Image Credit: Francesco Di Gioia, Penn State 01 Oct 2021 — Microgreens packed with antioxidants compounds are gaining popularity as a functional food, according to new research. A US study reveals how these tiny but mighty plants could unlock nutrition challenges, including being used as an emergency resource in catastrophe situations, or even food […]
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Microgreens: The health food trend that could provide global nutrition security
Image Credit: Francesco Di Gioia, Penn State In late September, an international team of researchers published a paper on the benefits of microgreens, concluding the small plants have the potential to “help provide global nutrition security,” due to their ability to be quickly grown in various soilless settings, in small spaces, and with or without artificial […]
Microgreens could help solve global nutritional security struggles: study – The Hill
Image Credit: Francesco Di Gioia, Penn State Microgreens feature a rich variety of colors, shapes, textures and flavors, and sprout from many vegetables, as well as herbs and other wild edible species, a news release accompanying the study said. https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/574537-microgreens-could-help-solve-global-nutritional-security
Microgreens go from trendy vegetables to functional food – Penn State News
Image Credit: Francesco Di Gioia, Penn State A salad with a mix of microgreens freshly harvested from a kitchen “garden.” Consumers can produce microgreens at home using simple tools available in a kitchen. On September 28th, as part of a project titled, “Food Resilience in the Face of Catastrophic Global Events,” an international team of […]
Postdoctoral Research Position Available
JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS: The Penn State’s Department of Plant Science (https://plantscience.psu.edu/) is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Scholar to conduct research on agronomic biofortification techniques of vegetable crops within the framework of a collaborative interdisciplinary project aimed at developing sustainable solutions for assuring food and nutrition security in the face of major catastrophic […]
PhD assistantship on forests role in post-catastrophe scenarios
Penn State’s Department of Ecosystem Science and Management (https://ecosystems.psu.edu/) is seeking a student, to start Fall 2020 if possible, to pursue a fully funded PhD in multiple methods analysis on the role of forest products and other related resources in meeting food (and energy and water) security and resilience needs in the face of global […]
Ph.D. Graduate Student Assistantship Available
The Penn State’s Department of Plant Science (https://plantscience.psu.edu/) is seeking a highly motivated Ph.D. graduate student who will conduct research on agronomic biofortification techniques of vegetable crops within the framework of a collaborative interdisciplinary project aimed at developing sustainable solutions for assuring food and nutrition security in the face of major catastrophic events. Using agronomic […]
Research Technologist II Position Available
The research laboratory of Dr. Charles T. Anderson, at The Pennsylvania State University, seeks to hire a Research Technologist 2. The successful candidate will perform research and organizational activities in the laboratory of Dr. Charles T. Anderson, Associate Professor of Biology, as part of a collaborative, interdisciplinary project that seeks to develop and test strategies for […]
Postdoctoral Research Position Available
A Postdoctoral Researcher position is currently available in the laboratory of Dr. Charles T. Anderson, Associate Professor of Biology, at The Pennsylvania State University. The successful candidate will perform research in the Anderson Lab as part of a collaborative, interdisciplinary project to develop and test strategies for producing edible foods from the inedible parts of […]
Penn State News: Research team to study food resilience in the face of catastrophic global events
A collection of microgreens that are being tested for robust growth and nutritional properties in one of Penn State’s greenhouses. IMAGE: FRANCESCO DI GIOIA, PENN STATE On June 8th, Penn State News published an article highlighting the work of our emergency food resilience project, discussing its applicability the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic as we […]