Agriculture and Food News
July 19, 2024
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July 18, 2024 — Imagine a small fruit that tastes like a cross between a tomato and a pineapple, wrapped in its own natural paper lantern. That's the groundcherry (Physalis grisea) -- a little-known relative of ...
July 18, 2024 — Plants and microbes are known to secrete enzymes to transform organic phosphorus into bioavailable inorganic phosphorus. Now, researchers found that iron oxide in soil performs the same transformation. Discovery is important for food security, which ...
July 14, 2024 — A study opens new possibilities to improve production efficiency in the cattle industry and potentially animal agriculture more ...
July 17, 2024 — Strawberries could be fewer and more expensive because of higher temperatures caused by climate change, according to new ...
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July 17, 2024 — The discovery of a hybrid population of poplar trees in western Wyoming has provided insight into how natural hybridization informs the evolution of ...
July 17, 2024 — A newly engineered type of soil can capture water out of thin air to keep plants hydrated and manage controlled release of fertilizer for a constant supply of ...
July 15, 2024 — A study helps explain why dairy cows infected by highly pathogenic avian influenza are shedding the virus in their milk. Their findings could help develop biosecurity measures aimed at slowing the ...
July 15, 2024 — Humans have been an important driver of vegetation change over thousands of years, and, in some places, had positive impacts on biodiversity, according to a new ...
July 11, 2024 — Native plants and non-native crops do not fare well in proximity to one another, attracting pests that spread diseases in both directions, according to two new ...
July 11, 2024 — Pollinators experienced a 39-percent decline in foraging efficiency after being exposed to elevated air pollution levels. In contrast, plant-eating aphids and other pests were not significantly ...
July 10, 2024 — A new paper reveals that it's not as straightforward as it might seem. Despite decades of data collection by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), which has been valuable to monitor ...
July 10, 2024 — The pathogen that causes bacterial spot is very good at what it does. Forming small lesions on the rinds of pumpkins, melons, cucumbers, and other cucurbits, it mars the fruits' appearance and ushers ...
July 10, 2024 — Mosses, liverworts, ferns and algae may offer an exciting new research frontier in the global challenge of protecting crops from the threat of ...
July 5, 2024 — Agroecology -- a science, practice, and movement which seeks social, political, economic, and environmental sustainability in the global food system -- is gaining momentum in the U.S., according to a ...
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July 19, 2024 — People's moral values could limit their uptake of lab-grown meat, a study suggests. People who say living a natural life is morally important to them are more likely to reject lab-grown meat -- ...
July 16, 2024 — Industrialized farming is often thought to reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases because of better control, biosecurity and separation of livestock. A new study examines the effect of social and ...
July 12, 2024 — Researchers have produced a cotton quality module -- a part of a larger forecasting tool -- allowing cotton producers to better monitor crop quality under changing environmental ...
July 10, 2024 — A trove of ancient plant remains excavated in Kenya helps explain the history of plant farming in equatorial eastern Africa, a region long thought to be important for early farming but where scant ...
July 8, 2024 — Genotyping techniques can be used to select fruit trees with desired traits at the seedling stage, increasing the efficiency of fruit tree breeding. However, so far, there are multiple different ...
July 3, 2024 — Urban agriculture has the potential to improve food security through local, efficient, and sustainable food production. Examples of urban food systems include hydroponics, where plants grow in a ...
July 3, 2024 — Researchers found no infectious virus in the sampled pasteurized milk products tested for ...
July 2, 2024 — Scientists have developed a near chromosome-level genome for the Mojave poppy bee, a specialist pollinator of conservation ...
July 1, 2024 — Domesticated animals play a prominent role in our society, with two-thirds of American families enjoying the companionship of pets and many others relying on animal products for their nutritional ...
July 1, 2024 — A new study challenges the common theory that the devastating potato blight pathogen Phytophthora infestans originated in Mexico. Researchers meticulously reconstructed its global migration history ...
July 1, 2024 — In the fight to protect biodiversity and limit climate change, the world will reap what it ...
June 27, 2024 — Climate change, drought, increased temperature and other stressors challenge agricultural sustainability. Researchers have now made an unexpected discovery: zinc plays a pivotal role in the plant ...
