Food & Beverage
The Seed Potato Germplasm Program at the University of Idaho works closely with the seed potato industry to produce better potatoes
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The system relies on computer-vision to improve the reliability of yield estimates
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Research shows the majority of products overstated bacterial density and contained species not included on the label
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Analysis also uncovers meats from processors that handle both organic and conventional retail meat may be less likely to be contaminated with pathogenic bacteria
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Genes to keep plants green
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Many blame wild animal trade or lack of government preparation for epidemic outbreaks as opposed to animal agriculture and global meat consumption, study shows
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The finding could enable scientists to develop disease-resistant trees faster
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Researchers based in Spain investigate whether this pathogen can penetrate through the roots of strawberry plants and reach the fruit
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Tepary bean genome may lead to sustainable alternatives for legume crops affected by changing climate
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This most damaging soybean pathogen was first found in the US in 1954 and most recent estimates show that it results in $1.5 billion in annual yield losses
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"This discovery has implications for food security and breeding new crop lines that can better deal with a changing climate," researcher says
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Researchers say plants' internal clock should be exploited in agriculture—a process they describe as "chronoculture"—to contribute to global food security
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