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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

"Land sparing" approach in farming meets future food targets and creates habitats for many species

Farming should be as high-yield as possible so it can be limited to relatively small areas, allowing much more land to be left as natural habitats while still meeting future food targets, according to a major new analysis of over a decade of research.

6 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 emphasize the need for commercialization in gene editing research

The UK Government published plans to replace the prevailing European Union regulations in using gene editing in UK agricultural practices.

1 Oct 2021

New partnership reveals the genetic secrets hidden in 7,000 grapevines

A new partnership revealing the genetic secrets hidden in 7,000 grapevines are yielding clues that could make the U.S. grape industry more resilient and deliver new kinds of grapes to benefit growers and consumers alike.

30 Sep 2021

Study employs machine learning to predict outcomes in agriculture

Recent research emphasizes that machine learning can identify “genes of importance” that support crops to grow with reduced fertilizer.

From New York University (NYU) 28 Sep 2021

Research provides new insights into growth hormone receptor gene's evolutionary history

A new study delves into the evolution and function of the human growth hormone receptor gene, and asks what forces in humanity's past may have driven changes to this vital piece of DNA.

27 Sep 2021

Study seeks climate-smart strategies for root, tuber and banana crops in sub-Saharan Africa

Root, tuber and banana (RT&B) crops are widely cultivated across the landscapes of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

23 Sep 2021

Food insecurity increased early in the pandemic, mostly among families with children

Nearly 15 percent of U.S. households-;and nearly 18 percent of households with children-;reported food insecurity early in the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey conducted via social media by researchers at NYU School of Global Public Health.

From New York University (NYU) 23 Sep 2021

Scientists assemble a quantitative assessment for agriculture sustainability

For the first time, scientists have assembled a quantitative assessment for agriculture sustainability for countries around the world based not only on environmental impacts, but economic and social impacts, as well.

20 Sep 2021

Virginia Tech researchers investigate how food waste can be converted into batteries

What do apple cores, spent grain, and walnut shells have in common? They could one day be used to power a data center.

13 Sep 2021

Insect protein shows potential to reduce food-based carbon footprints in Europe

Researchers at the University of Helsinki and LUT University, Finland, have analysed the extent to which insect protein could help to reduce global warming associated with food consumption in Europe.

8 Sep 2021

Researchers reveal how aspen forests change genetic structure to adapt to changing environments

Watching paint dry has nothing on watching a forest grow. That achingly long wait has always made it challenging to study how forests adapt to environmental fluctuations -; making it that much harder to predict how they'll fare in a changing climate or under new pest pressures.

7 Sep 2021

Drug-resistant Salmonella serovar Enteritidis genome sequenced by experts

Scientists sequenced the genome of a virulent Salmonella Enteritidis strain and discovered that it was both antibiotic-resistant and could affect people.

7 Sep 2021

Researchers develop a novel process to desalinate whey

Scientists reveal that the increased salt content of whey makes it one of the most polluting byproducts in the food processing industry.

7 Sep 2021

Study uncovers an attractant for crop-infecting root-knot nematodes from flaxseeds

A research collaboration based in Kumamoto University, Japan has become the first to successfully purify and identify an attractant for crop-infecting root-knot nematodes from flaxseeds.

6 Sep 2021

Review compares site-specific nutrient management approach with farmers' fertilization practice

Recently released in the Elsevier journal, Global Food Security, a team of scientists published the first comprehensive systematic review comparing the site-specific nutrient management approach to farmers' practice within smallholder cereal crop production systems in Asia and Africa.

3 Sep 2021

Growing wheat endowed with biological nitrification inhibition raises productivity, quality

An international collaboration has discovered and transferred to elite wheat varieties a wild-grass chromosome segment that causes roots to secrete natural inhibitors of nitrification, offering a way to dial back on heavy fertilizer use for wheat and to reduce the crop's nitrogen leakage into waterways and air, while maintaining or raising its productivity and grain quality, says a new report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

3 Sep 2021

Scientists develop data analysis platform to enhance apple breeding process

A new platform housing data from over 100 apple varieties could shave years off of the breeding process and enable data-driven assessments of how to boost the health benefits of America's favorite fruit.

3 Sep 2021

Study identifies global priority areas to aid conservation decision making at all levels

Using a novel modeling approach, new research published in Nature Ecology and Evolution reveals the location and intensity of key threats to biodiversity on land and identifies priority areas across the world to help inform conservation decision making at national and local levels.

1 Sep 2021

Agriculture News and Research

New research uncovers the secrets of healthy soil in greater detail

"Land sparing" approach in farming meets future food targets and creates habitats for many species

Researchers aim to improve efficiency and genetics in organic corn production

Scientists emphasize the need for commercialization in gene editing research

New partnership reveals the genetic secrets hidden in 7,000 grapevines

Study employs machine learning to predict outcomes in agriculture

Research provides new insights into growth hormone receptor gene's evolutionary history

Study seeks climate-smart strategies for root, tuber and banana crops in sub-Saharan Africa

Food insecurity increased early in the pandemic, mostly among families with children

Scientists assemble a quantitative assessment for agriculture sustainability

Virginia Tech researchers investigate how food waste can be converted into batteries

Insect protein shows potential to reduce food-based carbon footprints in Europe

Researchers reveal how aspen forests change genetic structure to adapt to changing environments

Drug-resistant Salmonella serovar Enteritidis genome sequenced by experts

Researchers develop a novel process to desalinate whey

Study uncovers an attractant for crop-infecting root-knot nematodes from flaxseeds

Review compares site-specific nutrient management approach with farmers' fertilization practice

Growing wheat endowed with biological nitrification inhibition raises productivity, quality

Scientists develop data analysis platform to enhance apple breeding process

Study identifies global priority areas to aid conservation decision making at all levels

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