First Effective Treatment for Citrus Greening Disease Discovered
New license agreement commercializes innovative, safe technology
Agriculture
Engineers Use Electricity to Clean up Toxic Water
Powerful electrochemical process destroys water contaminants, such as pesticides
Tracking Historical Spread of Grapevine Viruses with HTS
Within the last decade, HTS has been used for virome identification (the assemblage of viral genomes), which will help plant pathologists with future research
How 'Jumping Genes' Could Help Create Tougher Crops
Breaking the silence: scientists investigate epigenetic impact across whole genome
Raw Milk May Do More Harm Than Good, Study Finds
Not properly stored, it's a source of antibiotic-resistant microbes
Food-Grade Wheatgrass Variety Released for Public Use
More commonly used as animal feed, this eco-friendly and cost-effective crop can now be commonly grown as human food, too
New App Helps Farmers Add Perfect Amount of Fertilizers and Water
Researchers develop a new tool to help conserve water as well as prevent the overuse of fertilizers
Study: Use of Antibiotics on Crops Is More Widespread Than Believed
According to new research, antibiotics are being recommended far more frequently and on a much greater variety of crops than previously thought
Research: Nanoplastics Are Accumulating in Land Plant Tissues
UMass Amherst and Shandong University offer one of the first nanoplastics studies in land plants
Study: Even Toughest Coffee Trees Vulnerable to Slight Warming
Widely considered to better prepared for climate change than arabica coffee, a new study shows robusta coffee production decreases with small temperature increases