Tag: Agriculture

Credit: F. Christopher Peritore-Galve Bacterial canker of tomato is a disease that leads to wilt, cankers, and eventually death. The ...

Credit: Cesar Valencia Texas A&M University scientists found that a surprising number of fungi naturally associated with cultivated cotton were ...

Phytochrome foci have different behaviors at different temperatures and types of lightCredit: Stan Lim/UC Riverside A protein called phytochrome B, ...

Credit: Darryl Lloyd Recent years have brought unusually large and damaging wildfires to the Pacific Northwest - from the Carlton ...

Underwater surveillance never looked this cuteCredit: Maarja Kruusmaa A sea cage can hold up to 200000 farmed salmon. If the ...

Rutgers study finds raising multiple species in the same area could benefit shellfish aquacultureCredit: Michael Acquafredda/Rutgers University Eastern oysters and ...

Credit: K. Koehler-Cole Cover crop impacts on soil properties depends on cover crop productivity. Planting cover crops early and in ...

Credit: Fernando Racimo Neolithic populations have long been credited with bringing about a revolution in farming practices across Europe. However, ...

The practice can create healthier soils, save water and yield more almondsCredit: Brent Holtz, UCANR Recycling trees onsite can sequester ...

Credit: Jacynthe Dessureault-Rompre In many regions of the world, farming must be done on areas of soil categorized as histosols. ...

New research to enhance chicken-raising practicesCredit: Photo courtesy the USDA ARS, image k10003-7 by S. Ausmus. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Smile, ...

Ethanol from agave could be used for transport fuel and hand sanitizerCredit: University of Sydney The agave plant used to ...

Credit: University of Exeter Pathogenic fungi pose a huge and growing threat to global food security. Currently, we protect our ...

Credit: University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences URBANA, Ill. - Pigs have better feed conversion rates ...

Credit: Beverly J. Agtuca, Sylwia A. Stopka, Thalita R. Tuleski, Fernanda P. do Amaral, Sterling Evans, Yang Liu, Dong Xu, ...

Credit: Courtesy of Lin Zeng, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering In recent years, the attention of scientists and environmentalists ...

The BESS-STAIR framework, developed by CABBI researchers at the University of Illinois, was tested in 12 sites across the US ...

Credit: Jianlin Shen Livestock production and nitrogen fertilizer used in croplands emit lots of ammonia, which is the most abundant ...

Credit: Yuepeng Pan Nitrogen is essential for all living things. Synthetic fertilizer, which contains rich reactive nitrogen, has sustained food ...

Credit: Gonzalo Jara/Shutterstock The next time you eat sashimi, nigiri or other forms of raw fish, consider doing a quick ...