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Changing cropping systems in impaired watersheds can produce water quality gains

Growing the right crop in the right place within an impaired watershed can achieve significant water quality improvements, according to Penn State researchers.

10 Feb 2021

Agricultural activity confuses the mechanisms that regulate occurrence of plant diseases

A study carried out at the University of Helsinki indicates that agricultural activity confuses the mechanisms that regulate the occurrence of plant diseases in nature.

9 Feb 2021

Hidden genes in bacteriophages may be key to the development of new antibiotics

A study from the Center for Phage Technology, part of Texas A&M's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Texas A&M AgriLife Research, shows how the "hidden" genes in bacteriophages -- types of viruses that infect and destroy bacteria -- may be key to the development of a new class of antibiotics for human health.

8 Feb 2021

Plants may control the genetics of intimate root symbionts

Researchers from the University of Ottawa have discovered that plants may be able to control the genetics of their intimate root symbionts - the organism with which they live in symbiosis - thereby providing a better understanding of their growth.

5 Feb 2021

Land-based mitigation options can lead to carbon-neutral livestock systems

The land sector can strongly contribute to climate change mitigation if sustainable land-use options are applied. A study led by the CMCC Foundation highlights that land-based mitigation options at the small-scale landscape level can lead towards carbon-neutral livestock systems while providing an additional wide range of ecological, environmental, and socio-economic co-benefits at the local level.

2 Feb 2021

Study highlights the co-benefits of coastal restoration

Australians love their beaches, and now a new study also confirms the broad appeal of other coastal assets such as tidal wetlands, nature trails, and protected areas including bird and dolphin sanctuaries.

2 Feb 2021

Unknown root trait allows some cereal plants to grow deeper roots

A previously unknown root trait allows some cereal plants to grow deeper roots capable of punching through dry, hard, compacted soils, according to Penn State researchers, who suggest that harnessing the inherited characteristic could lead to crops better able to deal with a changing climate.

2 Feb 2021

Computer modeling system can accurately predict the impact of ozone on soybean production

The impact of ozone on soybean production can be predicted more accurately thanks to improvements to a computer modeling system.

From University of Exeter 2 Feb 2021

Juicing technique can influence phytochemical content, antioxidant activity of vegetable juices

With the New Year, many people are making resolutions to eat healthier, by eating more vegetables, for example. But those who don't like the taste or texture of some vegetables might prefer to drink them in a home-squeezed juice.

28 Jan 2021

Researchers produce a high-quality reference sequence of the switchgrass genome

Gardeners and farmers around the country recognize that crop varieties grow best in certain regions. Most plant species have adapted to their local environments; for example, crop and ornamental seeds sold for the upper Midwest are often very different than those bred for Texas.

28 Jan 2021

LEAFY protein licenses cell reprogramming to floral fate

Cells don't express all the genes they contain all the time. The portion of our genome that encodes eye color, for example, doesn't need to be turned on in liver cells. In plants, genes encoding the structure of a flower can be turned off in cells that will form a leaf.

28 Jan 2021

Researchers publish a complex genome analysis of switchgrass

Biologists believe they are one step closer to a long-held goal of making a cheap, widely available plant a source for energy and fuel, meaning one of the next big weapons in the battle against climate change may be able to trace its roots to the side of a Texas highway.

28 Jan 2021

New variant of CRISPR-Cas9 tool expands genomic editing in plants

For the first time, Yiping Qi has represented the College of Agriculture & Natural Resources on the Web of Science 2020 list of Highly Cited Researchers.

26 Jan 2021

Pioneer transcription factors help turn on key genes that give cells unique properties

Biologists have long wondered how complex organisms contain a variety of dramatically different types of cells with specialized functions, even though all of those cells are genetically identical.

25 Jan 2021

Microalgae cultivation can be a promising way to produce healthy 'superfoods'

Marine microalgae-based cellular agriculture is a promising new way to sustainably produce plant-based 'meat' and healthy 'superfoods' for the future.

25 Jan 2021

Global collaboration aims to develop new technologies to produce green ammonia

A new global collaboration to examine new ways of producing green ammonia is to receive DKK 21 million from the EU framework program for research and innovation, Horizon 2020. The project is being headed by engineering researchers from Aarhus University.

25 Jan 2021

New way to make 'green' ammonia from air, water, and renewable electricity

Chemical engineers at UNSW Sydney have found a way to make 'green' ammonia from air, water and renewable electricity that does not require the high temperatures, high pressure and huge infrastructure currently needed to produce this essential compound.

From The University of New South Wales (UNSW) 22 Jan 2021

New approach to biomaterial production may ease environmental burden of forestry, agriculture

It takes a lot to make a wooden table. Grow a tree, cut it down, transport it, mill it ... you get the point. It's a decades-long process. Luis Fernando Velásquez-García suggests a simpler solution: "If you want a table, then you should just grow a table."

22 Jan 2021

Global analysis of the impact of land acquisitions on local food security

Large-scale land acquisitions by foreign investors, intended to improve global food security, had little to no benefit, increasing crop production in some areas while simultaneously threatening local food security in others, according to researchers who studied their effects.

20 Jan 2021

Scientists urge global policymakers to recognize fish as a solution to food insecurity

Scientists are urging global policymakers and funders to think of fish as a solution to food insecurity and malnutrition, and not just as a natural resource that provides income and livelihoods, in a newly-published paper in the peer-reviewed journal Ambio.

20 Jan 2021

Agriculture News and Research

Changing cropping systems in impaired watersheds can produce water quality gains

Agricultural activity confuses the mechanisms that regulate occurrence of plant diseases

Hidden genes in bacteriophages may be key to the development of new antibiotics

Plants may control the genetics of intimate root symbionts

Land-based mitigation options can lead to carbon-neutral livestock systems

Study highlights the co-benefits of coastal restoration

Unknown root trait allows some cereal plants to grow deeper roots

Computer modeling system can accurately predict the impact of ozone on soybean production

Juicing technique can influence phytochemical content, antioxidant activity of vegetable juices

Researchers produce a high-quality reference sequence of the switchgrass genome

LEAFY protein licenses cell reprogramming to floral fate

Researchers publish a complex genome analysis of switchgrass

New variant of CRISPR-Cas9 tool expands genomic editing in plants

Pioneer transcription factors help turn on key genes that give cells unique properties

Microalgae cultivation can be a promising way to produce healthy 'superfoods'

Global collaboration aims to develop new technologies to produce green ammonia

New way to make 'green' ammonia from air, water, and renewable electricity

New approach to biomaterial production may ease environmental burden of forestry, agriculture

Global analysis of the impact of land acquisitions on local food security

Scientists urge global policymakers to recognize fish as a solution to food insecurity

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