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Caterpillar gods and bridal gifts: How Indigenous culture has shaped crop diversity
A research collaboration between The University of Warwick, the Smithsonian Institution and Embrapa (Brazilian agricultural research), has shown that thousands of years of farming myths and cultural traditions have been key ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 7, 2025
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Microbiota transplantation offers new hope against cotton leaf curl disease
Researchers at the University of Glasgow and the Forman Christian College University, Pakistan, are pioneering an approach to combat the devastating cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) through microbiota transplantation.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 7, 2025
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Cherry trees protect buds from freezing by supercooling, but how?
Researchers at UBC Okanagan are working to learn more about how sweet cherry trees naturally protect their buds from freezing during cold winter months.
Ecology
Mar 7, 2025
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Hungary reports first foot-and-mouth cases in 50 years
Hungary has detected its first foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in over 50 years, at a cattle farm near the Slovak border, the national food safety agency said on Friday.
Agriculture
Mar 7, 2025
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Are gone-wild grapevines a danger to viticulture?
Flavescence dorée, a dreaded grapevine disease among winegrowers, is spreading beyond cultivated vineyards. A joint study by the federal research institute WSL and Agroscope published in the Journal of Plant Biology shows ...
Ecology
Mar 6, 2025
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Climate change threatens future of banana export industry
New research from the University of Exeter has found it will be economically unsustainable by 2080 for many areas across Latin America and the Caribbean to continue growing bananas for export, because of rising temperatures ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 6, 2025
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Ghana needs more young farmers, but does climate change put them off? Study shows surprising results
Ghana has a high youth unemployment rate of up to 13.9%. For those young Ghanaians who do have jobs, more than 50% are underemployed—working in jobs that are low paid or that don't allow them to use all their skills or ...
Ecology
Mar 6, 2025
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A lifeline for pollinators? Team develops irresistible crops
According to several scientific studies, three-quarters of all insects have disappeared in the last 30 years. To counter this decline, scientists from 13 countries are collaborating on a new approach within the AGRI4POL project. ...
Ecology
Mar 6, 2025
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Unlocking barley's potential: Female fertility protein could secure future yields
Researchers have identified a novel mechanism through which a protein in barley supports female fertility and could help safeguard yield security in the future.
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 6, 2025
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Preemergence and postemergence herbicide combination offers best weed control outcome for early planted soybeans: Study
Farmers in most states often try to plant soybeans as early as possible to increase yields. However, planting soybeans sooner than later might also require a corresponding change in herbicide application strategy to garner ...
Agriculture
Mar 5, 2025
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Novel adsorbent reduces ammonia emissions, offering alternative to deep nitrogen placement in wheat fields
A research team in the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel ammonium adsorbent that significantly reduces ammonia emissions from wheat fields, enhancing the soil's ...
Agriculture
Mar 5, 2025
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Gene-edited lettuce: A new approach to fighting micronutrient deficiencies
A research team led by Prof. Alexander Vainstein from the Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food, and Environment at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has developed a new variety of lettuce with significantly higher ...
Biotechnology
Mar 5, 2025
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Key genes for corn architecture revealed, identifying future breeding targets
The physical structure of corn plants—including the angle of leaves bending from the stem and the number of pollen-laden tassel branches—makes a big difference for yield. Compact plants can be planted closer together, ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 5, 2025
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Solanum pan-genome for crucial crops paves the way for better breeding
About 75% of the world's food comes from 12 plants. Scientists estimate up to 30,000 species are edible. Not only does this bottleneck jeopardize our food supply if a major crop is impacted by drought or disease—it also ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 5, 2025
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Genetic discovery puts bigger, tastier tomatoes and eggplants on the horizon
Bigger, tastier tomatoes and eggplants could soon grace our dinner plates thanks to Johns Hopkins scientists who have discovered genes that control how large the fruits will grow.
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 5, 2025
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Spectroscopy study reveals how agave plants survive extreme droughts
Agave plants may be best known for their role in tequila production, but they are also remarkably adept at retaining water in extremely dry environments. In a new study, researchers used terahertz spectroscopy and imaging ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 5, 2025
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Near-complete genome assembly of Chinese spring opens the door for future wheat breeding
In a new study published in Molecular Plant, researchers led by Fu Xiangdong and Lu Fei from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with researchers ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 5, 2025
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Consumers value domestic vanilla when informed, research shows
UF/IFAS researchers are investigating the economic potential of growing vanilla in Florida with the aim of establishing a potentially lucrative, alternative crop to oranges.
Agriculture
Mar 4, 2025
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Educating consumers on health and food security benefits of foods developed with biotechnologies
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service projects that by 2050, the total production of global agriculture will need to equal between 14,060–15,410 trillion crop calories based on medium- and high-population ...
Biotechnology
Mar 4, 2025
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Autonomous tractor navigates olive groves with optimized steering modes
A team from the University of Córdoba is developing an autonomous tractor with three different steering modes, allowing it to drive in straight lines, make turns efficiently, and shift modes in response to its trajectories.
Biotechnology
Mar 4, 2025
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