(Phys.org) —Earth watcher Proba-V is in good health following its launch last week. The Vegetation imager has been switched on and the first image has been captured over western France.

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

May 20, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 1

A collaboration of plant and soil scientists from across the UK has shown a grass hybrid species could help reduce the impact of flooding. The BBSRC-funded scientists, from Rothamsted Research, the James Hutton Institute, ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 25, 2013 not rated yet 1

Precision agriculture promises to make farming more efficient and should have an important impact on the serious issue of food security, according to a new study published in Significance, the magazine of the Royal Statis ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 25, 2013 not rated yet 1

New research finds that double cropping—planting two crops in a field in the same year—is associated with positive signs of economic development for rural Brazilians. The research focused the state of Mato Grosso, the ...

Other Sciences - Economics & Business

Apr 22, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 1

(Phys.org) —The overuse of nitrogen fertilizers in agriculture can wreak havoc on waterways, health and the environment. An international team of scientists aims to lessen the reliance on these fertilizers ...

Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry

Apr 22, 2013 2 / 5 (1) 0 |

The invasive kudzu bug has the potential to be a major agricultural pest, causing significant damage to economically important soybean crops. Conventional wisdom has held that the insect pests will be limited ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 15, 2013 3 / 5 (2) 0

Genetically modified (GM) crops have been a source of great controversy—particularly in Europe—but acts of vandalism and associated security costs have made scientific evidence about the health and ecological ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Feb 28, 2013 not rated yet 0

Giant ragweed lives up to its name, towering over crops and choking out surrounding plant species. Just one ragweed plant per square meter has been shown to reduce crop yields 45 to 77 percent. Now giant ragweed has evolved ...

Biology - Ecology

Dec 07, 2012 not rated yet 0

In the world of agriculture, climate protection and intensive farming are generally assumed to be a contradiction in terms. At Technische Universität München, however, scientists have come up with a new ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Nov 08, 2012 4.3 / 5 (4) 0

Bottom trawling is dramatically altering the ocean floor and harming habitats, similar to the way that farming has permanently changed the landscape, a study said on Wednesday.

Biology - Ecology

Sep 05, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 2

Fujitsu today announced that, in collaboration with the Federation of Hokkaido Agricultural Mutual Aid Association (Hokkaido NOSAI) and the Kamikawa Chuo Agricultural Mutual Aid Association (Kamikawa Chuo ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Aug 17, 2012 4 / 5 (1) 0

It's summer. For many of us, summer is a time synonymous with fresh corn, one of the major field crops produced in the United States.

Space & Earth - Environment

Jul 18, 2012 not rated yet 0

Following herbivory, plants produce jasmonic acid, a hormone which activates several plant defense reactions. Scientists found that leafhoppers can evaluate whether tobacco plants are ready for defense when attacked. If jasmonate-signaling ...

Biology - Biotechnology

May 23, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Having natural habitat in farming areas that supports ladybugs could help increase their abundance in crops where they control pests and help farmers reduce their costs, says a Michigan State University study.

Biology - Ecology

May 11, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

In a world of changing weather and rainfall patterns, engineers face challenges when designing stormwater management systems.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Apr 23, 2012 not rated yet 0