Agriculture
Scientists Pinpoint Genes That Shield Wheat From a Key Herbicide
A genome-wide association study of 539 wheat accessions has identified four genetic loci and two candidate genes linked to tolerance...
Pro-Inflammatory Diets Linked to Bowel Control Problems, But Not to New Cases
An analysis of three population studies in the US, England, and China finds that pro-inflammatory diets are associated with existing...
Genome Sequencing Reveals Hidden Lineages in China’s Wild Medicinal Forsythia
Wild populations of Forsythia suspensa, a traditional Chinese medicinal shrub, have long been harvested for their dried fruit, known as...
Autonomous farm machines are learning to navigate rugged terrain, but the physics is lagging behind
A systematic review of 187 papers reveals that 3D path planning for autonomous agricultural machinery is expanding rapidly into rugged...
Rising Carbon Dioxide Reshapes Wheat Proteins, Threatening Bread Quality
Wheat feeds more people than almost any other crop on Earth, and the flour milled from its grains underpins a...
New Lantern Fruit Species Physalis mahindae Discovered in Querétaro, Mexico
Botanists have described Physalis mahindae, a critically endangered new lantern fruit species endemic to Querétaro, Mexico, distinguished by sessile leaves,...
Grafting Rewrites the Epigenetic Script Behind Dwarf Citrus Trees
Researchers show that dwarfing rootstocks reshape hormone levels, gene expression and DNA methylation in tangerine scions, revealing how grafting chemically...
Plants Keep Losing Water at Night, and Space Farming Can’t Afford to Ignore It
A time-normalized analysis of mizuna grown in a spaceflight prototype root module shows nighttime water loss running at nearly half...
Self-supervised AI learns to predict crop yields without labels
A neural network trained on unlabeled drone imagery of lupine, maize, soybean, and sunflower taught itself to distinguish crop types...
Foliar Feeding Supercharges Umami and Taro-Like Aroma in Fragrant Pumpkin Leaves
A combined foliar nutrient spray boosted umami-linked glutamic acid by 50 percent and the taro-like aroma compound 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline by 189...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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