Jenny Kao Kniffin

In a New York City project, the Kao-Kniffin group is finding ways to construct clean soil to help city farmers. Photo: Dave Burbank

 

Jenny Kao-Kniffin applies evolutionary methods to constructing plants’ soil microbiome—to control weeds, yield more seeds—increasing crop production. Continue reading for this fascinating feature on the research she and her lab members conduct in the fields of soil microbiology and restoration ecology.