Bees are pollinators of many wild and crop plants, but in many places their diversity and density is declining. A research team from the Universities of…
Up until now, farmers have calculated the amount of fertilizer per field on the basis of average yield and average soil quality. However, soil properties,…
Over a quarter of the Everglades are encompassed in the Everglades Agricultural Area. The Everglades Agricultural Area includes 700,000 acres of farmland where…
Mycorrhizal fungi occur naturally in soil and are commercially available as soil inoculants, but new research from the University of Illinois suggests not all…
As the effects of climate change are increasingly felt around the world, possible solutions, from reducing fossil fuel emissions to capturing carbon, have come…
To shed new light on buffelgrass and the best techniques to use for its control, researchers from the University of Arizona conducted a literature review that…
Plants grow throughout their entire life. This is due to a small structure at the tip of the plant’s shoots, known as the meristem. This is the control center…
ASPB is pleased to announce the publication of research with significant implications for nitrogen nutrition in crop plants.
90,000 hectares of old beech forests, divided into 78 parts in more than 40 protected areas in twelve European countries – This is the most complex…
Sorghum, one of the world's most important sources of food, animal feed, and biofuel, is considered a model crop for research because it has a high tolerance…
A UC Riverside-led team has created a chemical to help plants hold onto water, which could stem the tide of massive annual crop losses from drought and help…
-A team of Tufts University-led researchers exploring the development of cultured meat found that the addition of the iron-carrying protein myoglobin improves…
Many farmers across sub-Saharan Africa try to coax crops out of sandy soils that are not ideal for holding water and nutrients. Their harvests are predictably…
An international team of scientists led by the University of Goettingen has developed a new approach that enables researchers to more efficiently identify the…
Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) are developing digital applications intended to make it easier for various actors to better cope with weather…
With a gentle hum the drone flies over the plant breeder's fields. During the flight it continuously takes pictures of the plants, which are later analyzed…
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