(Phys.org) —In malaria-ridden parts of Africa, mosquito netting protects people from being infected while they sleep; now, a University of Florida entomologist wants to improve the netting by coating it with insecticide ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

May 24, 2013 not rated yet 0

Researchers from Murdoch University have developed an environmentally friendly 'gene silencing' method to control Root Lesion Nematodes, plant pathogens known to reduce crop yields in major crops such as whea ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 30, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —In the quest to decrease the world's greenhouse gases, Cornell scientists have discovered that biochar – a charcoal-like substance – reduces the nemesis nitrous oxide from agricultural soil ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 29, 2013 4 / 5 (2) 1 |

Organic apples and pears will soon be free of a widely used antibiotic.

Biology - Ecology

Apr 12, 2013 4.7 / 5 (3) 0

Killing wildlife and occasionally sickening people, harmful algal blooms can be more than just a nuisance. But predicting these blooms is difficult—even more difficult than predicting the weather—because ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 21, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —Plant cells communicate information about the time of day to their chloroplasts, the part of their cells that underpins all agricultural productivity on Earth, researchers at the University ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Mar 14, 2013 not rated yet 2 |

A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist is giving guidance to growers in Montana and the Dakotas on how grazing sheep when fields are left fallow will affect soil quality.

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 14, 2013 not rated yet 0

The daffodil is one of the few plants with a 'corona', a crown-like structure also referred to as the 'trumpet'. New research suggests that the corona is not an extension of the petals as previously thought, ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 20, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Farmers can fine-tune their use of cover crops to help manage costs and maximize benefits in commercial organic production systems, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists.

Biology - Ecology

Feb 04, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

The European Union on Tuesday took the debate about genetically modified crops to the public with a survey asking citizens to share their thoughts on organic farming.

Biology - Biotechnology

Jan 15, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 1

When herbivores such as caterpillars feed, plants may "call for help" by emitting volatiles, which can indirectly help defend the plants. The volatiles recruit parasitoids that infect, consume and kill the ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 27, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 3 |

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are helping deployed American troops protect themselves against sand flies, which are major pests in Afghanistan, Africa and the Middle East.

Biology - Other

Nov 19, 2012 not rated yet 0

Dartmouth plant biologist C. Robertson (Rob) McClung is not your typical clock-watcher. His clocks are internal, biological, and operate in circadian rhythms—cycles based on a 24-hour period. Living organisms ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Nov 16, 2012 4.6 / 5 (9) 8

Artificial logs that create a cheerful and welcoming blaze in your fireplace can be made from a perhaps surprising source: grass clippings.

Biology - Biotechnology

Nov 15, 2012 4 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org)—Silver nanoparticles can have a severe environmental impact if their utilisation in clothing continues to increase. If everyone buys one silver nanoparticle-treated sock a year, the silver concentration ...

Nanotechnology - Bio & Medicine

Nov 01, 2012 4.8 / 5 (4) 9