A new Michigan State University study shines a light on how big data and digital technologies can help farmers better adapt to threats—both present and future—from a changing climate.
Environment
Feb 27, 2020
1
19
It turns out that plants and animals sense nutrients in the same way.
Plants & Animals
Feb 25, 2020
0
8
Researchers led by Prof. Wang Feng at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have reported that photocatalytic decarboxylation is an efficient alternate pathway for converting biomass-derived ...
Materials Science
Feb 20, 2020
0
14
Matching cattle to the land available to graze and the nutrition it offers is critical in optimizing production in an operation.
Plants & Animals
Feb 7, 2020
0
6
A study conducted out of The University of Georgia delved into the comparative yields of sweet pepper varieties produced under organic farming conditions.
Plants & Animals
Jan 29, 2020
0
5
NSF-funded scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory are figuring out how to pack more kernels onto a corn cob. One way to boost the productivity of a plant, they say, is to redirect some of its resources away from maintaining ...
Biotechnology
Jan 9, 2020
2
7
A new study published by biologists at LMU demonstrates that there are no simple or universal solutions to the problem of engineering plants to enable them to cope with the challenges posed by climate change.
Plants & Animals
Jan 7, 2020
14
746
The decommissioning of coal-fired power plants in the continental United States has reduced nearby pollution and its negative impacts on human health and crop yields, according to a new University of California San Diego ...
Environment
Jan 6, 2020
6
1729
Prior organic farming practices and plantings can have lasting outcomes for future soil health, weeds and crop yields, according to new Cornell University research.
Ecology
Dec 20, 2019
0
105
Photoluminescent probes with high biocompatibility, quantum yield and multiphoton absorption performance are of significant interest in biomedical imaging, expected to achieve improved penetration depth and spatial resolution. ...
