Tag: Agriculture

Understanding how sorghum survives harsh conditions could help researchers design crops that are more resilient to climate changeCredit: UC Berkeley ...

How to improve water quality in Europe

Policy briefs provide decision-makers with recommendations for actionCredit: UFZ/André Künzelmann The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) adopted in 2000 aims ...

Raising plants to withstand climate change

Proof of concept for changing mitochondrial respirationCredit: Flinders University Success with improving a model plant's response to harsh conditions is ...

A window into evolution

Modelling the development of C4 photosynthesisCredit: Blätke / IPK Leibniz Institute Laboratory research is the possibly best-known driving force for ...

New expert findings seek to protect national parks from invasive animal species

More than half of America's national parks are facing a grave and immediate threat, according to new paperCredit: Photo courtesy ...

Sustaining roads with grape and agricultural waste

Credit: WSU The U.S. spends $5 billion a year to repair damages to road infrastructure from winter snow and ice ...

Kelp farming on the west coast — Environmentally friendly aquaculture

Credit: Wouter Visch There is a growing interest of the cultivation of macro algae. A new dissertation studies the best ...

Sweet potato uses a single odor to warn its neighbors of insect attack

Odor induces a defense response in sweet potatoes to herbivores and protects other plants against potential invaders.Credit: Anja Meents, Max ...

Multi-sensor drone technology for plant phenotyping receives $4.5 million

Credit: Matt Bechdol/AgriNovus Indiana WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University-affiliated agbioscience startup is creating technology to help meet the ...

Recrutement of a lateral root developmental pathway into root nodule formation of legumes

November 26, 2019

Credit: Takashi Soyano Peas and other legumes develop spherical or cylindrical structures -- called nodules -- in their roots to ...

Hops compounds help with metabolic syndrome while reducing microbiome diversity

Credit: (Photo courtesy of Oregon State University) CORVALLIS, Ore. - Compounds from hops may combat metabolic syndrome by changing the ...

Forest farms could create market for ginseng, other herbs

Credit: Eric Burkhart, Penn State A transition from wild collection of herbs to forest farming needs to occur in Appalachia ...

Level up your Thanksgiving potatoes with this simple ingredient (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2019 -- Making delicious roasted potatoes is all about finding the right ...

A study compares how water is managed in Spain, California and Australia

Credit: Universidad de Córdoba Turning on the faucet and having water come out has become such a common daily occurrence ...

Light-trapping nanocubes drive inexpensive multispectral camera

Plasmonic light detector could revolutionize multispectral imaging for cancer, food safety and agricultureCredit: Maiken Mikkelsen & Jon Stewart, Duke University ...

A new world map rates food sustainability for countries across the globe

A global food system sustainability study builds the first map of its kind to score the sustainability of food systems, ...

NJIT’s Chrystoff Camacho wins an Edison patent award for an aerial reforestation device

November 22, 2019

Credit: Photo provided by The Research & Development Council of New Jersey. Chrystoff Camacho, an inventor and budding entrepreneur who ...

Interaction with fungus containing N2-fixing endobacteria improves rice nitrogen nutrition