Provide shady spots to protect butterflies from climate change, say scientists
Credit: Andrew Bladon Researchers have discovered significant variations in the ability of different UK butterfly species to maintain a suitable ...
Tag: Agriculture
Broad beans versus soybeans as feedstuff for dual-purpose chickens
University of Göttingen research team investigates influence on meat qualityCredit: Juliane Fellner, University of Göttingen Current practices of the poultry ...
UC Davis establishes research, training in cultivated meat
Credit: Karen Block/UC Davis Is cultivated meat -- essentially, animal protein grown under lab conditions -- a nourishing prospect to ...
Rutherford County’s Rachel Painter garners National Honor
Painter awarded with National Master Gardener Distinguished Early Career Coordinator AwardCredit: Image courtesy UTIA. MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - A University of ...
Scientists predict potential spread, habitat of invasive Asian giant hornet
Credit: Photo courtesy WSDA PULLMAN, Wash. - Researchers at Washington State University have predicted how and where the Asian giant hornet, ...
Updated and easy-to-use compendium helps users diagnose and treat pea diseases and pests
Credit: APS PRESS Since publication of the second edition of Compendium of Pea Diseases and Pests by APS PRESS almost ...
Researchers find new way to protect plants from fungal infection
Credit: Perino et al. in Phytopathology Widespread fungal disease in plants can be controlled with a commercially available chemical that ...
E. coli bacteria offer path to improving photosynthesis
Credit: Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell University scientists have engineered a key plant enzyme and introduced it in Escherichia ...
Farmer knowledge is key to finding more resilient crops in climate crisis
A warming climate threatens crop diversity; the 'Seeds for Needs' approach combines farmers' knowledge of resilient crops with 'elite' varieties ...
Climate: risks and future strategies in Italy
Credit: Fondazione CMCC It could be worth up to 8% of GDP per capita, exacerbate the differences between north and ...
Unlocking the secrets of plant genomes in high resolution
Computer Science: publication in Genome BiologyCredit: HHU / Gunnar Klau The genomes of all higher life forms are stored in ...
New research highlights impact of COVID-19 on food security in Kenya and Uganda
CABI scientists have conducted new research highlighting the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on food security in Kenya and Uganda with ...
New study to examine organic production of grains
Joint effort between UTIA and MTSU results in multidisciplinary, three-year studyCredit: Image courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The University of ...
Glyphosate residue in manure fertilizer decrease strawberry and meadow fescue growth
Credit: Viivi Saikkonen A new study finds that glyphosate residue in manure fertilizer decrease the growth of strawberry and meadow ...
Genetic adaptation to climate change is swift in crop pests
Credit: N/A Fruit flies have the uncanny ability to wake up from a months-long hibernation right when their food of ...
New study identifies wheat varieties that resist the destructive stripe rust disease
Credit: Lu Liu, Meinan Wang, Zhiwu Zhang, Deven R. See, and Xianming Chen Stripe rust is one of the most ...
Curbing land clearing for food production is vital to reverse biodiversity declines
Land-use change to feed people is the leading driver of biodiversity loss; new research shows that changing this relationship is ...
Could breadfruit be the next superfood? UBC researchers say yes
Breadfruit is sustainable, environmentally friendly and a high-production cropCredit: Jan Vozenilek, Copper Sky Productions, Kelowna. A fruit used for centuries ...
Research shows potential of gene editing in barley
Credit: Pixabay An international team of plant scientists have shown the potential to rapidly improve the quality of barley grain ...
Secret of plant dietary fibre structure revealed
Credit: (c) Dr Deirdre Mikkelsen, The University of Queensland The secret of how fibre shapes the structure of plant cell ...
