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Tag: AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION/ECONOMICS
Soybean cyst nematode is the most damaging soybean pathogen–and it’s rapidly spreading
The soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is the most damaging pathogen of soybean in the United States and Canada and it is spreading rapidly, according to information compiled by Gregory Tylka and Christopher Marett, nematologists at Iowa State University. SCN was…
Mutant corn gene boosts sugar in seeds, leaves, may lead to breeding better crop
An abnormal build up of carbohydrates — sugars and starches — in the kernels and leaves of a mutant line of corn can be traced to one misregulated gene, and that discovery offers clues about how the plant deals with…
Revealing the secret cocoa pollinators
International research team led by Göttingen University investigates landscape and farm-level man-agement in cocoa agroforests in Indonesia
Harvesting water from air with hydrogels and MOFs
With the world facing increased water shortages because of climate change, scientists are getting creative with new methods for harvesting water from the atmosphere. Specialized materials play a key role in these processes, and they could also have applications in…
New edition provides updates on fungicides used to control turfgrass diseases
A Practical Guide to Turfgrass Fungicides , Second Edition, is a current, comprehensive, and hands-on resource focused specifically on the fungicides used for disease control on turfgrass. Author Richard Latin developed this user-friendly guide based on his belief that if…
Canola growth environments and genetics shape their seed microbiomes
Just as humans receive the first members of their microbiomes from their mothers, seeds may harbor some of the first microorganisms plants encounter. While these initial microbes could become influential players in the plants’ microbiomes, the microbial communities that colonize…
Study reports novel role of enzyme in plant immunity and defense gene expression
A recently published article in the Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions journal provides new evidence that pathogens are hijacking the plant immune system to cause disease while providing insights into a newly discovered mechanism. A large variety of pathogens infect plants and…
Host, management, or microbial traits: Which is dominant in plant microbiome assemblage?
We’ve all heard the news stories of how what you eat can affect your microbiome. Changing your diet can shift your unique microbial fingerprint. This shift can cause a dramatic effect on your health. But what about the microbiome of…
Antibiotics protect apples from fire blight, but do they destroy the native microbiome?
Like humans, certain plants are treated with antibiotics to ward off pathogens and protect the host. Saving millions, antibiotics are one of the 20th century’s greatest scientific discoveries, but repeated use and misuse of these life-saving microbial products can disrupt…
International effort to combat crop-threatening weeds headed by CSU scientists
New project for improved management of the most intractable species of weeds
‘Our Changing Menu’: Warming climate serves up meal remake
ITHACA, N.Y. – How will climate change affect the world’s dinner plates? “Our Changing Menu: Climate Change and the Foods We Love and Need,” a new book from an imprint of Cornell University Press, presents a global climate tour of…
For tomato genes, one plus one doesn’t always make two
Both people and tomatoes come in different shapes and sizes. That is because every individual has a unique set of genetic variations–mutations–that affect how genes act and function. Added together, millions of small genetic variations make it hard to predict…
Could Mario Kart teach us how to reduce world poverty and improve sustainability?
BU environmental expert says the Nintendo racing game has important lessons for social and economic programs that could benefit the world’s developing regions
Gained in translation: Subgenome fractionation determines hybrid vigor in maize
Researchers trace the root of increased hybrid vigor in maize to differential translational fractionation of its subgenomes
Beef industry can cut emissions with land management, production efficiency
Ranchers in United States, Brazil and other regions can help create a more climate-friendly beef system
Adjusting interactions help some California’s wild bee populations survive
Across California’s Central Valley, under stress from large-scale agriculture and climate change, native bee species that are flexible in their pollination behavior when around other wild bee populations appear best suited for survival in shrinking habitats.
Banana farming practices: Restoring soil potassium
Potassium is a major plant nutrient, and recycling it between plants and soil serves the best interest of both. Banana plant absorbs huge amount of potassium from soil and distributes between the trunk (pseudo-stem) and the fruits. Banana plants give…
Climate change cut global farming productivity 21% since 1960s
ITHACA, N.Y. – Despite important agricultural advancements to feed the world in the last 60 years, a Cornell-led study shows that global farming productivity is 21% lower than it could have been without climate change. This is the equivalent of…
International study shows alternative seafood networks provided resiliency during pandemic
Local alternative seafood networks (ASNs) in the United States and Canada, often considered niche segments, experienced unprecedented growth in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic while the broader seafood system faltered, highlighting the need for greater functional diversity in…
Two plant immune branches more intimately connected than previously believed
Plant inducible defense starts with the recognition of microbes, which leads to the activation of a complex set of cellular responses. There are many ways to recognize a microbe, and recognition of microbial features by pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) outside…
NIST ‘agricomb’ measures multiple gas emissions from … cows
After the optical frequency comb made its debut as a ruler for light , spinoffs followed, including the astrocomb to measure starlight and a radar-like comb system to detect natural gas leaks . And now, researchers have unveiled the “agricomb”…
Floating gardens as a way to keep farming despite climate change
Bangladesh’s historic farming systems could offer a way forward
What are we breeding for, and who decides?
The future of selection decisions and breeding programs are examined in a review in the Journal of Dairy Science®
$1.7 million grant to unlock barley’s genetic superpowers
Project to groom undergrads for agricultural science careers
Gender discrimination threatens crop yield among smallholder farmers in Africa, researchers say
Studies conducted in Tanzania and drawing on case studies across East Africa show that policies giving women better access to resources and information must be prioritized to reverse the trend.
