Genomes published for major agricultural weeds
Credit: Steve Bowe, BASF URBANA, Ill. - Representing some of the most troublesome agricultural weeds, waterhemp, smooth pigweed, and Palmer ...
Tag: Fertilizers/Pest Management
University of Illinois to lead two of seven new national artificial intelligence institutes
NSF- and USDA-NIFA-funded institutes will each receive about $2 millionM over 5 yearsCredit: Photo courtesy University of Illinois Board of ...
Strigolactones increase tolerance to weevils in tobacco plants
In a crosstalk with other plant hormones, these novel plant hormones regulate the resistance to endophytic Trichobaris mucorea larvaeCredit: Anna ...
Findings refute idea of monarchs’ migration mortality as major cause of population decline
Credit: University of Kansas Marketing Communications LAWRENCE, KANSAS -- In a new study, Monarch Watch Director Chip Taylor and colleagues ...
Filling the void in ammonia synthesis: The role of nitrogen vacancies in catalysts
Credit: 2020 American Chemical Society Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) explore how nitrogen vacancies in catalysts participate ...
Decline in US bird biodiversity related to neonicotinoids, study shows
Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Bird biodiversity is rapidly declining in the U.S. The overall ...
‘Madsen’ wheat as source of disease resistance
Credit: courtesy of Arron Carter A plant breeder's goal is to release cultivars that are commercially economical and environmentally sustainable. ...
Agriculture replaces fossil fuels as largest human source of sulfur to the environment
Credit: Illustration by K. M. Driscoll Historically, coal-fired power plants were the largest source of reactive sulfur, a component of ...
Researchers discover how plants distinguish beneficial from harmful microbes
Credit: Christina Krönauer and Damiano Lironi, Aarhus University Legume plants fix atmospheric nitrogen with the help of symbiotic bacteria, called ...
$2M federal grant awarded to chemical risk assessment startup founded by IU professor
Dream Tech LLC helps commercial, regulatory clients evaluate chemical toxicityCredit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - A two-year, $2 million Small ...
Study calls for urgent plan to manage invasive weed which threatens livelihoods in Africa
CABI scientists have conducted research which is calling for an urgent integrated management strategy, including biological control, to fight the ...
Report provides new framework for understanding climate risks, impacts to US agriculture
Credit: Joe Mendoza/CSU Photography Agricultural production is highly sensitive to weather and climate, which affect when farmers and land managers ...
Pesticides can protect crops from hydrophobic pollutants
Effectiveness demonstrated in the Cucurbitaceae familyCredit: Kobe University Researchers have revealed that commercial pesticides can be applied to crops in ...
Scientists unlock genetic secrets of wine growers’ worst enemy
Pest colonizes grape vines, forms root and leaf tumors, repels other predatorsCredit: Paul Nabity/UCR Following a decade-long effort, scientists have ...