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Climate-driven changes have already threatened more than half of Central Europe's productive agricultural landscape
Droughts are a serious consequence of climate change, devastating ecosystems, along with the organisms and communities who inhabit them. Understanding the impact of this upon agricultural productivity is vital to ensure sustainable ...
We're turning waste bread crusts into nutritious food with ancient Asian fermentation
Do you find yourself tossing away the crusts of your bread? You're not alone, but the scale of bread waste is staggering. Around 10% of the 185 million tons of bread baked worldwide each year is wasted. While some of this ...
Agriculture
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A novel k-mer analysis tool based on next-generation sequencing for foreign DNA detection in genome-edited products
Genetic changes have the ability to alter crop characteristics, and some crop breeding techniques take advantage of this. Conventionally, genetic engineering has relied on natural or artificial mutations.
Molecular & Computational biology
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Innovative process converts urine into slow-release crystal fertilizer
A team of chemists and agriculture specialists has developed a way to transform urea in wastewater, into percarbamide, which can be used as a fertilizer. In their paper published in the journal Nature Catalysis, the group ...
Pesticide mixtures shown to be present in soil and plants all year round, not just during application times
In conventional agriculture, synthetic chemical pesticides are used in various crops such as arable farming, vegetable growing and viticulture. A study by the RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau, published in Scientific ...
Ecology
Jan 21, 2025
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Regeneratively farmed is the new buzz label on supermarket shelves, but what does it actually mean?
Have you noticed "regenerative" popping up on food labels or in marketing ads? It sounds promising—farming that heals the soil and helps stop climate change. So, what does it actually mean? Will this label make any real ...
Agriculture
Jan 21, 2025
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Size matters for foodborne pathogens: Poop from small birds unlikely to pose food safety risk for farmers
t doesn't require a degree in ornithology, a lab test or even an app for most growers to determine whether bird poop near their crops presents a food safety risk. They just need to ask themselves a simple question: How big ...
Ecology
Jan 21, 2025
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Paper-based sensors provide eco-friendly, affordable way to monitor global agriculture
Greenhouses and open farms that welcome visitors to purchase locally grown produce and meat have become increasingly important to food productivity. Not only are farmers looking for ways to monitor conditions to help improve ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 21, 2025
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Australian Plantago could replace psyllium husk in gluten-free breads, research suggests
Seeds of two native species of Plantago have been identified as producing mucilage that can be used as a natural additive to make gluten-free bread dough more elastic, resulting in fluffier loaves.
Biotechnology
Jan 21, 2025
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Genetically engineered yeast produces high levels of healthy fatty acid
Using fermentation, University of Alberta researchers have come up with a way to produce higher amounts of a healthy fatty acid found mainly in pomegranates. The paper is published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food ...
Biotechnology
Jan 21, 2025
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Unlocking auxin: The tiny hormone with big implications for crops
How does a tiny molecule help shape the future of global food security? Researchers from the University of Tasmania have provided new insights into auxin, a master plant hormone, and its vital role in starch production—the ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 20, 2025
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Fermenting seaweed could boost consumption
Fermented seaweed? Those who have tried it think it is much tastier than it sounds, and researchers at Lund University in Sweden are now hoping that acidified seaweed, rather than today's dried version, will signify a major ...
Biotechnology
Jan 20, 2025
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A key to protecting apples from climate change might be hiding in Michigan's forests
In the quest to make apple trees more resilient in a warming climate, some Michigan researchers are looking for a late bloomer.
Agriculture
Jan 20, 2025
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Kenya's farmers have lots of digital tools to help boost productivity. How they can be made more effective?
Digital agriculture is often hailed as an almost magical trigger for promoting successful farming, even among smallholder farmers in the developing world.
Biotechnology
Jan 20, 2025
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New sorghum variant outperforms soybeans in oil production
Researchers at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) have developed a new sorghum variant that can outperform soybeans in oil production, with great potential as a clean source of renewable ...
Agriculture
Jan 18, 2025
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EU watchdog approves new vaccines against bluetongue
The EU's medicines watchdog on Friday gave the thumbs up to two new vaccines against the bluetongue virus which struck parts of Europe from late 2023, infecting thousands of sheep, goats and cattle.
Agriculture
Jan 17, 2025
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Identifying hazelnut origin to combat food fraud
A team from the University of Barcelona is leading a study that improves the technology available to identify the geographical origin and variety of hazelnuts, and thus avoid commercial fraud and food safety problems linked ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 16, 2025
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Population genomic analysis uncovers complex breeding history of celery
Celery, a key vegetable in the Apiaceae family, is widely valued for its nutrition and medicinal uses. It is commonly categorized into three varieties: A. graveolens var. dulce (common celery) with thick and solid petioles; ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 16, 2025
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Gene-edited soil bacteria could provide third source of nitrogen for corn production
If corn was ever jealous of soybean's relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, advancements in gene editing could one day level the playing field. A recent study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign shows that ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 16, 2025
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Microbial cell factories may help get to the root of understudied plant molecules
A team of researchers co-led by the University of California San Diego has developed a method to produce a special class of plant hormones, known as strigolactones, at unprecedented levels using microbial cell factories. ...
Biotechnology
Jan 16, 2025
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