Though patches of wild onions, known as ramps, may appear thick and widespread for plucking each spring in Appalachia, West Virginia University experts caution overharvesting is a threat in many locations. Melissa Marra, associate professor of nutritional sciences at the…
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Sustainable growing is the nectar of life for honeybush tea
New research sheds light on how to sustainably grow and collect honeybush
Big Wheel Ruts, Big Economic Losses
Research suggests the economic loss from wheel-traffic compaction for farmers in North Dakota and Minnesota could exceed 1 billion USD
Why do we need to know harvest yield during crop growth?
Using technology is essential for predicting tuber crop yields in drought-heavy regions
Persistence of forages is dependent on harvest intervals
Research investigates effects of harvest intervals on alfalfa productivity and persistence in southeastern United States.
Rutgers Experts Can Discuss Food Shortages Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
New Brunswick, N.J. (April 21, 2020) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick experts William J. Bamka and Michelle Infante-Casella are available for interviews on food shortages and disruptions in the food supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic. Both work in the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment…
Climate Change Could Threaten Sea Snails in Mid-Atlantic Waters
Climate change could threaten the survival and development of common whelk – a type of sea snail – in the mid-Atlantic region, according to a study led by scientists at Rutgers University–New Brunswick. The common, or waved, whelk (Buccinum undatum) is an important commercial species that has been harvested for decades in Europe and Canada for bait and human consumption. Its habitat within the mid-Atlantic region is one of the Earth’s fastest warming marine areas and annual fluctuations in the bottom temperature are among the most extreme on the planet due to unique oceanographic conditions.
Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Global Fisheries Management Study
New Brunswick, N.J. (Jan. 13, 2020) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick Professor Olaf P. Jensen is available for interviews on new marine fisheries management research to be published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study is the most comprehensive…