‘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. ...
Tag: Fertilizers/Pest Management
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 ...
UTIA engineer named fellow by ASABE
Alvin R. Womac honored by American Society of Agricultural and Biological EngineersCredit: Photo courtesy UTIA KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Being named ...
Changes in farming urgent to rescue biodiversity
Over 360 scientists from 42 countries - led by the University of Göttingen and Westlake University China - call for ...
Portable DNA device can detect tree pests in under two hours
New method tests for harmful species like the Asian gypsy moth and sudden oak death pathogenCredit: Paul H Joseph/UBC Asian ...
Pesticides speed the spread of deadly waterborne pathogens
UC Berkeley researchers show how agricultural chemicals can increase transmission of the schistosome parasiteCredit: Planetary Health Alliance photo by Hillary ...
How much fluorine is too much fluorine?
Credit: James Hanly For most of us, our closest encounter with the element fluorine is likely to be our toothpaste ...
Pesticide mixtures a bigger problem than previously thought
Credit: The University of Queensland New research led by The University of Queensland has provided the first comprehensive analysis of ...
UQ researchers solve a 50-year-old enzyme mystery
Credit: The University of Queensland Advanced herbicides and treatments for infection may result from the unravelling of a 50-year-old mystery ...
Unraveling the mystery of wheat herbicide tolerance
Credit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Genetically speaking, the loaf of bread you stress-baked during the ...
Engineers use electricity to clean up toxic water
Powerful electrochemical process destroys water contaminants, such as pesticidesCredit: Julia Ciarlini Jungers Soares, University of Sydney A team of engineers ...
UC Riverside discovers first effective treatment for citrus-destroying disease
New license agreement commercializes innovative, safe technologyCredit: UCR UC Riverside scientists have found the first substance capable of controlling Citrus ...
Nematode has potential to reduce cotton yields by 50 percent
Credit: Kathy Lawrence The reniform nematode is one of the most commonly found pests of cotton, with the ability to ...
Treatments tested for invasive pest on allium crops
Credit: Riley Harding ITHACA, N.Y. - Native to Europe but discovered in Pennsylvania in 2015, the Allium leafminer is a ...