Food and Agricultural Sciences News and Research

Latest Food and Agricultural Sciences News and Research

Robotic turtles cause minimal stress to fish while monitoring

Up to 200,000 farmed salmon can be accommodated in a sea cage, but if the cage becomes damaged, for example, if a hole develops in the nets, the fish can swim out via this hole and escape quickly.

6 Apr 2020

Coastal Pollution Reduces Genetic Diversity Of Corals

A new study by researchers found that human-induced environmental stressors have a large effect on the genetic composition of coral reef populations in Hawaii.

3 Apr 2020

Unsustainable food systems- Reversing the trend

New research suggests that international trade flows are a positive factor impacting global food supply, with other global drivers harming sustainability.

3 Apr 2020

Researchers develop 3D cultured cells that mimic liver fibrosis

Headed by researchers from Japan-based Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), a group of scientists has effectively established three-dimensional (3D) cultured tissue that imitates liver fibrosis, which is a major trait of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

2 Apr 2020

Genetic self-activation maintains plant stem cells

Scientists at CAS have revealed how genetic self-activation is involved in maintaining plant stem cells, supporting branching allowing plants to proliferate.

2 Apr 2020

Plant Disease Primarily Spreads Via Roadsides

An analysis based on mathematical statistics uncovered the reason why powdery mildew fungi on Åland are most abundant in roadsides and crossings.

2 Apr 2020

Overcoming Carbon Loss From Farming In Peatlands

In many regions of the world, farming must be done on areas of soil categorized as histosols. Histosols have a thick layer of rich organic matter, called peat.

2 Apr 2020

Models Explain Changes In Cooking Meat

This story looks at a new model that could explain the changes when meat is cooked.

2 Apr 2020

Almond Orchard Recycling A Climate-Smart Strategy

Recycling trees can sequester carbon, save water and increase crop yields, making it a climate-smart practice for California's irrigated almond orchards.

From The University of California, Davis 2 Apr 2020

The distribution of biodiversity on our planet

Biologists have been using the so-called "biotic interactions" hypothesis to explain why the tropics around the equator are so species-rich.

2 Apr 2020

Organic Soybean Producers Can Be Competitive Using Little Or No Tillage

Strategies that protect soil health and water quality, can achieve similar yields at competitive costs compared to tillage-based production.

2 Apr 2020

Healthier Chickens, Happier Consumers

Developing a system of multi-angle and multi-range cameras to monitor commercial broilers to help producers monitor the chickens' level of activity.

2 Apr 2020

'Tequila' Powered Biofuels More Efficient Than Corn Or Sugar

The agave plant used to make tequila could be established in Australia as an environmentally friendly solution to Australia's transport fuel shortage.

2 Apr 2020

Under Extreme Heat And Drought, Trees Hardly Benefit From An Increased CO2 Level

The increase in the CO2 concentration of the atmosphere does not compensate for the negative effect of greenhouse gas-induced climate change on trees.

2 Apr 2020

Reducing Reliance On Nitrogen Fertilizers With Biological Nitrogen Fixation

Crop yields have increased substantially over the past decades, occurring alongside the increasing use of nitrogen fertilizer.

2 Apr 2020

A Plant-Based Diet Helps To Prevent And Manage Asthma, According To New Review

A plant-based diet can help prevent and manage asthma, while dairy products and high-fat foods raise the risk, according to a new review.

2 Apr 2020

Study reveals coconut oil reduces metabolic syndrome associated with obesity

An animal study has found that obese females who consumed a small amount of coconut oil every day, in spite of having a high-fat diet, exhibited reduced metabolic syndrome—several risk factors that increase the possibilities of developing heart disease, diabetes, and stroke.

1 Apr 2020

Study discovers novel chemistry to fight against fungal disease in crops

Pathogenic fungi are a major and ever-increasing threat to global food security.

From University of Exeter 31 Mar 2020

Study discovers hydrogen cycling in the Acetobacterium woodii bacterium

At Goethe University Frankfurt, microbiologists have unraveled the mechanism of hydrogen use by the bacterium Acetobacterium woodii for energy conservation.

31 Mar 2020

New model helps determine techniques used by cells to increase their sensitivity

The human body’s capability to identify foreign material, disease, and the location of food sources and toxins is governed by a mixture of chemicals surrounding the cells and also their ability to “read” these chemicals. Cells are extremely sensitive.

27 Mar 2020