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 multi-institution program is led by Cornell University with partners at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, the University of Arizona and the Boyce Thompson Institute.[2] The five-year project launched in 2021 with US$25 million in funding.[3]

Mission

Its mission is to develop tools to listen and talk to plants and associated organisms that make up their microbiome.[4] The project aims to understand how plants interact and communicate[5] and grow a new field called digital biology.[6]

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.[7]

CROPPS research focus areas:[4]

  • Plant innovations
  • Plant communications
  • Plant systems
  • Social and ethical engagement

Leadership

CROPPS is led by Director[8] Susan McCouch, the Barbara McClintock Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University.

The Co-director[8] is Abraham Stroock, the Gordon L. Dibble '50 Professor in the Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in the College of Engineering, Cornell University.

References
  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 | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences | The University of Arizona". cals.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  3. Bouchie, A. J. "NSF Launches $25 Million Digital Biology Center". Boyce Thompson Institute. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  4. "Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems". Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  5. "Scientists Receive $25 Million to Learn to Talk With Plants". Modern Farmer. 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  6. 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.
  7. "About Us". Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  8. "Our Team". Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
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