From eyebrow beans to ‘lost’ rice: community seedbanks are protecting China’s crops
Despite being relatively new in China, community-led seedbanks are a valuable resource in conserving agricultural biodiversity. For the first time, ...
Tag: Food/Food Science
Research enhances understanding of switchgrass, an important bioenergy crop
Credit: K.Stepnitz, Michigan State University Bioenergy crops are an alternative energy source that, unlike fossil fuels, could positively impact the ...
New broadly applicable tool provides insight into fungicide resistance
Credit: Jingyu Peng, Hyunkyu Sang, Tyre J. Proffer, Jacqueline Gleason, Cory A. Outwater, Geunhwa Jung, and George W. Sundin Succinate ...
Potential of faba beans, rich in protein, has been unlocked
Credit: Fred Stoddard Faba beans have been an excellent source of food protein since pre-historic times, but about 5% of ...
Amperometric biosensors used to control diclofenac content in food
The study appeared in Journal of Analytical ChemistryCredit: Kazan Federal University The paper describes amperometric biosensors developed for the determination ...
The City of David and the sharks’ teeth mystery
Credit: Omri Lernau Scientists have found an unexplained cache of fossilised shark teeth in an area where there should be ...
Good food in a nice setting: wild bees need diverse agricultural landscapes
Research team investigates influence of different mass-flowering crops on pollinatorsCredit: N Beyer Mass-flowering crops such as oilseed rape or faba ...
From meadow to plate: The cultured meat that replaces animals with grass
An affordable lab system that uses grass blades to turn cells into cultured meat has been developed at the University ...
New approach can add diversity to crop species without breeding GMOs
Genetic technique edits every chloroplast in a plant, but does not change nuclear DNA of offspringCredit: Image by Hiroko Uchida ...
Study seeks to understand, prevent ice recrystalization
Research should improve long-term cold storage of everything from foods to medicinesCredit: Photo by V. Dia, courtesy UTIA. Have you ...
How plants become good neighbors in times of stress
Credit: Pexels Scientists have discovered how plants manage to live alongside each other in places that are dark and shady. ...
New findings to boost barley yields at higher temps
Credit: The University of Adelaide An international team of researchers has identified a novel mechanism in barley plants, which could ...
How we measure biodiversity can have profound impacts on land-use
Credit: Egan Jimenez, Princeton University The world's human population is expanding, which means even more agricultural land will be needed ...
Impact of cocoa agroforestry on bird diversity
Smithsonian conservation research briefCredit: Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Did you know chocolate comes from cocoa beans grown ...
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