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Tag: Agriculture
How plants harness ‘bad’ molecules for good ends
Identifying the complex molecular interactions that regulate root growth could lead to more productive crops
The wellbeing connection
Germany uses ecosystems in distant, often poorer regions
Taking advantage of the benefits of plant breeding
Academies of sciences and German Research Foundation call for new European genetic engineering legislation
Studying water quality with satellites and public data
Access to abundant, clean, water for drinking, recreation and the environment is one of the 21st century’s most pressing issues. Directly monitoring threats to the quality of fresh water is critically important, but because current methods are costly and not…
Less rice, more nutritious crops will enhance India’s food supply
Columbia Data Science Institute research finds that diversifying India’s crops could provide better nutrition for 200 million undernourished people
How plants harness ‘bad’ molecules for good ends
Identifying the complex molecular interactions that regulate root growth could lead to more productive crops
The wellbeing connection
Germany uses ecosystems in distant, often poorer regions
Taking advantage of the benefits of plant breeding
Academies of sciences and German Research Foundation call for new European genetic engineering legislation
Water management grows farm profits
A healthy lifestyle consists of a mixture of habits. Diet, exercise, sleep and other factors all must be in balance. Similarly, a sustainable farm operates on a balanced plan of soil, crop, and water management techniques. The western United States…
Studying water quality with satellites and public data
Access to abundant, clean, water for drinking, recreation and the environment is one of the 21st century’s most pressing issues. Directly monitoring threats to the quality of fresh water is critically important, but because current methods are costly and not…
Water management grows farm profits
A healthy lifestyle consists of a mixture of habits. Diet, exercise, sleep and other factors all must be in balance. Similarly, a sustainable farm operates on a balanced plan of soil, crop, and water management techniques. The western United States…
Less rice, more nutritious crops will enhance India’s food supply
Columbia Data Science Institute research finds that diversifying India’s crops could provide better nutrition for 200 million undernourished people
A window into evolution
Modelling the development of C4 photosynthesis
New expert findings seek to protect national parks from invasive animal species
More than half of America’s national parks are facing a grave and immediate threat, according to new paper
Raising plants to withstand climate change
Proof of concept for changing mitochondrial respiration
A window into evolution
Modelling the development of C4 photosynthesis
What’s driving erosion worldwide?
Soil erosion is a global problem that threatens food security and the functioning of ecosystems. It has an adverse effect on water and air and, of course, on the soil itself. It also produces a number of harmful knock-on effects;…
New expert findings seek to protect national parks from invasive animal species
More than half of America’s national parks are facing a grave and immediate threat, according to new paper
How to improve water quality in Europe
Policy briefs provide decision-makers with recommendations for action
Raising plants to withstand climate change
Proof of concept for changing mitochondrial respiration
What’s driving erosion worldwide?
Soil erosion is a global problem that threatens food security and the functioning of ecosystems. It has an adverse effect on water and air and, of course, on the soil itself. It also produces a number of harmful knock-on effects;…
How to improve water quality in Europe
Policy briefs provide decision-makers with recommendations for action
As a way to fight climate change, not all soils are created equal
Recognizing diversity of soil organic matter can help science and agriculture move forward with carbon sequestration
ACSESS names Nick Goeser as CEO
The Alliance of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Science Societies (ACSESS), announced that Nicholas J. Goeser has been named Chief Executive Officer.
Multi-sensor drone technology for plant phenotyping receives $4.5 million
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University-affiliated agbioscience startup is creating technology to help meet the growing global demand for bioenergy and, in partnership with Purdue, has received new support from the U.S. government. GRYFN offers precise geomatics solutions for…
Anthracnose alert: How bacteria prime fifth-biggest global grain crop against deadly fungus
Anthracnose of Sorghum bicolor devastates crops of the drought- and heat-resistant cereal worldwide. Priming with rhizobacteria can boost the plants’ resistance and tolerance against a wide range of adverse conditions such as microbial attacks. University of Johannesburg researchers decoded how…
Multi-sensor drone technology for plant phenotyping receives $4.5 million
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University-affiliated agbioscience startup is creating technology to help meet the growing global demand for bioenergy and, in partnership with Purdue, has received new support from the U.S. government. GRYFN offers precise geomatics solutions for…
Anthracnose alert: How bacteria prime fifth-biggest global grain crop against deadly fungus
Anthracnose of Sorghum bicolor devastates crops of the drought- and heat-resistant cereal worldwide. Priming with rhizobacteria can boost the plants’ resistance and tolerance against a wide range of adverse conditions such as microbial attacks. University of Johannesburg researchers decoded how…
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.
