Biocontrol most cost-effective in fight against common pest pear Opuntia stricta
Dactylopius opuntiae 'stricta' biotype is more effective as a sustainable biocontrol in the fight against the invasive common pest pear ...
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Gates grant funds U of I, U of Rochester team testing human milk for novel coronavirus
Credit: University of Idaho MOSCOW, Idaho -- May 5, 2020 -- University of Idaho researchers will help lead a national ...
IKBFU scientists have discovered a way to increase wheat immunity
Wheat is one of the most common cereal crops. Scientists all over the world are looking for ways to increase ...
Pacific oysters may not contain as many microplastics as previously thought
Credit: Julieta Martinelli/University of Washington Plastic pollution is an increasingly present threat to marine life and one which can potentially ...
Coffee plants have a small but consistent core microbiome of fungi and bacteria
Credit: Roberta Fulthorpe For most people, coffee is a necessary start to the day. For three scientists based in Toronto, ...
Experts apply microbiome research to agricultural science to increase crop yield
Credit: Photo courtesy of Northern Arizona University The global demand and consumption of agricultural crops is increasing at a rapid ...
Bermudagrass harvest management options with poultry litter fertilization
Credit: John Read When fertilizing bermudagrass with poultry litter, turfgrass managers must consider limiting the buildup of soil P or ...
A study places the origin of a group of trees growing in Africa 50 million years ago
Credit: University of Córdoba In the Eocene, some of the world's most important mountain ranges emerged and large climate changes ...
A diet of high-iron beans improves health of anemic women in Rwanda
An 18-week diet of high-iron beans improved the physical performance of women at a university in Rwanda. The study shows ...
Oregon State University research wins Marcus Wallenberg Prize
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Richard Waring, professor emeritus in the Oregon State University College of Forestry, is ...
Virus genomes help to explain why a major livestock disease has re-emerged in Europe
Credit: Ciriaco Ligios Livestock diseases like bluetongue virus (BTV) can have devastating economic and health consequences, but their origins can ...
Harnessing psyllid peptides to fight citrus greening disease
BTI, USDA and UW researchers identified 122 peptides that could be used to as insecticides to halt a disease that ...
Agricultural pickers in US to see unsafely hot workdays double by 2050
Credit: Tigchelaar et al./Environmental Research Letters The global pandemic has put a focus on essential workers, those we rely on ...
Virus-infected honey bees more likely to gain entrance to healthy hives
Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Honey bees that guard hive entrances are twice as likely to allow ...
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