnessing biochemical pathways […]

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