June 27, 2024 — H5N1 virus in unpasteurized milk is stable on metal and rubber components of commercial milking equipment for at least one hour, increasing its potential to infect people and other ...
June 26, 2024 — A genetic 'off switch' that shuts down the process in which legume plants convert atmospheric nitrogen into nutrients has been identified for the first time by a team of international ...
June 26, 2024 — New research had the goal of reducing the time and cost it takes to bring an improved crop to the marketplace to improve agriculture ...
June 26, 2024 — A new study identified biting flies as reservoirs of bacteria that cause bovine mastitis on dairy ...
June 25, 2024 — Fertilizers manufactured from the sludgy leftovers of wastewater treatment processes can contain traces of potentially hazardous organic chemicals, according to a new study. The research provides one ...
June 24, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a salt adaptation mechanism in plants that facilitates chloride removal from the roots and enhancing salinity tolerance. A research team has uncovered a novel mechanism of ...
June 24, 2024 — A new family tree of the plant genus Solanum helps explain the striking diversity of their fruit color and size. This genus includes tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, and other economically important ...
June 24, 2024 — New research reports that biomass made from the purple photosynthetic marine bacterium Rhodovulum sulfidophilum is an excellent nitrogen fertilizer. The biomass fertilizer proved to be just as ...
Friday, July 19, 2024
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
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Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Monday, July 8, 2024
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
- Wastewater Is a Viable Medium for Growing Lettuce in Hydroponic Systems
- Pasteurization Inactivates Highly Infectious Avian Flu in Milk, Study Suggests
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Monday, July 1, 2024
- Genetic Patterns of World's Farmed, Domesticated Foxes Revealed Via Historical Deep-Dive
- Unraveling the Origin and Global Spread of the Potato Blight Pathogen
- Choose Where to Plant Energy Crops Wisely to Minimise Loss of Biodiversity
Thursday, June 27, 2024
- Groundbreaking Discovery: Zinc Can Make Crop Yields More Climate-Resilient
- Bird Flu Stays Stable on Milking Equipment for at Least One Hour
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
- Scientists Discover Genetic 'off Switch' In Legume Plants That Limits Biological Ability to Source Nutrients
- New Tool Enables Faster, More Cost-Effective Genome Editing of Traits to Improve Agriculture Sustainability
- Biting Flies on Dairy Farms Can Spread Bovine Mastitis
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Monday, June 24, 2024
- Removal of Excess Chloride Ions by Plants When Subjected to Salt Stress
- New Tomato, Potato Family Tree Shows That Fruit Color and Size Evolved Together
- Mashed Up Purple Marine Bacteria Makes an Excellent Eco-Friendly Fertilizer
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
- Blessing in Disguise: Mycoviruses Enhance Fungicide Effectiveness Against Plant Pathogens
- Interaction With Insects Accelerates Plant Evolution
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Monday, June 17, 2024
- Direct Evidence Found for Dairy Consumption in the Pyrenees in the Earliest Stages of the Neolithic
- Finding Hidden Genetic Treasure: Study Uncovers Untapped Diversity in Historic Wheat Collection
- AI Shows How Field Crops Develop
Saturday, June 15, 2024
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
- Western Agricultural Communities Need Water Conservation Strategies to Adapt to Future Shortages
- Ancient Syrian Diets Resembled the Modern 'Mediterranean Diet'
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Monday, June 10, 2024
- Fine-Tuning Leaf Angle With CRISPR Improves Sugarcane Yield
- Planetary Health Diet Associated With Lower Risk of Premature Death, Lower Environmental Impact
Friday, June 7, 2024
- Changes Upstream: RIPE Team Uses CRISPR/Cas9 to Alter Photosynthesis for the First Time
- Mushroom Stump Waste Could Be Inexpensive, Healthy Chicken Feed Supplement
Thursday, June 6, 2024
- Better Farming Through Nanotechnology
- Tiny Roundworms Carve out Unique Parasitic Niche Inside Pseudoscorpion's Protective Covering
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
