'Health cards' to find out the condition of agricultural ecosystems
In order to provide farmers and anyone else involved in managing agricultural ecosystems with a tool enabling them to assess the impact of their farming practices on the health of their crops and...
View ArticleNASA image: Wheat fires outside of Huaibei, China
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-color image of agricultural fires on June 13, 2015. Smoke and actively burning fires (shown with...
View ArticleProbe after GM jellyfish-lamb sold as meat in France
French authorities are looking into how a lamb genetically modified with jellyfish protein was sold as meat to an unknown customer, a judicial source told AFP on Tuesday.
View ArticleStink bugs have strong taste for ripe fruit
The brown marmorated stink bug has a bad reputation. And for good reason: every summer, this pest attacks crops and invades homes, causing both sizable economic losses and a messy, smelly...
View ArticleCactus scientists offer insights to solve future global agricultural challenges
Researchers have provided a new roadmap for tackling future agricultural production issues by using solutions that involve crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM), a specialized type of photosynthesis that...
View ArticleSeawater greenhouses to bring life to the desert
Greenhouses that will use seawater to grow crops in one of the hottest and driest places on earth will be designed by researchers at Aston University working with industry partners as part of an...
View ArticleGM—'the most critical technology' for feeding the world, expert says
A former adviser to the US Secretary of State says that genetic modification (GM) is the most critical technology in agriculture for meeting the challenges of feeding a growing global population,...
View ArticleScientists use wasps to protect local citrus crops from disease
They look like grains of black sand inside a prescription vial. But each speck is a wasp that is lethal to the offspring of the Asian citrus psyllid, an aphid-size bug that spreads the bacteria that...
View ArticleAussie birds favour almonds for dining choices
Almonds appear to be the fare of choice for many Australian birds with recent research finding a variety of bird species frequent almond orchards over other agricultural crops.
View ArticleScientists discover new approach to managing parasitic roundworms
Roundworms that feed on plants cause approximately $100 billion in annual global crop damage. But a new way of disrupting the motility and reproduction of these plant parasitic nematodes discovered by...
View ArticlePlants with jobs
Two University of Toronto Scarborough scientists have developed a new research framework for the agricultural sector that offers evidence-based understanding of the relationship between short-term...
View ArticleUse of residues from agriculture and forestry as energy sources improves food...
The sustainability of growing crops for use as energy sources has been disputed for many years. A potentially attractive alternative is to use waste and residues from agricultural and forestry....
View ArticleFood available to African farmers increases with market access and off-farm...
'This new study suggests that we need to ensure that farmers have access to markets for their produce and also opportunities to diversify their income by working outside the farm, both as daily wage...
View ArticleCreation of virus-resistant plants with artificial DNA-binding proteins
In order to resolve global food crisis, it is important to prevent plant viruses from spreading infections as they infect a wide variety of agricultural crops and significantly reduce yields. For...
View ArticleEliminating GMOs would take toll on environment, economies
Higher food prices, a significant boost in greenhouse gas emissions due to land use change and major loss of forest and pasture land would be some results if genetically modified organisms in the...
View ArticleCan legumes solve environmental issues?
It's a win-win situation for the environment and the economy when it comes to introducing legumes into agricultural systems, says new research published in Frontiers in Plant Science, carried out by an...
View ArticleMedia neglect puts native insects at risk
Native bees are falling victim to bad press, with the media glorifying European honey bees at the expense of hard-working Australian pollinators.
View ArticleNetworking could enhance the use of sustainable agriculture practices
Weeds, diseases and animal pests can make life miserable for agricultural crops and curtail their yield. Pesticides are one tool that farmers can use to control plant pests and protect agricultural...
View ArticlePlant 'thermometer' discovered that triggers springtime budding by measuring...
An international team of scientists led by the University of Cambridge has discovered the 'thermometer' molecule that enables plants to develop according to seasonal temperature changes.
View ArticleSwitchgrass may be a good option for farmers who have lost fertile topsoil
The loss of fertile topsoil from agricultural fields is an economic problem for modern farmers. When runoff water washes topsoil from agricultural fields in areas with claypan soils under the topsoil,...
View ArticleKey crops are focus of farming research
Farmers could be helped to grow crops more sustainably, thanks to research involving scientists at the University of Edinburgh.
View ArticlePlants' chemical messages keep pests moving
When leaf beetle larvae eat goldenrod, the damaged plant emits a chemical message, which informs the insect that the plant is damaged and is a poor source of food. The airborne chemicals are also...
View ArticleUsing high-resolution satellites to measure African farm yields
Stanford researchers have developed a new way to estimate crop yields from space, using high-res photos snapped by a new wave of compact satellites.
View ArticleAnt agricultural revolution began 30 million years ago in dry, desert-like...
Millions of years before humans discovered agriculture, vast farming systems were thriving beneath the surface of the Earth. The subterranean farms, which produced various types of fungi, were...
View ArticleDiet of the ancient people of Rapa Nui shows adaptation and resilience not...
Research by an international team, led by the University of Bristol, has shed new light on the fate of the ancient people of Rapa Nui (Easter Island).
View ArticleGenomic study reveals clues to wild past of grapes
About 22,000 years ago, as the ice sheets that consumed much of North America and Europe began retreating, humans started to consume a fruit that today brings joy to millions of wine drinkers around...
View ArticleSwapping where crops are grown could feed an extra 825 million people
Redrawing the global map of crop distribution on existing farmland could help meet growing demand for food and biofuels in coming decades, while significantly reducing water stress in agricultural...
View ArticleOrganic agriculture can help feed world, but only if we eat less meat and...
Agriculture could go organic worldwide if we slashed food waste and stopped using so much cropland to feed livestock, a new study finds.
View ArticleUsing drones to estimate crop damage by wild boar
Growing populations of wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) are causing more and more damage to agricultural land in Europe, requiring hundreds of thousands of Euros in compensation. A new drone-based method...
View ArticleStudy shows ground-penetrating radar can detect fine roots in crops
A recent study led Texas A&M AgriLife Research has shown ground-penetrating radar, or GPR, may be effectively used in detecting the fine roots of plants, helping agricultural producers identify...
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