New tool to detect blackleg disease in potato has widespread application
Credit: The American Phytopathological Society Potatoes are important. They rank fourth among the world's staple crops. In the United States, ...
Tag: Food/Food Science
Squid pigments have antimicrobial properties
Credit: Chan-Higuera et al. Ommochromes, the pigments that colour the skin of squids and other invertebrates, could be used in ...
How much will we eat in the future?
Researchers at Göttingen University investigate relationship between our body size and human global calorie demandCredit: Lutz Depenbusch The amount of ...
Warmer temperatures will increase arsenic levels in rice, study shows
Credit: Mark Stone/University of Washington People around the world consume rice in their daily diets. But in addition to its ...
Purdue apple innovator elected fellow of National Academy of Inventors
Credit: Jules Janick/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Jules Janick, a distinguished horticulture professor in Purdue University's College of Agriculture, ...
Genomic gymnastics help sorghum plant survive drought
Understanding how sorghum survives harsh conditions could help researchers design crops that are more resilient to climate changeCredit: UC Berkeley ...
Raising plants to withstand climate change
Proof of concept for changing mitochondrial respirationCredit: Flinders University Success with improving a model plant's response to harsh conditions is ...
Sweet potato uses a single odor to warn its neighbors of insect attack
Odor induces a defense response in sweet potatoes to herbivores and protects other plants against potential invaders.Credit: Anja Meents, Max ...
Supermarkets and child nutrition in Africa
New study by University of Göttingen shows reduction of child undernutrition through supermarkets in KenyaCredit: E M Meemken Hunger and ...
Multi-sensor drone technology for plant phenotyping receives $4.5 million
Credit: Matt Bechdol/AgriNovus Indiana WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University-affiliated agbioscience startup is creating technology to help meet the ...
Two Rutgers professors named fellows of AAAS
Rutgers-New Brunswick and RBHS faculty honored for scientific contributionsCredit: Jeff Heckman Two Rutgers professors have been named fellows of the ...
Level up your Thanksgiving potatoes with this simple ingredient (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2019 -- Making delicious roasted potatoes is all about finding the right ...
Climate change is reshaping communities of ocean organisms
Warm-water species are rapidly increasing and cold-water species are decreasingCredit: Claire Fackler/CINMS, NOAA Climate change is reshaping communities of fish ...
A new world map rates food sustainability for countries across the globe
A global food system sustainability study builds the first map of its kind to score the sustainability of food systems, ...
Interaction with fungus containing N2-fixing endobacteria improves rice nitrogen nutrition
Nitrogen nutrition improved in rice by interaction with rhodotorula mucilaginosa and its N2-fixing endobacteriaCredit: Karnelia Paul, Mayurakshi Nag, and Anindita ...
In the war on emerging crop diseases, scientists develop new ‘War Room’ simulations
Credit: Paul Rachkara Farmers rely on seed systems for access to high-quality, disease-free planting material at the start of the ...
Using controlled environment food production to solve food shortages
Feeding the urban masses the smart wayCredit: Celina Gomez A review of the literature led by researchers from the University ...
UMass Amherst food scientist receives Nils Foss award in Denmark
Distinguished professor globally respected for groundbreaking researchCredit: FOSS University of Massachusetts Amherst Distinguished Professor David Julian McClements was honored Monday ...
Potato virus Y is the most serious threat to potato — some strains more than others
Credit: Alexander Karasev Potato virus Y (PVY) is the most serious problem facing the potato industry in the United States ...
Study measures impact of agriculture on diet of wild mammals
In an article published in PNAS, Brazilian researchers stress the need for agricultural management that favors the maintenance of wildlifeCredit: ...
