Agricultural and Forestry Science
MSU’s discovery of plant protein holds promise for biofuel production
Chloroplasts, which are specialized compartments in plant cells, convert sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into sugars and oxygen (“fuel” for the plant)…
New 52-city report examines use of wastewater in urban agriculture
As developing countries confront the first global food crisis since the 1970s as well as unprecedented water scarcity, a new 53-city survey conducted by the…
Towards Understanding Bluetongue Outbreaks
Comparison of the virus strain with the sequences of other previously isolated strains showed that it originated in sub-Saharan Africa, rather than from…
A Simple Twist of Evolution
“This online eLesson is designed to teach students about the role fatty acids play in a plant's life, and where herbicides block the pathway,” says Dyer. How…
Scientists discover new plant hormone
Scientists from the Wageningen University Laboratory of Plant Physiology and an international team of scientists have discovered a new group of plant hormones,…
Annual crop yield forecast: European Commission foresees above average cereals harvest for 2008
This represents an increase of 16% on the 2007 harvest and 9% on the past five years' average production. This forecast, published today by the European…