Award for Göttingen agricultural scientist, Matin Qaim
Professor Matin Qaim honoured as fellow of the Agricultural & Applied Economics AssociationCredit: University of Göttingen The agricultural scientist Professor ...
Tag: Agricultural Production/Economics
A tomato for everyone: 'Sunviva' for the good of all
Credit: Culnaris - Saatgut für Lebensmittel Plant breeders at the University of Göttingen and Agrecol have launched a joint initiative ...
Potato pathogens meet their match through $8 million multistate research initiative
Exploring best practices for strong, disease-resistant potato cropsCredit: Colorado State University For several years, Colorado State University agricultural researchers have ...
Ancient gene duplication gave grasses multiple ways to wait out winter
MADISON, Wis. -- If you've ever grown carrots in your garden and puzzled over never once seeing them flower, don't ...
Socio-economic study looks at boosting Panama Canal reliability
Credit: Emily Purvis A recently completed research project led by University of Wyoming researchers allowed novel socio-economic analysis aimed at ...
Should researchers engineer a spicy tomato?
Credit: Emmanuel Rezende Naves The chili pepper, from an evolutionary perspective, is the tomato's long-lost spitfire cousin. They split off ...
Eating your veggies, even in space
Researchers are developing the self-contained planters that will allow astronauts to grow food in spaceCredit: Silje Wolff, NTNU Social Research ...
Sustainable choices on palm oil must be easier for consumers, says new study
Consumer goods companies and retailers need to be upfront about where palm oil in their products comes from to relieve ...
Antifungal activity and detoxification of aflatoxins
This article by Dr. Bárbara Ponzilacqua Silva has been published in The Open Food Science Journal, Volume 10, 2018 Aflatoxins ...
European wheat lacks climate resilience
European farmers need to take a new course with regard to ensuring climate-resilience of important crops such as wheat The ...
Peanuts that do more with less water
Peanut variety with water conservation trait sustains yield even in droughtCredit: Avat Shekoofa The beloved peanut usually grows in sandy ...
Getting yeast to make artificial sweets
The holiday season can be a time of excess, but low- or no-calorie sweeteners could help merry-makers stay trim. Stevia ...
Recruiting ants to fight weeds on the farm
Credit: Barbara Baraibar, Penn State Harvester ants that eat weed seeds on the soil's surface can help farmers manage weeds ...
Plants don't like touch: Green thumb myth dispelled
Credit: La Trobe University La Trobe University-led research has found that plants are extremely sensitive to touch and that repeated ...
A method to monitor indoor crop health no matter what planet you're on
A user-friendly, cost-effective protocol to use SI-NDVI imaging for early, remote detection of plant stressCredit: Nicole S. Beisel, Jordan B. ...
Climate change leading to water shortage in Andes, Himalayas
Rapidly melting glaciers causing similar problems on two continents Climate change could have devastating effects on vulnerable residents in the ...
Warmer winters threaten UK blackcurrant farming
Research highlights potential of breeding new blackcurrant varieties Warmer winters may not provide sufficient chilling for blackcurrants in the UK, ...
One out of 3 rivers in the Iberian Peninsula is affected by salinization
Current map of river salinizationCredit: Rubén Ladrera, University of La Rioja (Spain) These are some of the red lines revealed ...
UK consortium to combat serious threat to plant health
Credit: Dr. Steven White (CEH) https://www.ceh.ac.uk/staff/steven-white The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Right Honourable Lord Henley, has announced funding for a ...
Simple steps to climate-proof farms have big potential upside for tropical farmers
Climate-smart agriculture boosts yields, mitigates extreme weather impact and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. A study in Central America, Africa and ...
