Agriculture

Wildfires moving at extreme speed may be doing more than expanding the burned area across western North America: they may...

image: Kelly’s collaboration with international faculty will improve worldwide crop production. view more  Credit: Photo courtesy UTIA. Heather Kelly, field crops...

Every tomato begins as a flower, but producing a ripe fruit requires a precisely timed biological sequence. The male and...

Researchers are turning to an ultrafine form of biochar as a possible all-in-one tool for agriculture’s mounting challenges. A new...

Scientists in Arkansas have developed a machine-learning approach that can identify potentially disease-causing strains of a poultry bacterium by analyzing...

Agriculture is under pressure to produce more food while using fewer fossil-derived fertilizers, pesticides, and plastics. A new review in...

Koi herpesvirus, also known as cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (CyHV-3), is one of the most destructive viral pathogens in freshwater aquaculture....

Bananas may soon become easier to manage from harvest to supermarket shelf, thanks to a newly identified genetic switch that...

Floral fragrance is often treated as a charming but superficial feature of ornamental plants. In reality, scent is a complex...

Water scarcity is entering a more dangerous phase—one in which the problem is no longer defined simply by how much...

A winter crop that could turn the Midwest’s dormant fields into a source of food, fuel and carbon storage is...

Land is becoming one of the Southeast United States’ most contested resources, and the consequences are reaching far beyond property...

In Nepal’s Sal forests, the most dangerous moment for young trees may not be the fall of a harvested tree...

A pioneering study led by Aberystwyth University will investigate how everyday relationships between people and dogs in rural Wales may...

Researchers at Kyushu University have developed a plant-based nanoemulsion insecticide that significantly improves the toxicity of garlic- and spearmint-derived compounds...

Three Decades of Biochar Research Reveal Why “Black Gold” Works Best When Tailored to the Soil After 30 years of...

Urban farms may be surrounded by biodiversity, yet the decision to protect and support pollinators appears to depend less on...

A handbag grown from fungus could offer a new route beyond both animal leather and petroleum-based vegan alternatives. Researchers in...

A fertilizer made from marine purple bacteria is drawing attention as a possible way to make vegetable production more efficient...

Water scarcity is becoming one of the most serious threats to global agriculture as climate change intensifies droughts and raises...