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Discovery of a Bottleneck Relief in Photosynthesis May Have a Major Impact on Food Crops

August 16, 2019

Researchers found that increasing the production of a key protein increases photosynthesis by 10 percent

Knowing Berry Pests' Varied Diets May Help Control Them

August 12, 2019

Recent research results may help curb pest populations by encouraging growers to limit access to certain non-fruit food ...

Purple Corn Offers Benefits Inside and Out

August 2, 2019

While developing new types of purple corn, researchers found some with elevated levels of a naturally occurring chemical that...

Worm Pheromones Protect Major Crops, Scientists Find

July 31, 2019

Compounds from roundworms have the potential to save billions of dollars and increase global agricultural sustainability...

Researchers Publish New Study on Citrus Greening Disease

July 17, 2019

As citrus greening becomes an increasing threat to growers worldwide, the future of the industry may depend on identifying lo...

Yield-Boosting Stay-Green Gene Identified from 118-Year-Old Experiment in Corn

July 12, 2019

When the gene is turned off, field-grown elite hybrids yield 4.6 bushels more per acre on average than standard plants

The World Needs a Global System to Detect and Halt the Spread of Emerging Crop Diseases

July 1, 2019

In the same manner that nations collaborate to detect and stop human pandemics, a global surveillance system for crop disease...

Managing the Ups and Downs of Coffee Production

June 28, 2019

The biennial effect makes it challenging for coffee breeders to compare yields from different varieties of coffee

What Are Some Challenges of Breeding Flavorful Food Crops?

June 26, 2019

The keys to growing hazelnut, hops, and mint

High Tunnels for Specialty Crops: The Hope and the Hindrance

June 18, 2019

Study gains a better understanding, from the perspective of farmers, of the challenges and advantageous opportunities associa...

Hot Temperatures Can Trigger an RNA Response in Plants

November 6, 2018

A sudden increase in heat led to changes in the structure of the rice plant's RNA, which was linked to a loss in the number o...

NASA Soil Moisture Data Advances Global Crop Forecasts

June 4, 2018

The Soil Moisture Active Passive mission, or SMAP, launched in 2015 and has helped map the amount of water in soils worldwide...

Preventing Vitamin A Deficiency in Africa with Sweet Potato-Enriched Bread

May 1, 2018

Scientists evaluate starch digestibility, nutrient availability

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...

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