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Understanding the challenges posed by herbicide drift from genetically modified crops

In recent years, soybean fields and other crops and trees across the Midwest have been experiencing more damage from drift of herbicides, particularly those plants grown from seeds that have not been genetically modified to be herbicide-tolerant.

20 Dec 2021

Farmed seafood supply may drop if no action is taken to mitigate climate change

The supply of farmed seafood such as salmon and mussels are projected to drop 16 per cent globally by 2090 if no action is taken to mitigate climate change, according to a new UBC study.

15 Dec 2021

Antimicrobial compounds from soybean plants may help animals stay healthy

Antimicrobial compounds that soybean plants produce when threatened by insects, diseases and even drought may help animals stay healthy, thereby reducing the need for antibiotics.

25 Nov 2021

Large-scale study assesses the late-season occurrence of horseweed among soybean crops

Horseweed is one of the most common and most troublesome weeds in soybean production – shown to cause yield losses of up to 39 percent in the Midwest growing region.

22 Nov 2021

Scientists receive $10 million grant to study the environmental benefits of perennial grasses

Iowa State University scientists are developing new approaches to cover crops that incorporate perennial groundcovers, a development that could break down barriers keeping farmers from adopting the cover cropping more widely.

11 Oct 2021

New research uncovers the secrets of healthy soil in greater detail

Soils, like people, can be healthy or unhealthy. We've recently learned how important the microbes inside our bodies are to human health. Likewise, soil health depends on a complex group of microbes. These bacteria and fungi recycle nutrients and prepare the soils to better support plants.

7 Oct 2021

Researchers aim to improve efficiency and genetics in organic corn production

Iowa State University scientists are leading an effort to improve efficiency and genetics in organic corn production, a fast-growing sector of the agricultural world since the beginning of 2020.

6 Oct 2021

Scientists develop new tool to identify neuronal proteins in animal models

Scientists, for the first time, developed a successful method for pinpointing proteins within different kinds of neurons in the brain of a living animal.

16 Aug 2021

Longer use of cover crops more likely to benefit farmers

The longer farmers use cover crops, the more likely they are to see the benefits and to use the conservation practice on a higher percentage of their farmland, according to a survey of eastern South Dakota producers.

11 Aug 2021

Natto, a Japanese fermented soybean dish, may hold the key to COVID-19 treatment

Natto is a fermented soybean dish usually served by the Japanese for breakfast. Although it actually originated at the turn of the last millennium, it could be the key to a modern problem—COVID-19—reports a new cell-culture-based study.

23 Jul 2021

Study shows maladaptation of U.S. corn and soybeans to changing climate

U.S. corn and soybean varieties have become increasingly heat and drought resistant as agricultural production adapts to a changing climate.

20 Jul 2021

Isoflavone diet plus metabolizing gut bacteria may provide protection against MS

A new University of Iowa study suggests that metabolism of plant-based dietary substances by specific gut bacteria, which are lacking in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), may provide protection against the disease.

14 Jul 2021

Wetlands constructed along waterways is most effective for reducing agricultural runoff

Implementing large-scale wetlands in the areas surrounding agricultural systems could limit agricultural runoff in key waterways.

5 Jul 2021

Combinations of two herbicides have less environmental impact when formulated in laboratories

A research group at the University of Córdoba evaluated the commercial mixture formulated in a laboratory and the tank-based mixture of two herbicides to determine which method is more effective in terms of weed control and environmental impact.

31 May 2021

Study establishes link between heat stress and crop yield

Scientists report that it is possible to detect and predict heat damage in crops by measuring the fluorescent light signature of plant leaves experiencing heat stress.

25 May 2021

Typical household with backyard chickens, rabbits, soybeans can meet protein demands

In 2020, stores sold out of garden seed, coops and rabbit cages. Now, we have an idea how much protein people can grow in their backyards.

13 May 2021

New guide identifies barriers to communicating the significance of plant science

The sustained development of plant sciences is highly significant. For instance, the food supply can be considered in this case.

20 Apr 2021

Plants use signaling molecule to regulate their water balance

During drought conditions, plants utilize a signaling molecule known from animals to reduce their water loss.

31 Mar 2021

Decades of crop breeding prevents modern corn from recruiting nitrogen-fixing microbes

Corn didn't start out as the powerhouse crop it is today. No, for most of the thousands of years it was undergoing domestication and improvement, corn grew humbly within the limits of what the environment and smallholder farmers could provide.

17 Mar 2021

Cactus pear could provide biofuel as well as sustainable food and livestock feed

Could cactus pear become a major crop like soybeans and corn in the near future, and help provide a biofuel source, as well as a sustainable food and forage crop?

8 Mar 2021