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.
Kelp farming on the west coast — Environmentally friendly aquaculture
There is a growing interest of the cultivation of macro algae. A new dissertation studies the best conditions for sustainable cultivation of the brown algae sugar kelp. The negative environmental effects of kelp cultivation is very limited, especially compared to…
Project to enhance shrimp and fish health in Bangladesh
Experts at the University of Stirling are working with senior industry, government and scientific officials from Bangladesh in a bid to tackle a major issue in the aquaculture sector. The Institute of Aquaculture (IoA) has developed a pioneering tool that…
Sustaining roads with grape and agricultural waste
The U.S. spends $5 billion a year to repair damages to road infrastructure from winter snow and ice control operations and the use of traditional deicers. A team of researchers at WSU is developing a more sustainable solution using grape…
Kelp farming on the west coast — Environmentally friendly aquaculture
There is a growing interest of the cultivation of macro algae. A new dissertation studies the best conditions for sustainable cultivation of the brown algae sugar kelp. The negative environmental effects of kelp cultivation is very limited, especially compared to…
Project to enhance shrimp and fish health in Bangladesh
Experts at the University of Stirling are working with senior industry, government and scientific officials from Bangladesh in a bid to tackle a major issue in the aquaculture sector. The Institute of Aquaculture (IoA) has developed a pioneering tool that…
Sustaining roads with grape and agricultural waste
The U.S. spends $5 billion a year to repair damages to road infrastructure from winter snow and ice control operations and the use of traditional deicers. A team of researchers at WSU is developing a more sustainable solution using grape…
Genomic gymnastics help sorghum plant survive drought
Understanding how sorghum survives harsh conditions could help researchers design crops that are more resilient to climate change
Two Rutgers Professors Named Fellows of AAAS
Two Rutgers professors have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) this year, an honor awarded to AAAS members by their peers. They join 441 other AAAS members named new fellows because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. The fellows will be presented an official certificate and a gold and blue (representing science and engineering, respectively) rosette pin on Feb. 15 at the AAAS Fellows Forum during the 2020 AAAS Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington.
Fourteen Penn State faculty recognized with lifetime honor
Fourteen Penn State faculty members in areas ranging from physics and engineering to entomology and plant science have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society. A lifetime honor…
UT AgResearch and The Nature Conservancy to partner on working woodlands
Society to benefit from historic agreement
Woody plants with undesirable tendencies
Which ones behave like weeds
Regulator of plant immunity tagged
A new actor in the immune system of plants has been identified. KAUST scientists have identified the protein MAP4K4 is needed to mount proper defenses against environmental pathogens. The discovery helps explain the tight control of immune signaling in plants…
Recrutement of a lateral root developmental pathway into root nodule formation of legumes
Peas and other legumes develop spherical or cylindrical structures — called nodules — in their roots to establish a mutually beneficial relationship with bacteria that convert atmospheric nitrogen into a useable nutrient for the legume plant. Root nodule symbiosis enables…
Fourteen Penn State faculty recognized with lifetime honor
Fourteen Penn State faculty members in areas ranging from physics and engineering to entomology and plant science have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society. A lifetime honor…
Woody plants with undesirable tendencies
Which ones behave like weeds
UT AgResearch and The Nature Conservancy to partner on working woodlands
Society to benefit from historic agreement
Regulator of plant immunity tagged
A new actor in the immune system of plants has been identified. KAUST scientists have identified the protein MAP4K4 is needed to mount proper defenses against environmental pathogens. The discovery helps explain the tight control of immune signaling in plants…
Recrutement of a lateral root developmental pathway into root nodule formation of legumes
Peas and other legumes develop spherical or cylindrical structures — called nodules — in their roots to establish a mutually beneficial relationship with bacteria that convert atmospheric nitrogen into a useable nutrient for the legume plant. Root nodule symbiosis enables…
Mechanized harvesting has not reduced atmospheric pollution in the sugarcane region
Data presented by a researcher from UNESP at FAPESP Week France indicate that aerosol and ozone particle concentrations in 2018 were equivalent to those of the period prior to the prohibition of burning; the causes are still to be investigated