Adding about one-quarter teaspoon of a fiber-rich component of oats boosts the nutritional value of low-fat yogurt without noticeably affecting the taste or texture of this increasingly popular dairy food.

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Mar 26, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Clemson University plant breeders announced a new high-yielding variety of oats.

Biology - Biotechnology

Jul 23, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

University of Wisconsin-Madison plant breeders have developed a new oat variety that's significantly higher in the compound that makes this grain so cardio-friendly.

Biology - Biotechnology

May 16, 2012 not rated yet 0

A new, open-access article in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management provides a review of cereal leaf beetle biology, past and present management practices, and current research being conducted.

Biology - Ecology

Oct 17, 2011 not rated yet 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Plant lineages with multiple copies of their genetic information face higher extinction rates than their relatives, researchers report in Science magazine.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Sep 13, 2011 5 / 5 (3) 8 |

Plants produce a vast array of natural products, many of which we find useful for making things such as drugs. There are likely to be many other plant natural products that remain undiscovered or under-exploited, and research ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Aug 29, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

Oat is the sixth most important cereal in the world. Traditionally it has been used for feed, but it's importance as a food crop is steadily growing due to it's unique health beneficial properties. Unfortunately, ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Jun 28, 2011 not rated yet 0

In a new paper published in Nature Precedings, Andrew Adamatzky from the University of the West of England shows that slime molds like Physarum polycephalum prefers sleeping pills and their sedative effects over ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Jun 13, 2011 5 / 5 (3) 1 |

Oats is a highly nutritious cereal, which can be tolerated by large number of celiac patients. A range of commercial oat flours as well as specific oat flours produced from single varieties have been evaluated for their suitability ...

Medicine & Health - Other

May 05, 2010 not rated yet 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Delicious new all-oat or all-barley breads might result from laboratory experiments now being conducted by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in California.

Biology - Other

Feb 26, 2010 5 / 5 (1) 0

Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists have reported new reasons for choosing "heart-healthy" oats at the grocery store.

Medicine & Health - Other

Feb 16, 2010 5 / 5 (1) 0

Studies conducted by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are helping to increase understanding about the environmental factors that regulate production of avenanthramides (Avns), metabolites with potent antioxidant ...

Biology - Ecology

Feb 01, 2010 not rated yet 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- It might be easy for the casual beachgoer to write off sea oats as mere weeds. However, the lanky grass holds the soil of beach dunes, making it a keystone of the natural barrier between land and water?and ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jan 05, 2010 not rated yet 0