News tagged with agricultural tool

A new approach to molecular plant breeding

(Phys.org) -- A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist has shown researchers and plant breeders a better way to handle the massive amounts of data being generated by plant molecular studies, using ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New technology sheds light on viruses

(Phys.org) -- Diagnostic tests that rapidly detect disease-causing viruses in animals and humans are being developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists using a new technology called "surface-enhanced ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New web tool to improve accuracy of global land cover maps

An interactive web tool has been developed to improve the accuracy and extent of global land use and forest cover information. The new 'Geo-Wiki' uses Google Earth and information provided by a global network of volunteers ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Neiker-Tecnalia to adapt software to undertake life-cycle analysis of wine and grape-growing

Researchers at the Basque Institute For Agricultural Research and Development (Neiker-Tecnalia) are to develop a computer tool - already tried out in other sectors – applied to the requisites of the wine and grape-growing ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Decoding of wheat genome will aid global food shortage

Wheat production world-wide is under threat from climate change and an increase in demand from a growing human population. Liverpool scientists, in collaboration with the University of Bristol and the John ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

U of A honored for research that could help 30 million Brazilians

The University of Alberta now has a permanent connection to the agricultural life of millions of people in a vast region of Brazil. A newly discovered fungus that helps plants grow in dry soil has been named in honour of ...

Biology / Other

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0