Agricultural and Forestry Science
University and Tesco launch dairy centre
In the first major collaboration between a retailer and a University veterinary school, Wood Park farm – at the University’s Leahurst veterinary campus – will…
Significant increase in alien plants in Europe – detailed overview available for the first time
5789 plant species were classified as alien. 2843 originating outside of Europe, according to the researchers and their publication in the journal Preslia. By…
The greening of Sub-Saharan Africa
Now, writing in the International Journal of Technology and Globalisation researchers in The Netherlands point to possible causes for this disparity and offer…
Sowing a future for peas
“While many compounds have been reported to change in laboratory based drought stress experiments, few have identified how such compounds change in crops under…
Giant grass offers clues to growing corn in cooler climes
The new study, from researchers at University of Illinois, appears this month in Plant Physiology Preview.Miscanthus x giganteus is one of the most productive…
Economic value of insect pollination worldwide estimated at 153 billion euros
This figure amounted to 9.5% of the total value of the world agricultural food production. The study also determined that pollinator disappearance would…