Tag: Agriculture

Credit: Transforming Drainage URBANA, Ill. - Every summer, a "dead zone" forms in the Gulf of Mexico. Plumes of oxygen-robbing ...

Idled farmland presents habitat restoration opportunities in San Joaquin Desert

Land no longer suitable for agriculture could be reclaimed as habitat for dozens of endangered species, according to a new ...

RUDN pedologists found out a correct combination of nitrogen fertilizers and plastic mulch

RUDN pedologists studied the combined effect of nitrogen-containing fertilizers and plastic mulching.Credit: Allen Dressen Nitrogen is a part of organic ...

VTT develops a new sustainable way to turn forestry waste into transport fuels and chemicals

Credit: Photo by: VTT Press release, 15 January 2019 VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd has developed a new ...

Feds, states can help biochar live up to its soil-saving potential

January 11, 2019

Study shows how government promotes agricultural, environmental benefits -- and could do moreCredit: Rice University Even though every dollar spent ...

Blueprint for plant immune response found

January 11, 2019

Finding provides potential for increased disease resistance in cropsCredit: WSU Photos Washington State University researchers have discovered the way plants ...

Termites mitigate effects of drought in Tropical Rainforest

HKU's co-led study revealed: Termites mitigate effects of drought in Tropical RainforestCredit: @The University of Hong Kong Termites are commonly ...

Fish farmers of the Caribbean

UC Santa Barbara researchers see a wealth of potential for aquaculture in the Caribbean There are only so many fish ...

Mobile, instant diagnosis of viruses

Credit: © D. Filloux, Cirad A new high-throughput, miniature, portable sequencing technique* has been developed in recent years, for human ...

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 ...

A tomato for everyone: 'Sunviva' for the good of all

January 9, 2019

Credit: Culnaris - Saatgut für Lebensmittel Plant breeders at the University of Göttingen and Agrecol have launched a joint initiative ...

Beech trees are dying, and nobody's sure why

January 9, 2019

Intense effort underway to find culprit behind rapid disease spreadCredit: Forest Pathology, Ohio State COLUMBUS, Ohio - A confounding new ...

Potato pathogens meet their match through $8 million multistate research initiative

January 9, 2019

Exploring best practices for strong, disease-resistant potato cropsCredit: Colorado State University For several years, Colorado State University agricultural researchers have ...

New study looks at costs and benefits of paying for ecosystem services