New pest control method means that instead of spraying the whole crop with pesticides, traps can be placed in specific areas for more targeted protection
Researchers have been experimenting with a thin mesh covering, called exclusion netting, around berry crops as a means to prevent spotted wing drosophila infestation
A group of scientists in China began a study of wild soybeans to find genetic regions involved with interacting with beneficial microbes that have been lost in domesticated soybean
Revised and expanded analytical test for measuring flavanols and procyanidins adopted as new Official Method of Analysis by AOAC International food science experts
Recent research aimed to understand how much variation exists within diverse cowpea lines in light absorption and carbon dioxide assimilation throughout the canopy