Tag: Agricultural Production/Economics

Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Two recently published studies from Kansas State University researchers and collaborators have led ...

Across-border team of researchers refute arguments that carbon debt, opportunity cost and indirect land-use change prevent greenhouse gas mitigation by ...

Credit: Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - A Cornell-led, multi-institution team of plant scientists, engineers, economists and outreach agents seeks to ...

Credit: Lijang Liu Found in more than 60 countries, cruciferous clubroot disease is one of the most destructive plant diseases, ...

Increasing diversity in crop production benefits biodiversity without compromising yields, according to an international study examining diversified and simplified agricultural ...

Credit: WEST project The U.S. backs out of the Paris climate agreement even as carbon dioxide (CO2) levels continue to ...

Credit: Zhigang Wang Large amounts of chemical fertilizers can lead to severe environmental pollution. Biofertilizers are a preferred and sustainable ...

Credit: Courtesy of University of Adelaide. University of Adelaide wine researchers are developing a fast and simple method of authenticating ...

The 5-year 8M € project GAIN4CROPS aims to improve photosynthetic efficiency of the oil crop sunflower using nature-inspired solutions and ...

Protecting the natural heritage and promoting local cultivationCredit: Antonia Ninot (IRTA) The oil from wild olive trees has excellent sensorial, ...

Credit: Braham Dhillon Downy mildew is the biggest threat to spinach production around the world. While the pathogen has a ...

Credit: University of Texas at Austin AUSTIN, Texas -- A new type of soil created by engineers at The University ...

In the first assessment of its kind, researchers found that small farmers across the globe have woefully low access to ...

Researchers have assembled full genomes for domesticated apple and two of its wild progenitors, giving plant breeders detailed information for ...

Credit: James Borneman The plant pathogenic nematode Heterodera schachtii infects more than 200 different plants, including sugar beets, and causes ...

Credit: Syracuse University A research team of 39 investigators from 28 colleges and universities from across the United States has ...

New research outlines barriers to eating climate-friendly Black Soldier Fly larvae as a protein alternative for humansCredit: (c) Leah_Gourmet Grub ...

CABBI study provides a genetic road map to maximize the productivity and adaptability of this perennial grass and potential bioenergy ...

Hungry screwworms eat livestock alive while thrips transmit virusesCredit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative The University of Cincinnati is decoding the ...

Credit: E. C. Wallace, K. N. D'Arcangelo, and L. M. Quesada-Ocampo Cucurbit downy mildew is a devastating disease for the ...