News tagged with specialty crops

Research suggests public funding for specialty crops inadequate

Specialty crops, including fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and nursery crops, have become increasingly important compared to other categories of agriculture in the United States over the past 50 years. These ...

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created Feb 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Researchers conclude that climate change led to collapse of ancient Indus civilization

A new study combining the latest archaeological evidence with state-of-the-art geoscience technologies provides evidence that climate change was a key ingredient in the collapse of the great Indus or Harappan Civilization ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (18) | comments 26 | with audio podcast

The electronic nose knows when your cantaloupe is ripe

Have you ever been disappointed by a cantaloupe from the grocery store? Too ripe? Not ripe enough? Luckily for you, researchers from the University of California, Davis might have found a way to make imperfectly ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

D.C. cherry trees: Blooms won't wait in warming world, research finds

Cherry trees in full bloom in our nation's capital – as well as the festival surrounding that  event – could be as much as four weeks earlier by 2080 depending on how much warming occurs.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An integrated pest management program for coffee berry borer in Colombia

The coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari), is considered one of the most serious pests in coffee plantations worldwide. Infestations of this small beetle are difficult to combat; most of the in ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Indigenous peoples at forefront of climate change offer lessons on plant biodiversity

Humans are frequently blamed for deforestation and the destruction of environments, yet there are also examples of peoples and cultures around the world that have learned to manage and conserve the precious resources around ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Looking for work? There may be an app for that

(AP) -- Looking for a promising career in a lousy economy? A new study suggests you're apt to find it in apps - the services and tools built to run on smartphones, computer tablets and Facebook's online social network.

Technology / Software

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists release natural enemy of asian citrus psyllid

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of California, Riverside scientists released a natural enemy of the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) this morning on campus to help control the spread of the psyllid, an invasive pest ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Artichokes grow big in Texas

Loaded with antioxidants and phytochemicals, the artichoke is becoming more popular as consumer interest in specialty products swells. And while 90% of the artichokes grown in the United States come from California, ...

Biology / Other

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Accelerating adoption of agricultural technology

Research shows that it takes about eight years from the time public research funds are invested in technology development to the time the technology is first implemented. In the agricultural sector it can ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New scientist tackles complexity of growing zebra chip disease

The complexity of the zebra chip disease of potatoes, a vector-borne disease that is a growing industry concern recently drew Dr. Arash Rashed to the program directed by Dr. Charlie Rush, AgriLife Research plant pathologist.

Biology / Other

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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