Measuring the true cost of conservation
Environmental conservation expert discusses how new research will play a key role in promoting a greener futureCredit: Photo courtesy of ...
Tag: Agriculture
Green Deal: Good for a climate-neutral Europe – bad for the planet
Import of millions of tons of cereal and meat every year undermines EU agricultural standards - damage to the environment ...
Future of digital ag could use robots to optimize apple yields, boost profits
Credit: Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - A Cornell-led, multi-institution team of plant scientists, engineers, economists and outreach agents seeks to ...
New study defines life cycle of a destructive plant pathogen 142 years after its discovery
Credit: Lijang Liu Found in more than 60 countries, cruciferous clubroot disease is one of the most destructive plant diseases, ...
Ecologically friendly agriculture doesn’t compromise crop yields
Increasing diversity in crop production benefits biodiversity without compromising yields, according to an international study examining diversified and simplified agricultural ...
Corn and other crops are not adapted to benefit from elevated carbon dioxide levels
Credit: WEST project The U.S. backs out of the Paris climate agreement even as carbon dioxide (CO2) levels continue to ...
Host genetic factors shape composition of virus communities
Credit: Mikko Immonen Plants can be infected by multiple viruses at once. However, the composition of the pathogen community varies, ...
Strain of rhizobacteria shown to naturally and sustainably promote rice growth
Credit: Zhigang Wang Large amounts of chemical fertilizers can lead to severe environmental pollution. Biofertilizers are a preferred and sustainable ...
Biological clock and extra gene pairs control important plant functions
New understanding of circadian rhythms could be key to better cropsCredit: Illustration by Kathleen Greenham. HANOVER, N.H. - November 5, ...
Shining a light on the issue of wine fraud
Credit: Courtesy of University of Adelaide. University of Adelaide wine researchers are developing a fast and simple method of authenticating ...
Nature-inspired solutions to sustainably increase crop yield
The 5-year 8M € project GAIN4CROPS aims to improve photosynthetic efficiency of the oil crop sunflower using nature-inspired solutions and ...
Better health – for people and the planet – grows on trees
Tropical fruit trees can improve health, reduce hunger, boost incomes and fight climate change; so why don't we grow and ...
From nitrate crisis to phosphate crisis?
International research team including Göttingen University call for a Europe-wide phosphate directiveCredit: Dr Jerry van Dijk The aim of the ...
Healthy oil from wild olives
Protecting the natural heritage and promoting local cultivationCredit: Antonia Ninot (IRTA) The oil from wild olive trees has excellent sensorial, ...
Short-term moisture removal can eliminate downy mildew of spinach
Credit: Braham Dhillon Downy mildew is the biggest threat to spinach production around the world. While the pathogen has a ...
Self-watering soil could transform farming
Credit: University of Texas at Austin AUSTIN, Texas -- A new type of soil created by engineers at The University ...
To predict how crops cope with changing climate, 30 years of experiments simulate future
Credit: University of Illinois Five years ago, the United Nations committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger ...
What digital revolution? Hundreds of millions of farmers still cannot get online
In the first assessment of its kind, researchers found that small farmers across the globe have woefully low access to ...
Silk road contains genomic resources for improving apples
Researchers have assembled full genomes for domesticated apple and two of its wild progenitors, giving plant breeders detailed information for ...
Fungal species naturally suppresses cyst nematodes responsible for major sugar beet losses
Credit: James Borneman The plant pathogenic nematode Heterodera schachtii infects more than 200 different plants, including sugar beets, and causes ...