Plants remember drought
“I’ve been studying how plants regulate their water balance for over 35 years. To find a completely new and unexpected way for saving water has certainly been one of the most surprising discoveries in my life.” So says Professor Rainer…
Researchers notice pattern on surface of leaves, uncover new clue about plant evolution
Uncommon group of aquatic and terrestrial species key to discovery of how plants breathe
Clearing of woody weeds in Baringo County, Kenya, may yield major livelihood benefits
A new study suggests that clearing the invasive woody weed Prosopis julifora and grassland restoration in Baringo County, Kenya, may have significant financial benefits for local stakeholders and contribute to climate change mitigation.
Data Sharing Toolkit could contribute to unlocking greater food security
CABI and the Open Data Institute (ODI) has launched a Data Sharing Toolkit which could contribute to greater food security in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia through better access to data on soil health, agronomy and fertilizer
Urban agriculture can help, but not solve, city food security problems
While urban agriculture can play a role in supporting food supply chains for many major American cities — contributing to food diversity, sustainability and localizing food systems — it is unrealistic to expect rooftop gardens, community plots and the like…
How artificial intelligence is helping make food production smarter
Food production is a complex process involving the careful monitoring and management of raw materials, supply chains, market prices and much more besides. Access to smart data enables food producers to plan intelligently and to optimize their production processes allowing…
Conference on Island Sustainability to launch virtually from Guam on April 6
Speakers to include sustainability leaders and advocates from around the world
$3 Million NIH grant for Colorado School of Public Health Worker Health study
Three groups from the Colorado School of Public Health (ColoradoSPH) have been awarded a $3 million 5-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the effects of air pollution and climate on the kidney health of sugarcane…
Palm oil production can grow without converting rainforests and peatland
Nebraska agronomist: ‘Potential impact is huge’
Towards a better understanding of societal responses to climate change
Scholars of archaeology, geography, history and paleoclimatology lay out a new framework for uncovering climate-society interactions
Stanford economist and others assess aquaculture’s promise and peril
Despite aquaculture’s potential to feed a growing world population while relieving pressure on badly depleted oceans, the industry has been plagued by questions about its environmental impacts. (Watch related video: https:/ / www. youtube. com/ watch?v= DG_nl7-naYo ) But over…
Genome sequenced for pesky pumpkin pathogen
URBANA, Ill. – Pumpkin growers dread the tiny tan scabs that form on their fruit, each lesion a telltale sign of bacterial spot disease. The specks don’t just mar the fruit’s flesh, they provide entry points for rot-inducing fungus and…
Waste from making purple corn chips yields a natural dye, supplements, kitty litter
The more colorful a food, the more nutritious it probably is. For example, purple corn contains compounds associated with a reduced risk of developing diabetes and heart disease. The cobs contain the same compounds but are typically thrown out. Now,…
Beneficial bacteria help wheat stand the heat
Bacteria plucked from a desert plant could help crops survive heatwaves and protect the future of food. Global warming has increased the number of severe heatwaves that wreak havoc on agriculture, reduce crop yields and threaten food supplies. However, not…
Welcome to the Fourth NAU-Zhongshan International Forum for Young Scholars
The Zhongshan International Forum for Young Scholars sponsored by Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU) deals with the issue of building a top agricultural university in the world, focusing on the construction of “Double World-Class” disciplines, so as to provide a high-level…
Clarity needed in classification systems for processed foods
During this unique study researchers from the University of Surrey and European Food Information Council (EUFIC) reviewed over 100 scientific papers to examine if different criteria exist in developing classification systems for processed foods and, if so, what distinguishes them.…
The life and research of José Yorinori, the “Father of Soybean Pathology in Brazil”
New APS book highlights the importance of plant pathology worldwide
Short-lived plant species are more climate-sensitive
Researchers investigate for the first time on a global scale how plant populations react to climate change
Scientists created edible food films for food packaging
Films consist of natural ingredients, they are healthy-safe and water-solubility
Plantwise plant clinics help promote sustainable crop pest management in Rwanda and Zambia
CABI-led Plantwise plant clinics can help promote more sustainable ways to fight crop pests and diseases in Rwanda and Zambia – such as the fall armyworm – with the judicial use of pesticides within Integrated Pest Management (IPM) plans.
Artificial intelligence for agriculture to improve the efficiency of commercial decisions
Researchers from the UOC are working on optimizing data on billing, international trade, internet traffic and customer segmentation
Phytol may be promising for eco-friendly agrochemicals to control root-knot nematodes
Root-knot nematodes (RKNs, Meloidogyne spp. ) infect a broad range of plants, including several agriculturally important species such as cotton, soybean and corn, as well as various vegetables and ornamentals. These parasites cause roots to develop galls that result in…
What early-budding trees tell us about genetics, climate change
One of the surest signs of spring is the vibrantly lime-green tinge trees develop as their buds open and tiny new leaves unfurl. Bud-break is the scientific name for this process — a straightforward term for the grand genetic mechanism…
India’s renewable energy targets and coal use
Using modeling scenarios to examine financial and carbon costs to operate India’s electricity grid in 2030, researchers found that the lowest cost targets for both consumers and emissions are majority wind or equal wind-solar targets, and installing renewable energy plants…