Worm pheromones protect major crops
Boyce Thompson Institute researchers showed that ascaroside compounds from nematodes can protect rice, wheat, corn and soybeans from numerous pathogensCredit: ...
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Microbial manufacturing: Genetic engineering breakthrough for urban farming
New research of MIT's Research Enterprise in Singapore's IRG, DiSTAP, revolutionises the creation of genetic material, enabling drastically accelerated development ...
Rising CO2 levels could boost wheat yield but slightly reduce nutritional quality
Levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) are rising, which experts predict could produce more droughts and hotter temperatures. Although these ...
An apple carries about 100 million bacteria — good luck washing them off
Most microbes are inside the apple -- but the strains depend on which bits you eat, and whether you go ...
Active pharmaceutical ingredients can persist in the environment
Credit: Chad Voorhees Homeowners who rely on private wells as their drinking water source can be vulnerable to bacteria, nitrates, ...
Putting the brakes on lateral root development
Credit: (Video by Christopher Topp, Courtesy Developmental Cell) There's no organ system in the body that does as much for ...
Global warming will accelerate water cycle over global land monsoon regions
Credit: Wenxia Zhang The global monsoon region, sprawling north and south from the Earth's equator, sustains nearly two-thirds of the ...
Monsoon rains have become more intense in the southwest in recent decades
Credit: ARS-USDA TUCSON, ARIZONA, July 23, 2019--Monsoon rain storms have become more intense in the southwestern United States in recent ...
Keeping livestock in the yard just might help your baby’s immune system
Study: Amish babies' gut microbes lead to more robust immune development in newborn pigsCredit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio ...
Garlic on broccoli: A smelly approach to repel a major pest
New University of Vermont study offers a novel framework to test strategies for managing invasive pestsCredit: Insect Agroegology and Evolution ...
How fat prawns can save lives
Small-scale farming of freshwater crustaceans could be a win-win for communities where schistosomiasis is commonCredit: Photo courtesy of Hilary Duff ...
Smart irrigation model predicts rainfall to conserve water
Credit: Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Fresh water isn't unlimited. Rainfall isn't predictable. And plants aren't always thirsty. Just 3 ...
Cigarette butts hamper plant growth — study
New research is first to show damage caused to plantsCredit: Jaime Da Silva Carvalho, Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) New research ...
Highlights for the 2019 American Chemical Society national meeting in San Diego
WASHINGTON, July 18, 2019 -- Journalists who register for the American Chemical Society's (ACS') Fall 2019 National Meeting & Exposition ...
Illinois study advances possibility of genetic control for major agricultural weeds
Credit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Waterhemp and Palmer amaranth, two aggressive weeds that threaten the ...
Rising CO2, climate change projected to reduce availability of nutrients worldwide
Protein, iron, zinc to be 19.5%, 14.4%, and 14.6% lower, respectively, than without climate change July 17, 2019 - One ...
UTIA and Blühen Botanicals to collaborate on hemp production research
Popular new crop needs research-based dataCredit: Photo by G. Rowsey, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Blühen Botanicals and the University ...
Plant cells as small-scale assembly lines: New Research Training Group starts at the MLU
Growth for plant research in Halle: A new Research Training Group (RTG) opened at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) ...
New study works with historically disenfranchised communities to combat sudden oak death
Credit: Richard C. Cobb, Noam Ross, Katherine J. Hayden, Catherine A. Eyre, Richard S. Dodd, Susan J. Frankel, Matteo Garbelotto, ...
Plant probe could help estimate bee exposure to neonicotinoid insecticides
Bee populations are declining, and neonicotinoid pesticides continue to be investigated -- and in some cases banned -- because of ...