Agriculture
Scientists Pinpoint a Candidate Self-Incompatibility Locus in Sugar Beet, Revealing a Genomic Swiss Army Knife of Reproduction
Genomic sleuthing in sugar beet has uncovered a candidate S-locus on chromosome 2, complete with S-RNase genes, F-box neighbors, and...
Wild Peanut Relatives in Brazil’s Drylands Harbor Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria That Could Supercharge Crops
Researchers isolated diverse Bradyrhizobium strains from wild peanut relatives in the Brazilian Drylands and found that one strain, ESA 584,...
New Kinetic Model Tracks How Vitamin D3 Rides Micelles Through Digestion
Researchers have built the first integrated differential-equation model of vitamin D3 bioaccessibility, showing that micelle formation—not micellar uptake—is the rate-limiting...
Scientists engineer plant immune receptors to fight devastating cereal blast fungus
UK-led researchers have bioengineered tandem kinase immune receptors to recognise multiple blast fungus effectors, opening a path to durable resistance...
Scientists Discover the Gene Switch That Makes Alfalfa Flower Early
Researchers have identified 23 FTIP genes in alfalfa and shown that MsFTIP1 interacts directly with the florigen protein MsFT to...
Virtual farms, real data: digital twins are quietly reshaping agriculture
A new bibliometric analysis of 657 publications shows digital twin technology in agriculture has surged since 2018, with China and...
AI Spots Bruised Sugar Beets in Real Time to Cut Harvest Losses
Researchers have developed a real-time AI framework and a new field-captured dataset, VerBeet, that localize sugar beets and detect breakage...
Fungal Killers’ Hidden Chemistry: Giant Gene Atlas Reveals How Wheat Scab Pathogen Thrives
A genome-scale knockout study of Fusarium graminearum reveals that dozens of secondary metabolite gene clusters govern growth, stress tolerance, spore...
Resilience Powers Rural Small Businesses in Zimbabwe, Landmark Survey Finds
A survey of 492 rural enterprises in Zimbabwe's Midlands Province shows that resilience, financial capital and a supportive business environment...
Scientists Hunt Hidden Drought Genes in Ancient and Synthetic Wheats
A new study of 42 diverse hexaploid wheat lines combines field phenotyping and SSR markers to identify drought-tolerant donors and...
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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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