Back to the future: new study could lead to bumper crops
Credit: Elena Martin-Avila, et al. (2020). Research led by scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) could lead to major ...
Tag: Food/Food Science
Space to grow, or grow in space — how vertical farms could be ready to take-off
Credit: LettUs Grow Vertical farms with their soil-free, computer-controlled environments may sound like sci-fi. But there is a growing environmental ...
Perceiving the flavor of fat: A Monell Center twins study
Researchers find genetic variation shapes individual perception of fatty foodsCredit: Monell Chemical Senses Center Most people would agree that the ...
Day in, day out: Targeting the daily magnesium “rhythm” can optimize crop yield
Scientists study the 24-hour pattern of magnesium intake in a rice plant to see if the photosynthetic efficiency of the ...
Dissecting fruit flies’ varying responses to life-extension diet
Study may help explain how genes and other factors influence an individual's response to restricting caloriesCredit: Alice C. Gray Changes ...
WVU researchers leading $10 million sustainable biomass to value-added bioproducts project
Credit: West Virginia University As demand increases for sustainable and environmentally friendly energy and products, the Mid-Atlantic region with its ...
Daytime aardvark sightings are a sign of troubled times
Wits researchers find that aardvarks feeding in the daytime during droughts might be starvingCredit: Nora Weyer/Wits University Aardvarks occur across ...
Protein involved in corn’s water stress response discovered
The protein could help develop drought-resistant plant varieties and products that reduce losses related to climate change.Credit: GCCRC Researchers affiliated ...
How to tackle climate change, food security and land degradation
Rutgers-led research highlights lesser-known options with fewer trade-offsCredit: Pamela McElwee/Rutgers University-New Brunswick How can some of world's biggest problems - ...
Antioxidants in corn line could aid human IBD protection, therapy
Credit: Surinder Chopra/Penn State Flavonoids from a specific line of corn act as anti-inflammatory agents in the guts of mice ...
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 ...
Mobile clinics can help address health care needs of Latino farmworkers
UC Riverside study exposes disparities in health care access in rural Southern CaliforniaCredit: Center for Healthy Communities, UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, ...
Putting zinc on bread wheat leaves
Credit: Photo courtesy of Reza Keshavarz An estimated 17.3% of people worldwide are at risk of inadequate zinc intake; zinc ...
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