Tag: Agriculture

July 10, 2020

Scientists study the 24-hour pattern of magnesium intake in a rice plant to see if the photosynthetic efficiency of the ...

UQ researchers solve a 50-year-old enzyme mystery

July 10, 2020

Credit: The University of Queensland Advanced herbicides and treatments for infection may result from the unravelling of a 50-year-old mystery ...

WVU researchers leading $10 million sustainable biomass to value-added bioproducts project

Credit: West Virginia University As demand increases for sustainable and environmentally friendly energy and products, the Mid-Atlantic region with its ...

Born to be a cannibal: Genes for feeding behavior in mandarin fish identified

Credit: HZAU Some mandarin fish species (Sinipercidae) are pure fish-eaters, which feed exclusively on living juvenile fish - also of ...

Unraveling the mystery of wheat herbicide tolerance

Credit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Genetically speaking, the loaf of bread you stress-baked during the ...

Water-saving alternative forage crops for Texas livestock

Credit: Sukhbir Singh In the semi-arid Texas High Plains, growers and producers are concerned about the sustainability of beef and ...

Soil studies can be helpful for border control

Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. - Underground tunnels have been used by warriors and smugglers for ...

Protein involved in corn’s water stress response discovered

The protein could help develop drought-resistant plant varieties and products that reduce losses related to climate change.Credit: GCCRC Researchers affiliated ...

Milking algae mechanically: Progress to succeed petroleum derived chemicals

Credit: Masaki Ihara Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Shinshu University Algae holds a lot ...

The story behind a uniquely dark, wetland soil

Credit: Karen Vaughan When it comes to soils, proper identification is key. Identification allows scientists to determine the story behind ...

The complex relationship between deforestation and diet diversity in the Amazon

As increasing areas of the Amazonian rainforest are converted into agricultural land, scientists are examining how this is linked with ...

Antioxidants in corn line could aid human IBD protection, therapy

Credit: Surinder Chopra/Penn State Flavonoids from a specific line of corn act as anti-inflammatory agents in the guts of mice ...

Engineers use electricity to clean up toxic water

Powerful electrochemical process destroys water contaminants, such as pesticidesCredit: Julia Ciarlini Jungers Soares, University of Sydney A team of engineers ...

UC Riverside discovers first effective treatment for citrus-destroying disease

New license agreement commercializes innovative, safe technologyCredit: UCR UC Riverside scientists have found the first substance capable of controlling Citrus ...

Nematode has potential to reduce cotton yields by 50 percent

Credit: Kathy Lawrence The reniform nematode is one of the most commonly found pests of cotton, with the ability to ...

Group genomics drive aggression in honey bees

Credit: Photo by Manuel A. Giannoni-Guzman CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers often study the genomes of individual organisms to try to ...

Colony-level genetics predict gentle behavior in Puerto Rican honey bees

Credit: ARS-USDA BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, July 6, 2020--Puerto Rico's population of African-European hybrid honey bees (AHB) are famously known for ...

Newly discovered pathogen in NY apples causes bitter rot disease

Credit: Srdjan Goran Acimovic ITHACA, N.Y. - In a study of New York state apple orchards, Cornell University plant pathologists ...

Mobile clinics can help address health care needs of Latino farmworkers

July 2, 2020

UC Riverside study exposes disparities in health care access in rural Southern CaliforniaCredit: Center for Healthy Communities, UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, ...

Putting zinc on bread wheat leaves