New Zealand Intends to Tax Emissions from Animal Dung and Poop
In an effort to assist the nation fulfill its climate change targets, New Zealand proposes to charge agricultural emissions, including those related to the burps,…
Agriculture
Plant Breeding to Increase Crop Yields
According to a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Samuel Wuest of the University of Zurich and Agroscope, Switzerland, and colleagues,…
Discovering Tropical Plant Invasion
An invasive species is an organism that causes ecological or economic harm in a new environment where it is not native. Invasive species can harm…
Many Vegetarian Meat Substitutes have Low Nutritional Quality
The popularity of plant-based meat has skyrocketed in recent years. Plant-based meat substitutes are now available, including options for chicken, beef, pork, and even fish.…
Toxic Fungal Toxins in Wheat – a Growing Concern
Wheat, the most widely cultivated crop on the planet, is increasingly under attack from harmful toxins. According to a study led by fungal biologist Dr.…
Researchers Have Discovered an Elusive Carbon Dioxide Sensor that Regulates Water Loss in Plants
Researchers first learned that plants can detect carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations more than 50 years ago. Stomata, or “breathing” pores in leaves, open and close…
Hope for Wheat that Will Resist Drought is Sown by a New Green Revolution Gene Discovery
Following an amazing scientific discovery, reduced height, or semi-dwarf, wheat types with enhanced drought resistance may soon be planted in fields all over the world.…
Higher Plant Diversity and Better Soil Health Can Be Found in Less Intensively Managed Grasslands
For the first time, research has demonstrated that British grazed grasslands with less intense management had, on average, 50% more plant species and greater soil…
Plant Breeding to Increase Crop Yields
Crop improvement based on conventional breeding typically relies on phenotype performance evaluation and may be aided further by genetic markers linked to the traits of…
Plant Diversity on a World Map
Vegetation surveys identify the plant species in each plot, the number of species present, and the percentage of total plot area covered by each species.…
Tools for Predicting Gully Erosion can Improve Land Management
The removal of soil along drainage lines by surface water runoff is known as gully erosion. Gullies will continue to move by headward erosion or…
Store-Bought Milkweed Plants May Put Monarch Caterpillars in Contact with Dangerous Pesticides
According to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno, milkweed plants bought at retail nurseries across the country were polluted with…
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