Some species of Lactobacilli-food-related microorganisms-can cause red coloring when combined with tartrazine, a yellow food-coloring agent used in the…
Figuring out how a rice crop was faring used to be a head-scratching exercise with predictably unpredictable results.But now a few punches on a keyboard can…
The ancient fig tree, first imported to the United States during the 16th century, thrives in areas of California and the South Atlantic and Gulf Coast areas…
Successful mechanical harvesting of perennial fruit crops requires efficient, economical harvesting systems that do not reduce trees' production life or…
When consumers visit garden centers in spring they will most likely buy flowering ornamental plants that are ready for their home gardens. Studies have shown…
Yield losses from both are hard to predict and depend on the variety planted and growth stage of the crop when symptoms first appear, said Kiersten Wise,…
There’s some evidence that the laws have provided a “measurable degree of protection,” scientists say in the report. However, there are also impacts that were…
All too often pet owners assume that because certain foods, such as fruits and vegetables, are healthy for them, they are also healthy for their pets, said…
“The large amount of information generated by this project dramatically changes the status of this tropical plant and its potential interest for the scientific…
The center has three areas of engagement: educating a new cadre of cross-trained public health practitioners, working with public health agencies to improve…
A new study looks at the levels of nutrients and bacteria in soils of fields that have been sprayed with manure for fifteen years or more. The research team,…
The first extraterrestrials to inhabit the moon probably won't be little green men, but they could be little green plants.Researchers at the University of…
Cotton growers can produce more cotton if they plant early, but not without irrigation. That’s the finding of an article published in the September-October…
“Previous research shows that while the amount of energy in DDGS is greater than that of corn, pigs have lower digestibility of energy in DDGS than in corn,”…
“Native bark beetles are responsible for the death of billions of coniferous trees across millions of acres of forests ranging from Mexico to Alaska,” said…
The Global Fire Information Management System (GFIMS) delivers fire data from an imaging sensor aboard NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites to generate daily fire…