University of Minnesota scientists are partnering with a global team to study the complex effects of climate change on winter crops.
Plants & Animals
Apr 7, 2022
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As farmers ready for planting season, a new study examines the flood risk for all cropland in Iowa.
Earth Sciences
Apr 6, 2022
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Agriculture and the change in soil use produce 23% of the total emissions of greenhouse gasses of anthropogenic origin. Moreover, the expansion and intensification of agriculture are considered determining factors in soil ...
Ecology
Oct 22, 2021
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Britain's government plans to allow researchers to use gene-editing techniques to develop crops that can increase yields, reduce the need for pesticides and cut greenhouse gas emissions as the U.K.'s exit from the European ...
Biotechnology
Sep 29, 2021
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Scientists have developed and deployed a series of new imaging and machine-learning tools to discover attributes that contribute to water-use efficiency in crop plants during photosynthesis and to reveal the genetic basis ...
Biotechnology
Aug 25, 2021
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About 70–80% of crop losses due to microbial diseases are caused by fungi. Fungicides are key weapons in agriculture's arsenal, but they pose environmental risks. Over time, fungi also develop a resistance to fungicides, ...
Biotechnology
Jul 15, 2021
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A catastrophic drop in atmospheric ozone levels around the tropics is likely to have contributed to a bottleneck in the human population around 60 to 100,000 years ago, an international research team has suggested. The ozone ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 1, 2021
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Invasive species introduced by human activity are costing African agriculture some $3.66 trillion every year—around 1.5 times the combined gross domestic product of all African countries—new research showed Thursday.
Ecology
May 20, 2021
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The adage goes, "Two is better than one." Well, that might be true for endeavors involving human heads, but when it comes to ears, hybrid maize tends to have a superior advantage over the parental stocks in most cases. This ...
Biotechnology
Apr 6, 2021
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The Holy Grail of crops that can survive long heat waves and drought may be a step closer with scientists finding a way to precisely measure a plant's water loss through its skin.
Plants & Animals
Mar 16, 2021
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