- Blood Sausages and Yak Milk: Bronze Age Cuisine of Mongolian Nomads Unveiled
- Uptake of Tire Wear Additives by Vegetables Grown for Human Consumption
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Monday, June 3, 2024
- Frequent Mowing Puts Poisonous Weed Into Survival Mode
- Key Nutrients Help Plants Beat the Heat
- Greenhouses Cover More and More of Earth's Surface
Friday, May 31, 2024
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
- Researchers Expose New Symbiosis Origin Theories, Identify Experimental Systems for Plant Life
- Abandoned Farmlands Could Play a Role in Fighting Climate Change: A New Study Shows Exactly Where They Are
- Fatal Attraction: When Endangered Species Try to Mate With Domestic Relatives, Both Wildlife and People Lose
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
- Scientists Identify Gene That Could Lead to Resilient 'pixie' Corn
- Improved Refrigeration Could Save Nearly Half of the 1.3 Billion Tons of Food Wasted Each Year Globally
- Transgenic Expression of Rubisco Factors Increases Photosynthesis and Chilling Tolerance in Maize
Thursday, May 23, 2024
- Key Role of Plant-Bacteria Communication for the Assembly of a Healthy Plant Microbiome Supporting Sustainable Plant Nutrition
- Charting a Pathway to Next-Gen Biofuels
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
- Gene Could Unlock Big Wheat Yields for a Growing Population
- Escaped GMO Canola Plants Persist Long-Term, but May Be Losing Their Extra Genes
- Community Science Volunteers Can Set Scientific World Abuzz With New Bumble Bee Sightings
- Roots Are a Key to Drought-Tolerant Maize
- Cuddled Cows Who Work as Therapy Animals Showed a Strong Preference for Women Compared to Men, Study Finds
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
- Chocolate That Harnesses the Full Potential of the Cocoa Fruit
- Researchers Find Unique Adaptations of Fungus Associated With Bee Bread
- Rabies Outbreaks in Costa Rica Cattle Linked to Deforestation
Monday, May 20, 2024
- The Impacts of Climate Change on Food Production
- Unraveling the Drought Dilemma: Can Reservoirs Be a Carbon Source?
Thursday, May 16, 2024
- Natural Toxins in Food: Many People Are Not Aware of the Health Risks
- Study Reveals Consumers Value Animal Welfare More Than Environmental Sustainability When Buying Meat and Dairy Products
- Bioengineered Enzyme Creates Natural Vanillin from Plants in One Step
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
- Two Decades of Studies Suggest Health Benefits Associated With Plant-Based Diets
- Bees and Butterflies on the Decline in Western and Southern North America
- Climate Change Is Most Prominent Threat to Pollinators
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Monday, May 13, 2024
- Like Dad and Like Mum ... All in One Plant
- Some Varieties of Annual Flowers Have a Place in Pollinator-Friendly Gardens
- Prostate Cancer Study: More Health Benefits from Plant-Based Diet
Friday, May 10, 2024
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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
- Researchers Develop an AI Model to Reduce Uncertainty in Evapotranspiration Prediction
- Discovery of Mechanism Plants Use to Change Seed Oil Could Impact Industrial, Food Oils
Monday, April 29, 2024
- Fading Lights: Multiple Threats to North America's Firefly Populations
- More Plants on the Menu of Ancient Hunter-Gatherers
- Hornets Found to Be Primary Pollinators of Two Angelica Species
- Fixin' To Be Flexitarian: Scrap Fish and Invasive Species Can Liven Up Vegetables
Friday, April 26, 2024
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Barley Plants Fine-Tune Their Root Microbial Communities Through Sugary Secretions
- Scientists Released Long-Term Data of Ground Solar-Induced Fluorescence to Improve Understanding of Canopy-Level Photosynthesis
- Scientists Replace Fishmeal in Aquaculture With Microbial Protein Derived from Soybean Processing Wastewater
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- World's Chocolate Supply Threatened by Devastating Virus
- No Bull: How Creating Less-Gassy Cows Could Help Fight Climate Change
Monday, April 22, 2024
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Honey Bees Experience Multiple Health Stressors out-in-the-Field
- Probiotic Feed Additive Boosts Growth, Health in Poultry in Place of Antibiotics
- Plant Sensors Could Act as an Early Warning System for Farmers
- Making Crops Colorful for Easier Weeding