Agricultural & Forestry Science

Agricultural & Forestry Science

New Method Boosts Antioxidant Testing for Extra Virgin Olive Oil

With this work, researchers have found out a more effective method nowadays in order to establish the antioxidant capacity of extra virgin olive oil.Research…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Charcoal’s Role as a Carbon Sink: Limitations Explained

This is because charcoal is carbon-rich and breaks down extremely slowly, persisting in soil for thousands of years. This has led to the suggestion being…

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Breakthrough in Bee Disease: New Insights on Infection Mechanism

The mechanism of infection (pathogenic mechanism) was originally thought to be through the growth of a bacterium called Paenibacillus larvae in the organ…

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FST Updates Cyclospora Information Statement for Better Awareness

Cyclospora cayetanensis is a human-specific protozoan parasite that causes a prolonged and severe diarrhoeal illness known as cyclosporiasis. This infection…

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More Access to Biotech Crop Data: Scientists’ Call to Action

Access to maps of biotech crops on a county and township level will give researchers greater ability to analyze the effects of biotech crops on wildlife, water…

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Boosting Asparagus Quality with Computer Innovation

By contrast, when asparagus plants are cut too long, the sugar level is depleted and the quality declines. Wageningen UR researchers are working on a computer…

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Spanish Innovations in Precision Agriculture: 3D Mapping Tech

Spanish scientists have designed a mechanism that by simulating human sight generates 3D maps of agricultural land, as well as a system that can apply…

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African farmers gaining access to disease-resistant, 'upland' rice varieties

As concern builds around the impact of rising food prices and new restrictions on rice exports from Asian countries hit by adverse climate conditions, the…

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Purdue Researchers Suggest Deforestation Clause for Climate Treaty

Kevin Gurney, lead author of the proposal and an associate director of the Purdue Climate Change Research Center, will provide testimony on Tuesday (April 22)…

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Transforming Sago Starch Factory Effluent Into Valuable Resources

The Sago Palm (Metroxylon sagu) grows well with minimum care in swamp and peat areas otherwise inhabitable for most other crops. It has a high starch yield:…

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Innovative Crop Management Boosts Gulf Health and Ecosystems

An assessment by a team led by Virginia Dale of Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Environmental Sciences Division concludes that low oxygen levels in water, or…

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Herbicide-Tolerant Crops Enhance Water Quality Benefits

The residual herbicides commonly used in the production of corn and soybean are frequently detected in rivers, streams, and reservoirs at concentrations that…

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Global Food Crisis: Urgent Solutions from Key Leaders

The meeting took place against the background of the greatest crisis in food security in 40 years. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the New Library and Chairman…

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World's oldest living tree discovered in Sweden

For many years the spruce tree has been regarded as a relative newcomer in the Swedish mountain region. “Our results have shown the complete opposite, that the…

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Self-Seeding Management: Boosting Winter Cover Crop Benefits

Winter cover crops provide important ecological functions that include nutrient cycling and soil cover. Although cover crop benefits to agroecosystems are well…

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GreenFacts Digest on Agriculture and Development

The unequal distribution of food and conflict over control of the world's dwindling natural resources present a major political and social challenge to…

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