More diversity needed in oil palm plantations
Scientists from the University of Göttingen call for meaningful support for smallholder farmers in IndonesiaCredit: Miriam Romero The growing global ...
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Warm central equatorial pacific sea surface temperatures and anthropogenic warming boosted the 2019 severe drought in East China
Credit: Jufang Hu Drought usually originates from a deficiency of precipitation over an extended period of time and is identified ...
Plant sciences student receives national honor
The GCSAA Mendenhall Award Recognizes Academic ExcellenceCredit: Image courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America ...
Agbioscience startup using multisensor drone technology sees growth
Credit: Chris Adam/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Despite changes forced by the COVID-19 pandemic, a Purdue University-affiliated agbioscience startup ...
New grant fuels better nutrient management in vineyards
Credit: Dan Bell ITHACA, N.Y. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a ...
Dueling proteins give shape to plants
Research led by University of Pennsylvania biologists reveals an antagonistic relationship behind flower developmentCredit: Wagner laboratory In an elegant choreography, ...
For when the chips are down — preserving UK soil microbial biodiversity for agriculture
New UK Crop Microbiome Cryobank to safeguard future research and facilitate sustainable production of UK's six major food cropsCredit: Pixabay ...
Scientists suggest global guidelines for sustainable use of non-native trees
A team of international scientists have collaborated to propose a series of global guidelines for the sustainable use of non-native ...
How to beat spicy pepper heat (hint: milk isn’t the best) (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2020 -- Maybe you've heard that milk is the perfect way to ...
Idaho laboratory joins national research programs for making ‘green’ hydrogen
Credit: Idaho National Laboratory Idaho National Laboratory is a member of two new Department of Energy research consortia charged with ...
UCI, others see agriculture as major source of increase in atmospheric nitrous oxide
Long-lived greenhouse gas could hinder international climate goals, researchers sayCredit: Global Carbon Project Irvine, Calif. ¬ - An international team ...
UOG monitors Guam for two of USDA’s Priority Pests of 2021
Pests pose danger to tomato and other solanaceous cropsCredit: University of Guam The University of Guam received another round of ...
Native milkweed cultivars planted by the public can support monarch butterflies and bees
Credit: Jim Hudgins, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Plant cultivars are natural variants of native plants that have been deliberately ...
Grant awarded to study how plants affect microbiomes
Credit: Logan Wallace For centuries, scientists have worked above ground, studying plants and their effect on biodiversity. Lying below the ...
California’s August Complex largest fire in state’s history
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). NOAA/NASA's Suomi NPP satellite captured another startling image of ...
Pesticides and food scarcity dramatically reduce wild bee population
Study finds 57% drop in reproduction when exposed to both threatsCredit: Clara Stuligross/UC Davis The loss of flowering plants and ...
The plant hormone auxin may promote disease by regulating virulence gene expression
Credit: APS Scientists have long known that the plant hormone auxin controls many aspects of plant growth, development, and responses ...
Grant to help researchers prevent apple fire blight in U.S.
Credit: Allison Usavage, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture has ...
Corn farmers can apply a fungicide just once to protect against foliar diseases
Credit: APS Foliar diseases, such as gray leaf spot, northern corn leaf blight, and southern rust, were estimated to cause ...
Harvesting vegetation on riparian buffers barely reduces water-quality benefits
Credit: Rob Brooks/Penn State Allowing farmers to harvest vegetation from their riparian buffers will not significantly impede the ability of ...
