Researchers crack the peanut genome
New genome map sheds light on ancestry, diversity of today's peanutsCredit: Fábio de Oliveira Freitas Working to understand the genetics ...
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Vaccination may help protect bats from deadly disease
A new study shows that vaccination may reduce the impact of white-nose syndrome in bats, marking a milestone in the international ...
Peanut genome sequenced with unprecedented accuracy
Credit: Merritt Melancon/University of Georgia, used with permission STONEVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, May 1, 2019--Improved pest resistance and drought tolerance are among ...
Palm oil’s potential to alleviate poverty depends on where it’s grown
Expansion of oil palm production in remote forest areas requires careful planning and evaluation if the communities are to benefit, ...
Do additives help the soil?
UBCO scientist suggests nature knows what's bestCredit: UBC Okanagan A UBC researcher is using her latest study to question whether ...
Pest-killing fungi could protect NYS grapes, apples from invasive insect
Credit: Eric H. Clifton, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell University-led research reports that two local fungal pathogens could potentially ...
BTI’s Maria Harrison elected to National Academy of Sciences
Maria Harrison, William H. Crocker Professor at Boyce Thompson Institute and Adjunct Professor in the School of Integrative Plant Science ...
Consumers prefer pork cooked to 145 degrees, study says
URBANA, Ill. - Are pork chops on the menu this grilling season? According to new research from University of Illinois ...
Advanced detection tool to limit the spread of devastating tree pathogens
EU-funded Horizon 2020 project HOMED supports the development of an early-warning tool for quarantine trees and ornamental plants in EuropeCredit: ...
Excessive rainfall as damaging to corn yield as extreme heat, drought
Credit: Graphic courtesy Yan Li CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Recent flooding in the Midwest has brought attention to the complex agricultural ...
Astronauts might soon grow SPACE tomatoes
Grant to UC Riverside could help put tiny tomato plants on the International Space StationCredit: Martha Orozco-Cárdenas/UCR Tiny tomato plants ...
For low-income countries, climate action pays off by 2050
Successful global efforts to substantially limit greenhouse gas emissions would likely boost GDP growth of poorer countries over the next ...
Ag census reveals first reports of kiwiberry production in the northeast
UNH leader in research and breedingCredit: UNH DURHAM, N.H.--For the first time since the USDA began keeping statistics in 1840, ...
Are buyers willing to forgo quality in locally grown produce?
West Coast farms produce more than 90 percent of the broccoli consumed in the United States. With production mainly in ...
Samara Polytech innovations in cheese making
Scientists have developed an original technology for cheese productionCredit: @SamaraPolytech Samara Polytech biotechnologists have been experimenting with different types of ...
How to take the ‘petro’ out of the petrochemicals industry
New paper in Science by U of T Engineering research team charts a road map for displacing fossil fuels in ...
NASA winner demos red berries on the red planet
Mars greenhouse design provides food and exercise for astronautsCredit: Image courtesy of: Thayer School of Engineering HANOVER, N.H. - April ...
New key stages discovered in how plants prepare to make sex cells for reproduction
Birds do it. Bees do it. Plants do it, too. And for good reason: Sexual reproduction has evolved as nature's ...
Study reveals massive ecological and economic impacts of woody weed invasion in Ethiopia
CABI scientists have revealed the massive ecological and economic impacts that the invasive alien tree Prosopis juliflora has had across ...
Freshwater fish species richness has increased in Ohio River Basin since ’60s
The taxonomic and trophic composition of freshwater fishes in the Ohio River Basin has changed significantly in recent decades, possibly ...