Agriculture
Scientists Crack Open the Cells of a Parasitic Plant That Steals From Its Hosts
Researchers have developed a reliable method to isolate and genetically transform protoplasts from the obligate parasitic plant Cuscuta campestris, opening...
Yeast Extract Could Cut Salt in Baguettes Without Sacrificing Taste, Study Finds
A comprehensive study shows yeast extract can replace up to half the salt in baguette bread while preserving flavor, color,...
Cement Mill Physics Could Turn Desert Sand Into Farmable Soil, Study Proposes
A conceptual study proposes adapting cement grinding techniques, combined with biochar and solar power, to transform coarse desert sand into...
New book recovers the forgotten legacy of the New Farmers of America
A new book by University of Illinois professor Bobby J. Smith II recovers the history of the New Farmers of...
A Single DNA Letter Shapes the Soybean Leaf—and Breeders Can Now Screen for It
Researchers identified a single coding variant in the soybean gene GmJAG1 that controls leaf shape, validated it functionally, and developed...
Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Help Maize Fight Microplastics and Copper, Until Stress Overwhelms Them
A new pot experiment shows that iron oxide nanoparticles support maize growth and antioxidant defenses under low to moderate combined...
Starch Nanocrystals and Plant Proteins Team Up to Keep Food Foams Alive for Hours
Researchers combined rice and soy protein nanoparticles with starch nanocrystals to extend the lifetime of aqueous food foams from under...
Mustard Leaf Extracts Wage Chemical Warfare on Invasive Green Amaranth Weed
Researchers in India show that Brassica juncea leaf extracts rich in isothiocyanates and other allelochemicals suppress green amaranth germination, growth,...
Underground Fungal Allies Supercharge Milk Thistle Yields and Healing Compounds
A field study shows that inoculating two varieties of milk thistle with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi boosts seed yield by up...
Crushing Rice Seeds Under Pressure Leaves Genetic Scars That Last Nine Generations
A rice lineage derived from seeds treated with 100 megapascals of hydrostatic pressure still shows reduced height, tiller number, 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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