Agricultural & Forestry Science

Agricultural & Forestry Science

New Model Quantifies Corn Rootworm Damage Effectively

Nicholas Tinsley, a doctoral candidate in crop sciences, has refined a model developed in 2009 by researchers at the University of Wisconsin and in Brescia,…

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Antibiotic-Eating Bacteria Discovered in Soil Samples

It’s well known how bacteria exposed to antibiotics for long periods will find ways to resist the drugs—by quickly pumping them out of their cells, for…

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South Farms Pig Gains Global Attention in Genome Sequencing

Funding that came through ACES allowed Schook and others to put together the Swine Genome Sequencing Consortium, an alliance of university, industry, and…

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Corn: Many active genes – high yield

Until now, science has puzzled over the molecular processes underlying this phenomenon. Researchers at the University of Bonn and partners from Tübingen and…

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Chinese scientists decode watermelon genome, possible future benefits for crop improvement

An international team led by Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, BGI, and other institutes has completed the genomic sequence of watermelon…

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Saving Water without Hurting Peach Production

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist James E. Ayars at the San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center in Parlier, Calif., has found a way to…

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First Land Management Agency Launches in Austria

On the occasion of the foundation of the first land management agency in Austria a public “Kick-Off Event” took place on the “Energyboat Mochart” in Köflach…

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Baiting Mosquitoes with Knowledge and Proven Insecticides

At the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE) in Gainesville, Fla., entomologist Sandra Allan…

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Unlocking Ancient Maya Secrets Through Modern Soil Science

Writing in the Nov.-Dec. issue of the Soil Science of America Journal (SSSA-J), an interdisciplinary team led by Richard Terry, a Brigham Young University soil…

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Preventing Wine-Induced Symptoms: New Measures Unveiled

Biogenic amines may be one of the factors responsible for symptoms such as headaches, gastro-intestinal disorders, shortness of breath, fall in blood pressure,…

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The Phosphorus Index: Key Changes in Environmental Quality

A special section being published next month in the Journal of Environmental Quality addresses that question. The collection of papers grew out of a symposium…

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Nanomaterials Transforming Plant Protection and Fertilizers

The use of nanomaterials in agriculture could, on the one hand, reduce cost and effort, increase efficiency and lead to more environmentally sound…

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Hunt for Superbugs in Australian Animals

The University's School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, based at the Roseworthy Campus, has received $110,000 in funding from Pfizer Animal Health Australia…

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Ozone's impact on soybean yield: Reducing future losses

Lisa Ainsworth, a University of Illinois associate professor of crop sciences and USDA Agricultural Research Service plant molecular biologist, said that…

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Innovative Barley Breeding for Salt Tolerance and Efficiency

Barley breeders may soon develop varieties of barley which are both less sensitive to high concentrations of salt ions in the plant and more resistant to…

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Ozone’s Impact on Forest Watersheds Revealed by Scientists

U.S. Forest Service and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) scientists have found that rising levels of ozone, a greenhouse gas, may amplify the impacts of…

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