Agriculture

In-Plant Sperm, How Information Other Than the Genetic Sequence Is Encoded

In-Plant Sperm, How Information Other Than the Genetic Sequence Is Encoded

Hereditary information is handed down through the generations through the genetic code, DNA, and epigenetically through chemically induced changes to the DNA. A process discovered…
Scientists can Use the Genomes to Piece Together the Genetic Jigsaw of Maize

Scientists can Use the Genomes to Piece Together the Genetic Jigsaw of Maize

The newly sequenced genomes of 26 distinct genetic lines of corn demonstrate the crop’s vast genetic variety and may pave the way for a deeper…
A Dynamic Photosynthesis Model Predicts a 10-20% Increase in Yield

A Dynamic Photosynthesis Model Predicts a 10-20% Increase in Yield

Photosynthesis is treated as a dynamic process rather than an activity that occurs or does not occur, according to a model created by a team…
Quantitative Evaluation of Agricultural Sustainability

Quantitative Evaluation of Agricultural Sustainability

Scientists have compiled a quantitative assessment of agricultural sustainability for countries worldwide, based not only on environmental impacts but also on economic and social impacts.…
Bees are Protected from Insecticides Using Pollen-Sized Technology

Bees are Protected from Insecticides Using Pollen-Sized Technology

A Cornell University-developed device provides an antidote for lethal chemicals, which kill wild bees and cause beekeepers to lose about a third of their hives…
New Crops such as Energycane Generate More Biodiesel than Soybean at a Lower Cost

New Crops such as Energycane Generate More Biodiesel than Soybean at a Lower Cost

Crop-based bioenergy is a long-term alternative to fossil fuels. Energycane, a new crop, may yield three times the amount of fuel per acre as soybeans.…
Chickens, Rabbits, and Soybeans Raised in the Backyard can Help Meet Household Protein Needs

Chickens, Rabbits, and Soybeans Raised in the Backyard can Help Meet Household Protein Needs

Garden seed, chicken coops, and rabbit cages were all sold out by 2020. Now we know how much protein can be grown in people’s backyards.…
In the Face of Climate Change, Untapped Rice Varieties may be Able to Maintain Crop Supplies

In the Face of Climate Change, Untapped Rice Varieties may be Able to Maintain Crop Supplies

According to a recent study published in Rice, local rice varieties in Vietnam might be utilized to help develop better crops with increased climate change…
Adapting Roots to a Warm Planet Could Reduce Pressure on Food Stocks

Adapting Roots to a Warm Planet Could Reduce Pressure on Food Stocks

Plant shoots take center stage, with their fruit, blooms, and apparent structure. However, plant physiologist and computer scientist Alexander Bucksch, associate professor of Plant Biology…
More Than 100 Million Years Ago, the Origins of Farming Insects Began

More Than 100 Million Years Ago, the Origins of Farming Insects Began

A beetle bores a hole in a tree trunk to create a gallery in the wood to shelter its young. It distributes ambrosia fungal spores…
Scientists Have Discovered an Unusual Enzyme that Plays a Key Role in Plant Infection

Scientists Have Discovered an Unusual Enzyme that Plays a Key Role in Plant Infection

Scientists have discovered previously unknown ways for agricultural diseases to get through plant cell walls, paving the door for the development of effective disease management…
Willow Tree

Willow Tree

Willows, also known as sallows and osiers, are a genus of trees in the Salicaceae family that are primarily native to northern temperate regions and…
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