Too much sugar doesn’t put the brakes on turbocharged crops
Credit: Charles Tambiah/ CoE for Translational Photosynthesis Plants make sugars to form leaves to grow and produce grains and fruits ...
Tag: Agriculture
New tool facilitates genetic mapping of polyploid plants
Available online for free, polyploid mapping system developed in Brazil helps breeders of sugarcane, kiwi, blueberry, sweet potato and forages, ...
Bushfires on east coast of Australia out of control
Credit: NASA Worldview An unprecedented number of bushfires have erupted on the east coast of Australia due to hot, dry, ...
Mated female mosquitoes are more likely to transmit malaria parasites
Credit: Jim Gathany-CDC, Flickr (CC-BY) Female mosquitoes that have mated are more likely to transmit malaria parasites than virgin females, ...
Water mold research leads to greater understanding of corn diseases
Credit: J. A. Rojas, A. Witte, Z. A. Noel, J. L. Jacobs, and M. I. Chilvers Corn is a staple ...
Why have so many new diseases developed in the bagged salads sector?
Credit: Maria Lodovica Gullino, Giovanna Gilardi, and Angelo Garibaldi Ready-to-eat salads, also known as fresh-cut or bagged salads, have steadily ...
Cornell partners in $10 million poultry science grant
Credit: Robyn Wishna ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell University is co-leading a $9.95 million, five-year U.S. Department of Agriculture grant that ...
Pharmacy in the jungle study reveals indigenous people’s choice of medicinal plants
Credit: Daniela M. Robles Arias The Amazon Rainforest produces more than 20 percent of the world's oxygen, 20 percent of ...
Solar and wind energy preserve groundwater for drought, agriculture
California's switch to solar, wind energy reduced reliance on hydropower, natural gasCredit: Egan Jimenez, Princeton University PRINCETON, N.J.--Solar and wind ...
Helping quinoa brave the heat
Credit: Kevin Murphy Quinoa is a healthy food many know and love. As its popularity grows, more farmers are interested ...
Calcium added to acidified prepartum diets for dairy cows benefits future reproduction
Credit: Phil Cardoso, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Achieving an appropriate calcium balance in dairy cows is critical near ...
Palm oil: Less fertilizer and no herbicide but same yield?
International team led by the University of Göttingen investigates environmentally sustainable palm oil productionCredit: Katja Rembold Environmentally friendlier palm oil ...
SMART discovers breakthrough way to look at the surface of nanoparticles
New method to explore the surface of nanoparticles, unlike existing chemical procedures which have severe limitationsCredit: SMART The Molecular Probe ...
Scientists create ‘artificial leaf’ that turns carbon into fuel
Converts harmful carbon dioxide into useful alternative fuelCredit: University of Waterloo Scientists have created an "artificial leaf" to fight climate ...
Agri-Neo launches Neo-Temper™ to prevent flour recalls through pathogen-reduction process
Organic, validated non-thermal food safety solution easily integrates into existing tempering process; preserves nutrition, sensory and functional characteristics of both ...
Helping hands from within: Live-in bacteria protect plants against infections
Credit: NIOO-KNAW Micro-organisms living inside plant roots team up to boost the plant's growth and tolerance to stress. An international ...
Harvesting genes to improve watermelons
An international team of researchers have created a resource that could help plant breeders increase the domestic watermelon's quality and ...
Rice yields plummet and arsenic rises in future climate-soil scenarios
Credit: (Image credit: Kurt Hickman/Stanford News Service) Rice is the largest global staple crop, consumed by more than half the ...
A new hazelnut has cracked its competitive marketplace
'PollyO' is proving to be a desirable hybridCredit: Shawn Mehlenbacher Researchers from Oregon State University have completed an examination of, ...
Researchers double sorghum grain yield to improve food supply
Credit: Ware lab/CSHL, 2019 Plant scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS), in their ...