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 ...
Tag: Agriculture
Should researchers engineer a spicy tomato?
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Eating your veggies, even in space
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A 'bran' new way to preserve healthy food with natural ingredients
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The transgenic key to more productive crops
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Long term ag change impacts stream water quality
Nutrient, sediment runoff impacted differently over timeCredit: Carrie Ann Sharitt In the early 1990s, Acton Lake in southwestern Ohio had ...
Scientists: 'Time is ripe' to use big data for planet-sized plant questions
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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 ...
Tree-ring analysis explains physiology behind drought intolerance
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Divining Roots: revealing how plants branch out to access water
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Flint inspires national nutrition prescription program in US Farm Bill
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Major gaps remain in how traditional knowledge is used in salmon governance in Norway and Finland
Credit: Gleb Raygorodetsky A new article published today in the journal Arctic points to major challenges in the ways traditional ...
Genome published of the small hive beetle, a major honey bee parasite
One of only seven beetle genomes publishedCredit: Agricultural Research Service-USDA BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND, December 20, 2018--Beekeepers and researchers will welcome the ...
New composite advances lignin as a renewable 3D printing material
Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created a recipe for ...
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