Agricultural & Forestry Science

Agricultural & Forestry Science

OSU ‘sweet’ biofuels research goes down on the farm

Sweet sorghum can be grown throughout temperate climate zones of the United States, including Oklahoma. It provides high biomass yield with low irrigation and…

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Researchers Clone Aluminum-Tolerance Gene in Sorghum

Now, Cornell researchers have cloned a novel aluminum-tolerant gene in sorghum and expect to have new genetically-engineered aluminum-tolerant sorghum lines by…

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New Diagnostic Kits Enhance Animal Health for Vets & Farmers

Spin-out company ReactivLab is to commercialise the new animal health diagnostic technology developed in the University’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine….

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Hidden Costs of Undiagnosed Cattle Bloat Explained

“What you don't see will be the hidden loss of depressed animal gains ranging from one-third to a little more than one pound per day over a 60-day bloat period…

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First All-African GM Crop Fights Maize Streak Virus

The research, published in Plant Biotechnology Journal represents a significant advance in African agricultural biotechnology, and will play an important role…

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Salmon Breeding Study: Farmed vs. Wild Fertilization Insights

For the first time researchers will measure the fertilisation compatibility between farmed and wild salmon, and therefore the risk of farmed genes entering…

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Innovative Solutions for Southwestern U.S. Range Management

In the Southwestern U.S., land managers face equally critical and difficult decisions when it comes to their ranges. The region is known for its climate…

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Earlier Harvests: How Rising Temperatures Impact Agriculture

The scientists, from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and the Technical University of Munich, examined phenology records of 78 agricultural and…

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Conventional plowing is 'skinning our agricultural fields'

In fact, long-established practices appear to increase soil erosion to the point that it is not offset by soil creation, said David Montgomery, a University of…

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Virtual Plant Models: Enhancing Crop Optimization for Farmers

Farmers can make better use of resources, resulting in cheaper and better quality food for all and learn more effective crop management as they can visualise…

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Community-Supported Agriculture: A Local Alternative to Globalization

Organic food was once an economic haven for small farms who distributed their goods predominantly through local channels such as farmers’ markets and food…

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Royal Veterinary College research to tackle Post-weaning multi-systemic wasting syndrome

Professor Dirk Werling from the Royal Veterinary College is heading a £2.4m project, funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council…

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Discover How Plants Handle Stress: Key Discoveries Unveiled

In short, they are suffering from stress. Scientists from VIB, associated with the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (K.U.Leuven), have revealed a new mechanism…

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Measuring Eucalypt Nectar: Key to NSW Honey Production

State forests provide the major honey resource for the beekeeping industry in NSW.While Forests NSW has a number of management practices in place to retain…

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Chickens dieting to help Delaware’s waterways

Millions of chickens in Delaware–one of the nation's top poultry producers–have been on a diet to reduce their impact on the environment and improve the…

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Mother knows best – even how to improve crop yield

Plant scientists have known for some time that genes from the maternal plant control seed development, but they have not known quite how. The Oxford research,…

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