Consumers are willing to pay for ecosystem services
Credit: Diverfarming Many consumers are willing to pay for improved environmental quality and thus non-market values of impacts of food ...
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Partial shade from solar panels increase abundance of flowers in late summer
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - A new study by Oregon State University researchers found that shade provided by ...
Leader in global nitrogen cycle research Eric Davidson named Jefferson Science Fellow
Credit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science CAMBRIDGE, MD (April 12, 2021)--University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Professor ...
Breakthrough in plant protection: RNAi pesticides affect only one pest species
Credit: Estonian University of Life Sciences The detrimental impact of pesticides on non-target organisms is one of the most urgent ...
For tomato genes, one plus one doesn’t always make two
Credit: Xingang Wang/Lippman lab, CSHL/2021 Both people and tomatoes come in different shapes and sizes. That is because every individual ...
Can we end the cage age?
Switch to cage-free alternatives for farm animals is possible, but only with appropriate supporting measuresCredit: Kipster Between 2018 and 2020, ...
Foliar application boosts the zinc content of wheat grain by up to 50%
Credit: University of Cordoba A team from the Department of Agronomy at the UCO has demonstrated, through field tests carried ...
Could Mario Kart teach us how to reduce world poverty and improve sustainability?
BU environmental expert says the Nintendo racing game has important lessons for social and economic programs that could benefit the ...
UT Business and Online Marketing project for farmers among the nation’s best
UT Extension project recognized twice for risk management educationCredit: Image courtesy UTIA. COLUMBIA, Tenn. - A project led by the ...
New pig brain maps facilitate human neuroscience discoveries
Credit: University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences URBANA, Ill. - When scientists need to understand the ...
Bacteria help plants grow better
New study may in the long term lead to new varieties that require less fertilizerCredit: © Barbara Frommann/University of Bonn ...
Colorado River basin due for more frequent, intense hydroclimate events
Climate change will drive more drought, heat waves, floods, and low river flows in seven western statesCredit: none LOS ALAMOS, ...
SMU helping study how photosynthesis uses sunlight to support growth in changing environments
Human Frontier Science Program grant provides more than $1 million in supportCredit: Family handout DALLAS (SMU) - Doran I.G. Bennett, ...
Tennessee Plant Sciences faculty receive award for COVID-19 communication
Southern Region of the American Society for Horticultural Science Recognizes Timely Extension PublicationCredit: Photo courtesy of David Bates, owner of ...
The science of turning milk into cheese
Credit: University of Córdoba The global production of sheep's milk is one the rise, in the vast majority of cases ...
Mosel vineyards are preparing for climate change by sharing their soil with aromatic
Credit: Diverfarming The landscape of sloping vineyards on the banks of the River Mosel in Germany is a characteristic symbol ...
Wild barley from Jordan holds key to stem rust resistance
Credit: Eva Henningsen Stem rust is a devastating disease of cereal crops, including barley, one of the first domesticated crops ...
Eucalyptus trees can be genetically modified not to invade native ecosystems
Credit: OSU College of Forestry CORVALLIS, Ore. - Eucalyptus, a pest-resistant evergreen valued for its hardy lumber and wellness-promoting oil, ...
Gained in translation: Subgenome fractionation determines hybrid vigor in maize
Researchers trace the root of increased hybrid vigor in maize to differential translational fractionation of its subgenomesCredit: The Crop Journal ...
Japanese consumers more concerned about gene-editing of livestock than of vegetables, survey shows
Credit: Photo by Hisashi Urashima A statistically rigorous survey of Japanese consumers has found that they have more negative opinions ...