Agriculture
New study overturns earlier findings on how plants recover from drought
A sunflower may look recovered after a drought, but inside its stem and leaves, the damage can remain permanently etched...
Natural biopolymer beads offer smart, sustainable solution for wastewater treatment and beyond
Industrial pollution is placing unprecedented pressure on freshwater resources, but a new generation of biodegradable materials could offer a more...
UMD Researchers Clone and Characterize Powerful Hessian Fly Resistance Gene in Wheat
For half a century, scientists have known that some wheat varieties can withstand the Hessian fly, a tiny mosquito-like insect...
Biochar and nitrification inhibitors reduce ammonia losses without sacrificing crop yields
Nitrogen fertilizer has helped transform modern agriculture, allowing farmers to produce far more food from the same land. Yet a...
Study exposes gaps in agricultural sustainability monitoring
A quarter of the sustainability records collected from cocoa farms were manipulated, according to a new study that exposes a...
Sustainability-labeled US meats cost more, with premiums ranging from 7% to 33%
A new study published in PLOS One reports that sustainability labels on meat products are associated with substantially higher prices...
Rapid wildfires reduce forests’ ability to recover, study finds
Wildfires moving at extreme speed may be doing more than expanding the burned area across western North America: they may...
UTIA plant pathologist selected as Fulbright Distinguished Scholar
image: Kelly’s collaboration with international faculty will improve worldwide crop production. view more Credit: Photo courtesy UTIA. Heather Kelly, field crops...
Genetic switch may enable tomatoes to fruit during cold weather
Every tomato begins as a flower, but producing a ripe fruit requires a precisely timed biological sequence. The male and...
Nanobiochar may help crops resist drought, pollution, and nutrient loss
Researchers are turning to an ultrafine form of biochar as a possible all-in-one tool for agriculture’s mounting challenges. A new...
Arkansas researchers map genetic neighborhoods to identify disease-causing bacteria
Scientists in Arkansas have developed a machine-learning approach that can identify potentially disease-causing strains of a poultry bacterium by analyzing...
Lignin’s Rise from Pulp Waste to Sustainable Agricultural Input
Agriculture is under pressure to produce more food while using fewer fossil-derived fertilizers, pesticides, and plastics. A new review in...
New study brings hope against deadly virus threatening carp populations
Koi herpesvirus, also known as cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (CyHV-3), is one of the most destructive viral pathogens in freshwater aquaculture....
Gene regulator reveals new way to control banana ripening
Bananas may soon become easier to manage from harvest to supermarket shelf, thanks to a newly identified genetic switch that...
Mapping the Fragrance Profile of Herbaceous Peonies
Floral fragrance is often treated as a charming but superficial feature of ornamental plants. In reality, scent is a complex...
Future Intensifies Competition for Scarce Clean Water
Water scarcity is entering a more dangerous phase—one in which the problem is no longer defined simply by how much...
Winter canola could boost Illinois farm profits and sustainability
A winter crop that could turn the Midwest’s dormant fields into a source of food, fuel and carbon storage is...
Southeast Farm and Forest Land Summit Set for October 12 in Tennessee
Land is becoming one of the Southeast United States’ most contested resources, and the consequences are reaching far beyond property...
Logging practices expose hidden damage in Sal forests
In Nepal’s Sal forests, the most dangerous moment for young trees may not be the fall of a harvested tree...
Scientists investigate life-threatening worm disease spread by farm dogs
A pioneering study led by Aberystwyth University will investigate how everyday relationships between people and dogs in rural Wales may...