Sesame produces small, edible seeds valued for consumption and oil production. Consumers recognize it most frequently as the tasty seeds on hamburger buns, but…
“The plant is the patient, the agronomists are the doctors, and I am the guy who works on the MRI machine,” said Robert Moorhead, GRI director and Billie J….
Scientists using supercomputers found genes sensitive to cold and drought in a plant help it survive climate change. These findings increase basic…
The finding by UF/IFAS scientists can help researchers understand how many and which fish species are using dense plant habitats, said former UF/IFAS graduate…
The study, which is among the first to merge traditional ecological knowledge with scientific ecological knowledge to understand how different knowledge…
But what if that caterpillar is infected with larvae from a tiny parasitic wasp—another agent of biological pest control. Who should you root for now, the bird…
Knowing where agricultural land is located is crucial for regional and global food security planning, and information on field size offers valuable insight…
Senthold Asseng, a UF professor of agricultural and biological engineering, used a computer model approach to reach the finding of temperature increases and…
It sounds like a good idea, since even the timber from burned trees can be used for lumber. Economic benefit can come from otherwise devastated land. Even the…
Microalgae are photosynthetic microorganisms that produce high value compounds considered essential for human health, including polyunsatured fatty acids…
Climate change will require major transformations in agricultural systems, including increased irrigation and moving production from one region to another,…
In a paper published online ahead of print in the February issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, senior co-author Daniel Kim-Shapiro, professor of…
A team of researchers at Texas Tech University, in collaboration with Bayer CropScience and the National Center for Genome Resources (NGCR) have developed a…
The ability to detect when to harvest “climacteric” fruits — such as apples, bananas, pears and tomatoes — at the precise moment to ensure “peak edibleness”…
Red ambrosia beetles bore holes into healthy avocado trees, bringing with them the pathogen that causes laurel wilt. Growers control the beetles that carry and…
In the coming decades, the global demand for agricultural products will rise substantially. Russia has ample scope for increasing agricultural production…
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