Wolves prefer to feed on the wild side
Research team studies feeding behavior of wild predators in MongoliaCredit: Nina Tiralla When there is a choice, wolves in Mongolia ...
Tag: Agricultural Production/Economics
Irish-Welsh team to investigate oats
- major grant to develop new climate-resistant varietiesCredit: Swansea University A major European grant has been awarded to partners in ...
Increasing temperatures will hit meat and milk production in East Africa
Hotter and more humid weather could make much of East Africa unsuitable for certain livestock production and highlights the need ...
UNEP synthesis of scientific assessments provides blueprint to secure humanity’s future
Meeting ramped-up climate and biodiversity targets, cutting deadly pollution and achieving SDGs needs an all-society push for sustainabilityCredit: UNEP Shifting ...
Invasive flies prefer untouched territory when laying eggs
Credit: Hannah Burrack, NC State University A recent study finds that the invasive spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) prefers to ...
UTIA Professor receives SAEA Emerging Scholar Award
Karen DeLong recognized for distinguished professional contributionsCredit: Photo courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Karen DeLong, associate professor in the Department ...
UTIA professor earns SAEA Lifetime Achievement Award
Burton C. English recognized for outstanding contributions to agricultural economicsCredit: Photo courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Burton C. English, professor ...
Drone-based photogrammetry: A reliable and low-cost method for estimating plant biomass
Credit: Photo credit: Lane Scher. Remote sensing technology has become a vital tool for scientists over the past several decades ...
Finding the best targets to improve crop yield by following CO2 journey inside the leaf
Credit: Natalia Bateman, CoETP A team of scientists have measured the relative importance of the different obstacles that carbon dioxide ...
Rebuilding soil microbiomes in high-tunnel agricultural systems focus of study
Credit: Laura Kaminsky, Penn State The presence of high salt and nitrogen concentrations in high- tunnel soils may make it ...
Spanish Journal of Soil Science selects Frontiers as first publishing partner
Credit: SJSS Open access society journal the Spanish Journal of Soil Science (SJSS) has chosen Frontiers as its first commercial ...
Novel analytical tools developed by SMART key to next-generation agriculture
Next-gen analytical technologies will enable sustainable practices in traditional and urban agricultureCredit: Betsy Skrip, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Plant nanosensors ...
Cataloguing genetic information about yams
Credit: S. Yamanaka Yams are a staple food in West Africa, which produces over 90% of the world's yams each ...
Changing cropping systems in impaired watersheds can produce water quality gains
New approach might finally show the way to restoring the Chesapeake BayCredit: Patrick Drohan, Penn State Growing the right crop ...
Commodity farming accelerating climate change in the Amazon rainforest
Credit: Eduardo Maeda Researchers report that large-scale commercial farms on deforested land in the southern Amazon result in higher temperature ...
Early Indian monsoon forecasts could benefit farmers
Seasonal forecasts for Indian summer monsoon accurate in India's major agricultural regionsCredit: Amulya Chevuturi/University of Reading Farmers in India should ...
Variable weather makes weeds harder to whack
Credit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - From flooded spring fields to summer hailstorms and drought, farmers ...
Fast-growing parts of africa see a surprise: less air pollution from seasonal fires
But growing urban emissions mean reprieve may be only temporaryCredit: Kyu Lee/Earth Institute, Columbia University Often, when populations and economies ...
Plant science startup receives NSF funding to advance in-home greenhouse technologies
Credit: Scott Massey/Heliponix WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University-affiliated startup that designs, distributes and supports direct-to-consumer, in-home greenhouses has ...
Researchers find peptide that treats, prevents killer citrus disease
Treatment causes deadly bacterium to leak and dieCredit: Hailing Jin/UCR New research affirms a unique peptide found in an Australian ...