According to NASA research, global temperatures have been rising for decades, and it’s affecting all aspects of agriculture. Regardless of what those surveyed…
Named Graham, the new variety grows to medium height, withstands falling over (lodging), matures earlier and produces more seed than comparable varieties.“Graham has excellent seed yield potential, exceeding the Rodgers variety by 20 bushels per acre at some locations and produces a 32.2-pound bushel compared to 31.9-pound bushel for Rodgers,” said Chris Ray, director of the S.C. Crop Improvement Association, which grows certified seed for sale to the public….
“Acorns inside the leaf litter or in the soil are for the most part protected from fire,” says Cathryn Greenberg, U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station…
It's summer. For many of us, summer is a time synonymous with fresh corn, one of the major field crops produced in the United States.In 2011, corn was planted…
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weed killer sold under the name RoundUp, is the most widely used herbicide in the United States, but some plants have…
“The majority of the phosphorus in plant feed ingredients is bound in phytate,” said U of I animal sciences professor Hans Stein. “It is difficult for pigs to…
The project analyses the effects of the change of institutions that should regulate agricultural land use after the collapse of socialism on agricultural land…
As forests in South and Central America are cleared for agriculture and other human uses, populations of these arboreal leaf eaters, which depend on large…
Will the global agricultural system be able to respond to increasing demand for raw material in the mid-term? This question was one of the key topics of this…
In a perspective for the journal Science, Brian Dilkes, a Purdue assistant professor of genetics, and Ivan Baxter, a research computational biologist for the…
Growing demand, rising prices and costs as well as and land scarcity will require further productivity increases in beef and sheep production if production is…
“Hybrid vigor” refers to the increased vigor or general health, resistance to disease, and other superior qualities arising from the crossbreeding of…
Do potato psyllids migrate from one location to the next, starting in northern Mexico and moving northward as the potato season progresses, or are psyllid…
The high-protein Phaseolus bean is a staple of the local diet, with every household growing the crop for home consumption and only one in five farmers selling…
According to Lee, switchgrass has been studied extensively as a forage crop and a dedicated energy crop. Recently this research has been extended to big…
Researchers first separated glucose from cellulose in the plant matter, and then used it as a substrate for ethanol production. Oil palm empty fruit bunch is…
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