Treatments tested for invasive pest on allium crops
Credit: Riley Harding ITHACA, N.Y. - Native to Europe but discovered in Pennsylvania in 2015, the Allium leafminer is a ...
Tag: Agriculture
Alarming long-term effects of insecticides weaken ant colonies
Credit: © Daniel Schlaeppi "Ants are one of the most important animal groups on our planet. However, they are also ...
Feeds of the future
University of Göttingen research team investigates the influence of insect and microalgae feeds on meat qualityCredit: Quality of Animal Products, ...
GPS isn’t just for road trips anymore
Credit: Mike Popp When it comes to nifty farm gadgets and technology, there are many neat tools. Tractor guidance is ...
New winter squash decline research paves the way for understanding the disease
Credit: Hannah Rivedal Winter squash is an important crop grown in the Willamette Valley, and the most important processing cultivar, ...
Wild bees depend on the landscape structure
Research team led by University of Göttingen investigates flower strips, organic farming and small crop fieldsCredit: Bettina Donkó Sowing strips ...
New research reveals plant control with the power of light
Credit: Leonie-Alexa Koch, Institute of Synthetic Biology, University of Düsseldorf. University of East Anglia scientists have helped find a way ...
Development of a small sensor capable of continuously monitoring the phytohormone ethylene
Technology may allow optimal transportation and storage of fruits and vegetables, reducing food wasteCredit: NIMS NIMS and AIST have developed ...
Agricultural fires in central Africa light up in Suomi NPP satellite image
Credit: NASA image courtesy Worldview Earth Data operated by the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Earth Science Data and Information System ...
Fancy Aussie bees flew in from Asia
Ecology experts connect species to Asia, AntarcticaCredit: James Dorey, Flinders University Ancestors of a distinctive pollinating bee found across Australia ...
Hamilton receives APGA Award of Merit
Retired UT Gardens director recognized for bloomin' great careerCredit: UTIA KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Susan Hamilton, the recently retired Director of ...
Papers concludes that incentives to afforestation can be harmful to the environment
Credit: Cristian Echeverría "Through a counterfactual analysis, we showed that between 1986 and 2011 the incentives to afforestation in Chile ...
Carbon cycling in wet soils
Credit: Courtesy of Adrian Mellage Under changing, increasingly dynamic climatic conditions, temperate soils are forecast to experience a high degree ...
Effects from low-level concentrations of harmful chemicals preserved in three generations of fish
Credit: Nathan Burns CORVALLIS, Ore. - Fish exposed to very low levels of chemicals commonly found in waterways can pass ...
Undergrad-led study suggests light environment modifications could maximize productivity
Credit: WEST project/University of Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The crops we grow in the field often form dense canopies with ...
Invasive fire ants limiting spread of meat allergy — but pose their own dangers
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Invasive fire ants common in the Gulf Coast and Texas likely are limiting a ...
Food-grade wheatgrass variety released for public use
Credit: Brett Heim Wheatgrass is packed with beneficial nutrients, which makes the crop a popular superfood. And now, more farmers ...
NOAA/NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite captures 63 mile smoke trail from bush fire
Credit: NASA Worldview NOAA/NASA's Suomi NPP satellite captured this image of the Bush Fire on June 22, 2020 showing clouds ...
Agricultural conservation schemes not enough to protect Britain’s rarest butterflies
Credit: Katie Threadgill Conservation management around the margins of agriculture fail to protect butterfly species at greatest risk from the ...
Better prepared for forest fires
Cross-institute project to understand the dynamics of forest fires and mitigate the riskCredit: Photo: Gabi Zachmann, KIT Long-lasting drought increases ...
