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 ...
Tag: Agricultural Production/Economics
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 ...
UTIA researchers work to improve eastern grasslands
NIFA grant should improve productivity, sustainability and resiliency of grassland agroecosystemsCredit: Photo by Rebekah Norman, UT Extension agent and county ...
In symbiosis: Plants control the genetics of microbes
Credit: University of Ottawa/ Microscope Laboratory (Ottawa-RDC, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) Researchers from the University of Ottawa have discovered that ...
Ultimately, beneficial fungi could be more effective than pesticides against nematodes
Credit: J.O. Becker Over the past 30 years, the use of soil fumigants and nematicides used to protect cole crops, ...
NIFA grant project aims to improve food safety testing for leafy greens
Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Lettuce is an important food commodity in the U.S., popular ...
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