Wild cousins may help crops battle climate change
Wild relatives of our domestic crops already cope with harsh conditions and resist disease; can we use them to help ...
Tag: Food/Food Science
Cashing in on marine byproducts
Seafood shells full of nutrients and flavor -- researchCredit: Flinders University As exploitation of wild fisheries and marine environments threaten ...
Why lime juice burns your skin in the sun (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, September 4, 2020 -- Did you know that making margaritas and then heading to ...
Plant pathogens reorder physical structures of effectors to escape plant recognition
Credit: The American Phytopathology Society Phytophthora infestans is an oomycete, or water mold, that causes the devastating potato disease known ...
Newly identified gene grants tomatoes resistance to bacterial speck disease
Boyce Thompson Institute researchers are working to create tomatoes that are protected from a devastating diseaseCredit: Greg Martin Bacterial speck ...
Biological control agents can protect soybeans from Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS)
Credit: Ahmad M. Fakhoury Sudden death syndrome (SDS) is one of the most destructive diseases of soybean, with losses of ...
Inari secures total of $145 million to advance corn, wheat, soybean seed research
Funding will help Inari enhance its 'toolbox' of seed technologies to reduce the world's agricultural footprint and increase crop and ...
Words matter: Revealing ‘how’ restaurateurs land investors online
Study identifies effective linguistic styles for restaurant crowdfundingCredit: University of Houston Online crowdfunding is a multibillion dollar industry, but crafting ...
Study finds insect shows promise as a good, sustainable food source
Credit: Christine Picard, IUPUI INDIANAPOLIS -- With global food demands rising at an alarming rate, a study led by IUPUI ...
Eating your vegetables is easier said than done
The landmark EAT-Lancet report on food in the Anthropocene sets ambitious targets; putting it into action, however, will require policymakers ...
Guam study advances research of cycads as an ecotoxin
Models for estimating seed age to add clarity to future researchCredit: University of Guam University of Guam research has revealed ...
Sunflower oil shows unexpected efficiency in corrosion prevention
A paper by Kazan Federal University saw light in early access in EnergyCredit: Kazan Federal University Sunflower oil, which is ...
New genetic markers of glucosinolates in rapeseed may help improve oil composition
Credit: Rim Gubaev et al./Genes A group of scientists from Skoltech and Pustovoit All-Russian Research Institute of Oil Crops in ...
UC Davis to lead new artificial intelligence institute for next generation food systems
Credit: UC Davis The University of California, Davis, has been awarded $20 million as part of a multi-institutional collaboration to ...
Plant living with only one leaf reveals fundamental genetics of plant growth
Future possibilities include controlling size of crop leavesCredit: Photo by Hirokazu Tsukaya, CC BY Clinging to the walls of tropical ...
Researchers successfully replace fishmeal, fish oil in farm-raised carnivorous fish
Best performing "fish-free" diet contains algae oil rich in essential omega-3 fatty acidsCredit: © Ocean Era, Inc. Researchers in Kona, ...
Göttingen professors share their expert opinions on more sustainable nutrition
Germany's Scientific Advisory Board for Agricultural Policy, Food and Consumer Health Protection (WBAE) submits recommendations to the Federal Minister of ...
New approach uses wild genes to improve biological nitrogen fixation in soybeans
Credit: Thi Nguyet Minh Dao and Svetlana Y. Folimonova. One of the top four crops grown worldwide, soybean has been ...
Declining US plant breeding programs impacts food security
Credit: Sarah Kostick The majority of today's plant-based food is a product of plant breeding. U.S. public plant breed-ing programs ...
Seafood could account for 25% of animal protein needed to meet increases in demand
Credit: Chris Costello lab, UCSB CORVALLIS, Ore. - Policy reforms and technological improvements could drive seafood production upward by as ...
