Agriculture
UC Riverside-led team's discovery offers hope for crops despite drought
Cultured meat could reduce resources required in meat production, with a smaller environmental footprint relative to animal farming
Scientists found that the best performing wheat varieties were more than 30 percent better than the worst performing ones and up to 90 percent of the differences were due to their genes
Potassium is an important nutrient for humans, and an even more important nutrient when it comes to alfalfa
These effects include alteration of the soil microbiome and ecosystem functions, soil respiration, and elemental cycling
A researcher at Princeton University shows that pesticide companies lobby for stricter standards on their less profitable products
Recent research shows that certain hybrids are naturally density tolerant, and their performance improves when planted at higher population sizes
Findings may lead to 'plant probiotic' and new antibiotics for agriculturally important plants
