Agriculture

Credit: Mekong Delta, Vietnam, March 2014. Credit: Georgina Smith, CIAT Local rice varieties in Vietnam could be used to help breed improved crops with higher resilience to climate change, according to a new study published in Rice.…

Credit: Timothy Gookin For many, the Thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) is little more than a roadside weed, but this plant has a long history with scientists trying to understand how plants grow and develop. Arabidopsis was first…

UV sterilization and microbial stability analysis used to recycle nutrient solution; proposed method minimizes the use fertilizers and water by hydroponic farmsCredit: Korea Institute of Science and Technology(KIST) The development of new…

Credit: Anne Devan-Song KINGSTON, R.I. - June 14, 2021 - The rarest frog in Rhode Island may not be as rare as scientists once thought after a study by University of Rhode Island researchers using a seldom-used methodology turned up…

Credit: Image by 1778011 from Pixabay WESTMINSTER, Colorado - June 06, 2021 - Many invasive plants are expanding their growing range in response to climate change, making early detection and rapid response more critical than ever. Limited…

ITHACA, N.Y. - A $300,000 investment from New York state has paved the way for a new hops breeding program at Cornell AgriTech, which will grow and develop signature New York hops varieties - selected for high yield, preferred flavors and…

Does evolution explain why we can't resist a salty chip? Researchers at NC State University found that differences between the elemental composition of foods and the elemental needs of animals can explain the development of pleasing…

Dr Sebastian Hess and his team at the University of Cologne's Institute of Zoology have studied a very rare and puzzling tripartite symbiosis. This consortium consists of a ciliate as host and two types of endosymbionts: a green alga and…

Researchers at Cranfield University have worked with colleagues at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) to launch a new website aimed at saving water in the garden. Gardeners visiting the Mains to Rains website can pledge to reduce…

PULLMAN, Wash. - You can take a fish out of toxic water, but its epigenetic mutations will remain for at least two generations. A research team led by Washington State University scientists analyzed the epigenetics--molecular factors…

Credit: Photo courtesy of Jean Ristaino. North Carolina State University researchers continue to track the evolution of different strains of the plant pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine in the 1840s, which set down roots in the…

Specialized bacteria in the oceans seafloor consume and recycle nucleic acids from dead biomass DNA is an abundant and nutritious food source for microbes The diet of microbes is vast: They are able to use different molecules as…

PULLMAN, Wash. - Most consumers care about the technology and the ingredients used to make their microwavable dinners and other shelf ready meals, according to a new study led by Washington State University researchers. The study found…

Researchers develop a novel fish waste treatment system that breaks down fish sludge and turns nutrients from fish waste into an effective fertilizer for plants A current challenge for sustainable aquaculture is how to increase the…

Credit: IPK/ Christoph Martin The enormous potential of Big Data has already been demonstrated in areas such as financial services and telecommunications. An international team of researchers led by the IPK Leibniz Institute has now…

Credit: Copyright UCLouvain So-called "good fatty acids" are essential for human health and much sought after by those who try to eat healthily. Among the Omega-3 fatty acids, DHA or docosahexaenoic acid is crucial to brain function,…

When is a weed not a weed? Can native plants be weeds? Sweet pittosporum (Pittosporum undulatum) was once a well-behaved tree growing in gullies from Gippsland in Victoria up to Brisbane in Queensland. But it is now a major…

Special small, mobile cameras help detect more snakes and could lead to an automated python tracker.Credit: University of Central Florida Just as the governor announced the start of python hunting season in Florida this month,…

Credit: David Thoms, Yan Liang, and Cara H. Haney Plants are constantly exposed to microbes: pathogens that cause disease, commensals that cause no harm or benefit, and mutualists that promote plant growth or help fend off pathogens.…

Journal of Dairy Science® reports development of a modified milk calibration sample set to improve accuracy of milk urea nitrogen testing Champaign, IL, June 10, 2021 - Present in blood, urine, and milk, the chemical compound urea is the…