Articles by Agricultural Research Service

A more diverse diet could reduce antimicrobial resistance by modifying the gut microbiome

Discovery will help global efforts to produce wheat 

New test is the most sensitive and reliable field method available to chemically identify amanitin-containing mushrooms

The current system for calculating calories generally works well for estimating calories in mixed diets involving several food.

Gum Arabic, which is typically sold in powdered form, can be hard to come by.

Study is first to show that flour milled from whole grape seeds is able to reduce blood cholesterol levels

Losses of managed honey bee colonies were 23.1 percent for the 2014-2015 winter but summer losses exceeded winter numbers for the first time, making annual losses for the year 42.1 percent, according to preliminary results of the annual survey conducted by the Bee Informed Partnership (http://beeinformed.org), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Apiary Inspectors of America.

 

The technique involves making high-resolution digital photos of slices of plant tissues and using commercial software to create a 3-dimensional perspective

A team of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and collaborating scientists is closing in on genes in rice that regulate the uptake and storage of important minerals, a pursuit that could bolster the nutritional value of this cereal grain crop as a staple food of roughly half the world's population.