Agricultural & Forestry Science

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Wimbledon: 27,000 Kilos of Wageningen Strawberries Enjoyed

No less than 27,000 kilos of strawberries are consumed during the Wimbledon weeks, and more strawberries are sold outside the stadium during the tournament…

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Pigs Thrive on Three Square Meals: Study Insights

Lead author, Eva Persson, from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences explains that, “The natural feeding behaviour of pigs is searching for feed by…

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First Plant Disease Clinic Opens in Bangladesh to Support Farmers

“Several farmers attended the opening ceremony, including one who had travelled over 20 kilometers by bus and rickshaw to find out what was stunting the growth…

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Desert Plant Kalanchoe Fedtschenkoi May Help Combat Food Shortages

The plant, Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi, is unique because, unlike normal plants, it captures most of its carbon dioxide at night when the air is cooler and more…

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Farmers Who Plant – Or Replant – After June 20 May See Yields Shrink By Half

Research indicates that Illinois growers who plant corn or soybeans near the end of June can expect a 50 percent reduction in crop yield, according to a…

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Ozone Impact on Crop Yields Fuels Global Food Crisis

Heat waves, droughts and fuel prices are just a few reasons for the current global food crisis that is making headlines around the world. Research by William…

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$5 Million Boost for National Avian Flu Research Initiative

AICAP, a multi-institutional research and education consortium focused on avian influenza, was launched with its first USDA grant in 2005. AICAP program…

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New Satellite Tool Enhances Agricultural Land Use Monitoring

With the global population continuing to grow at a high pace, it is essential to optimize the use of water resources and to increase agricultural production in…

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ASIATIC Development Berhad Donates RM1 Million to UPM

University Putra Malaysia (UPM) having benefit an endowment sum RM1 Million from growing plantation companies, Asiatic Development Berhad (ADB) in conjunction…

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50 Years of Innovation: Celebrating Key Research Achievements

A special supplement highlighting the main research achievements of the organisation over the last 50 years has been published as part of the latest edition of…

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Scientists Remove Thousands of Aspens to Glimpse Forest's Future

A band of bark was stripped from each tree to kill it without cutting it down.The main goal of the federally funded experiment Forest Accelerated Succession…

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UK's organic milk is cream of the crop

The Nafferton Ecological Farming Group study found that grazing cows on organic farms in the UK produce milk which contains significantly higher beneficial…

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New Biodegradable Pesticides: Innovative Soil Solutions

New preparations are a mixture of pesticides with biodegradable polymers. Polymers gradually degrade in the soil, and pesticides get slowly released and get…

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Rice Husk Innovations Transforming the Chemical Industry

Such a conclusion has been made by specialists of the Republican State Enterprise “National Center for Mineral Raw Materials Complex Recycling of Republic of…

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UK Wine-Making at Risk: Heat Threats by 2080

The author, Emeritus Professor Richard Selley from Imperial College London, claims that if average summer temperatures in the UK continue to rise as predicted,…

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Scientists back the use of maize as an efficient ‘factory’ for protein-based pharmaceutical products

Over the next few years AIDS could be one of the first diseases to benefit from these results, although regulations for this technology are being developed at…

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