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Secondary Forests Have Short Lifespans

October 2, 2018

Most don't last long enough to provide habitat for many forest species

A One-Way Street for Salt

September 21, 2018

A growing world population means that more food is needed which in turn may require more land to grow food crops

We Have More Than Enough Calories, but What about Other Nutrients?

September 17, 2018

New research maps energy, protein, fat, essential amino acids, and micronutrients across the global food system to assess whe...

Researchers Engineer Bacteria to Create Fertilizer Out of Thin Air

July 17, 2018

Next step could be "nitrogen-fixing" plants that can do the same, reducing the need for fertilizer

The Highly Complex Sugarcane Genome Has Finally Been Sequenced

July 12, 2018

CIRAD and its partners had to use cunning to establish the first sugarcane reference sequence

Ancestral People of Chaco Canyon Likely Grew Their Own Food

July 4, 2018

University of Cincinnati researchers found the soils in New Mexico could support agriculture, suggesting the people who lived...

Engineered Cotton Uses Weed-Suppression Chemical as Nutrient

June 5, 2018

A newly developed fertilizer system will provide nutrition to engineered cotton crops worldwide

Corn with Straw Mulch Builds Yield, Soil Carbon

April 26, 2018

Farmers in China’s Loess Plateau have for decades used both plastic and straw as a soil cover, or mulch, between crops...

New Study Explains Antibiotic Resistance in Apple, Pear Disease

April 25, 2018

Farmers are turning to new antibiotics, but it's widely acknowledged that it's only a matter of time before bacteria become r...

Researchers Develop First Gene Drive Targeting Worldwide Crop Pest

April 19, 2018

Innovation establishes method to control invasive fly that deposits eggs in fruit crops, causing millions in damage

Foodborne Illness Caused by Common Agricultural Practice, Casts Doubts on Biocidal Product Labeling

April 17, 2018

Recent study may help explain outbreaks of Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes among prod...

A Faba Fix for Corn's Nitrogen Need

April 13, 2018

Faba bean cover crop halves added nitrogen requirement

Synchrotron Science Could Give Soybeans a Boost

April 11, 2018

Recent research findings could be used to help develop new treatments to promote crop growth and tackle disease

A Vaccine for Edible Plants? A New Plant Protection Method on the Horizon

April 6, 2018

Plant diseases and pests cause considerable crop losses and threaten global food security

Dry the Weeds, Keep the Crops

April 5, 2018

Scientists are studying alternative tools for weed management. One such tool is propane-fueled flame weeding

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