Dartmouth Engineering professor selected to direct new Brazilian biofuels lab
Credit: John Sherman/Dartmouth Engineering Lee Lynd, the Queneau Distinguished Professor of Engineering at Dartmouth, will be the founding director of ...
Tag: Agricultural Production/Economics
USC study shows dire impacts downstream of Nile River dam
The research forecasts water supply and economic risks as tensions mount over Grand Ethiopian Renaissance DamCredit: (Photo/NASA-JPL) Rapid filling of ...
Emotions and culture are most important for acceptance of carnivore management strategies
Credit: Photo: Oliver Höner/Leibniz-IZW Emotions towards and cultural importance of large carnivores are better predictors of the acceptance of management ...
Sweet success: CABBI demonstrates first precision breeding of sugarcane with CRISPR-Cas9
Gene-editing offers a targeted, efficient way to develop new varieties of this productive but complex plantCredit: Amy Stuart, UF/IFAS Sugarcane ...
New technique reduces nicotine levels, harmful compounds simultaneously in tobacco
Credit: De-Yu Xie North Carolina State University researchers have developed a new technique that can alter plant metabolism. Tested in ...
Rise in Southeast Asia forest clearance increasing greenhouse gases
Credit: Dominick Spracklen Forest clearance in Southeast Asia is accelerating, leading to unprecedented increases in carbon emissions, according to new ...
More than half of university students surveyed have tried a meat alternative
Top reasons for trying meat alternatives were liking to try new foods, hearing a lot about alternatives, and being curious, ...
Protein crop’s potential unlocked by deciphering anti-nutrient biosynthesis
Credit: Frederick Stoddard, University of Helsinki Faba beans are an excellent source of food protein, but about 4% of the ...
Plant patch enables continuous monitoring for crop diseases
Credit: Qingshan Wei, NC State University Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a patch that plants can "wear" ...
From eyebrow beans to ‘lost’ rice: community seedbanks are protecting China’s crops
Despite being relatively new in China, community-led seedbanks are a valuable resource in conserving agricultural biodiversity. For the first time, ...
Research enhances understanding of switchgrass, an important bioenergy crop
Credit: K.Stepnitz, Michigan State University Bioenergy crops are an alternative energy source that, unlike fossil fuels, could positively impact the ...
New broadly applicable tool provides insight into fungicide resistance
Credit: Jingyu Peng, Hyunkyu Sang, Tyre J. Proffer, Jacqueline Gleason, Cory A. Outwater, Geunhwa Jung, and George W. Sundin Succinate ...
Cleaner air has boosted US corn and soybean yields, Stanford-led research shows
Credit: Kelly Sikkema / Unsplash A key factor in America's prodigious agricultural output turns out to be something farmers can ...
New approach can add diversity to crop species without breeding GMOs
Genetic technique edits every chloroplast in a plant, but does not change nuclear DNA of offspringCredit: Image by Hiroko Uchida ...
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