Tag: Agriculture

URBANA, Ill. - Topping the list of Australia's major crops, wheat is grown on more than half the country's cropland ...

Nearly 5,000 new tomato genes mappedCredit: Agricultural Research Service-USDA ITHACA, NEW YORK, May 13, 2019--Almost everyone agrees that store-bought tomatoes ...

Regional biofuel development plan will be forthcomingCredit: Photo by T. Johnson, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A team of researchers ...

New EFSA campaign highlights the food safety system in the EU As the EFSA Focal Point in Germany, the German ...

Research from Göttingen points to wildlife grazing as an approach for nature conservation managementCredit: Marcus Meißner Similar to farm animals ...

Top projects awarded for innovative wastewater treatments and solutions for ecosystem balanceCredit: Jürgen Lösel Dresden, May 9, 2019 - Two ...

Through cost-saving practices for coffee, rice, corn and livestock production, Vietnam can take steps to meet Paris Agreement commitments, says ...

Credit: American Phytopathological Society St. Paul, MN (May 2019)--Potato cyst nematodes (PCN) are quarantine soilborne pests that damage potatoes around ...

Credit: Carsten Külheim/Michigan Tech What is the genetic basis for eucalyptus trees to produce that fragrant oil many of us ...

Ancestry and genetics of bread wheat mapped in a global studyCredit: Julie Himpe/IPK Since the Agricultural Revolution about 12,000 years ...

Scientists at Lobachevsky University have proved the possibility of using yellow-green light pulses to measure the photochemical reflectance index and ...

New study shows wild boar can be immunized against the most significant worldwide threat to the swine industry by a ...

Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. -Expiration dates on milk could eventually become a thing of the past with new sensor technology ...

Credit: Lippman lab/CSHL Even in this "age of the genome," much about genes remains shrouded in mystery. This is especially ...

Credit: Phil Robinson UK rapeseed growers are losing up to a quarter of their crop yield each year because of ...

Current global response insufficient; 'transformative changes' needed to restore and protect nature; opposition from vested interests can be overcome for ...

MADISON, Wis. -- Developing renewable, plant-based alternatives for petroleum-derived chemicals is a major piece of the effort to transition away ...

Credit: Douglas Kamaru Endangered African antelope and the lions that prey on them may benefit from certain cattle ranching practices ...

Credit: © Nature Genetics - Pont/Duchemin/Armisen First they mapped the genome of wheat; now they have reconstructed its breeding history. ...

Researchers quantify impact of climate extremes on staple crops maize, spring wheat, rice and soybeansCredit: Supplied by author Researchers from ...