How climate change and fires are shaping the forests of the future
Tracking future forest fires with AICredit: R. Seidl / TUM Forest fires are already a global threat. "But considering how ...
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Experts tackle modern slavery in Greek strawberry fields using satellite technology
Credit: Ioannis Kougkoulos, Kornilia Hatzinikolaou A consortium of modern slavery experts, led by the University of Nottingham, have assisted the ...
NTU Singapore converts tamarind shells into an energy source for vehicles
Credit: Credit to NTU Singapore Shells of tamarind, a tropical fruit consumed worldwide, are discarded during food production. As they ...
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 ...
Farm robots are the future; let’s start preparing now, researcher argues
Credit: Natalis Lorenz No longer science fiction, farm robots are already here--and they have created two possible extremes for the ...
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 ...
UN’s new global framework for managing nature: 1st detailed draft agreement launched
Draft 1 of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework includes 21 action targets proposed for 2030; Will be considered at UN ...
UTIA researchers target food loss and waste reduction
COVID-19 effects on consumer and grocer behaviors included in studyCredit: Image by Shutterstock. Research suggests that 40% of food produced ...
$1.4 million grant increases coverage of Mississippi River Basin
Walton Family Foundation grant will create the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, covering agriculture, water and environmental issues ...
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 ...
Potential of faba beans, rich in protein, has been unlocked
Credit: Fred Stoddard Faba beans have been an excellent source of food protein since pre-historic times, but about 5% of ...
A protein complex from plant stem cells regulates their division and response to stress
Credit: CRAG A multidisciplinary research team, led by the CSIC biologist at CRAG, Ana I. Caño Delgado, and the physicist ...
Sentinel-2 constellation of satellites used for the ongoing monitoring of grasslands
Credit: University of Córdoba A research group at the University of Cordoba has conducted study focused on evaluating the potential ...
Belowground microbial solutions to aboveground plant problems
Credit: Stéphane Hacquard Land plants - plants that live primarily in terrestrial habitats and form vegetation on earth - are ...
At what temperature the weather becomes a problem
Climate change leads to increasing heat strain for humans, animals and cropsCredit: U. Benz / TUM "We have studied which ...