The Jathropha curcas is a weed that does not compete with food production yet yields fuel and heals wounds. UNIMAS is currently working on developing its…
Composed of short lengths of ribonucleic acids (RNAs), on the order of about 20 nucleotides long, these novel molecules, called natural antisense microRNAs…
Now this ancient, remarkably simple farming technique seems far ahead of the curve, holding promise as a carbon-negative strategy to rein in world hunger as…
The workshop highlighted the interlocking themes underlying the debate over livestock disease research, following a series of high profile epidemics and…
SUMMARYCryptosporidium is a genus of parasitic protozoans that causes cryptosporidiosis, an enteric infection in humans and animals. In people, it causes…
Gypsy moths, which were introduced to North America in the late 1860s, are responsible for the defoliation of over a million acres of forest land each year and…
In the February issue of Plant Disease, SRS plant pathologist Stephen Fraedrich and fellow researchers provide results from their assessment of the fungus, the…
“The last major SARS outbreak – severe acute respiratory syndrome – which started on the border of China and Hong Kong was identified using a microarray chip….
Still 25 years ago, farmers received the plant nutrient sulphur for free because clean air acts had not come into force by then. Desulphurisation of fumes…
Acacia koa is a native Hawaiían hardwood tree that traditionally has been prized as a craft and furniture-making wood. Its range has been greatly reduced…
Scientists of the Leibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) Müncheberg – organise the International conference at the Humboldt University…
“To find out something new about apples is really exciting”, says Dr Mary Parker of the Institute of Food Research. “Apples have been cultivated for about as…
Shazali Abu Mansor, Ernest Cyril DeRun, Dyg Affizah Awg Marikan,Kassim Mansor, Jenny IgnatiusFaculty of Economics and BusinessThis study was conducted for the…
The researchers verified that resistance in soybeans to one nematode parasite doesn't predict how well the plant will fight off another nematode species, said…
Imagine you are a rice breeder and one day within a large field you discover a plant that has just the characteristics you have been looking for. You happily…
Earth’s land cover has been charted from space before, but this map, which will be made available to the public upon its completion in July, has a resolution…
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