crop production
Prairie cordgrass: Highly underrated
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…
A billion tons of biomass a viable goal, but at high price, new research shows
A team of researchers led by Madhu Khanna, a professor of agricultural and consumer economics at Illinois, shows that between 600 and 900 million metric tons…
Align EU policy with global imperatives to halt ‘perfect storm’
• Integrated international and multidisciplinary response required for sustainable intensification of global agriculture• European agricultural policy must…
Resistant wheat goes for the gut to protect against Hessian flies
Hessian fly larvae midguts – similar to human intestines – were observed in three different feeding situations. Larvae on susceptible plants had normal midgut…
Agronomy Society Welcomes USDA Initiative on Mississippi River Basin
“Clean water and profitable crop production are possible with deployment of crop production practices that have been developed by ASA members. The initiative…
Watermelon's hidden killer
Watermelon vine decline (WVD) is a new and emerging disease that has created devastating economic losses for watermelon producers in Florida. Caused by the…