Dec. 11, 2019 Bread baked from modern wheat varieties are just as aromatic as that baked from old varieties. However, differences exist between the breads from different wheat varieties -- and those that were ...
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Dec. 11, 2019 A new study illustrates the concept of a domestication triangle, in which human genetics interact with sorghum genetics and the environment to influence the traits farmers select in their crops. The ...
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Dec. 11, 2019 A research team is studying how to improve pollinator monitoring in the UK in a cost-effective ...
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Dec. 2, 2019 Small woodlands in farmland have more benefits for humans per area, compared to large forests according to a new study. The small woodlands, sometimes even smaller than a football field, can easily ...
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Nov. 28, 2019 Scientists at the University of Surrey have developed a novel vaccine and complementary skin test to protect cattle against bovine tuberculosis (bovine ...
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Nov. 27, 2019 Since 2013, a European Union moratorium has restricted the application of three neonicotinoids to crops that attract bees because of the harmful effects they are deemed to have on these insects. Yet ...
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Nov. 27, 2019 The story of neonicotinoids is growing more nuanced. Europe has banned outdoor use of three of these insecticides to protect bee populations. Two other neonicotinoids are still permitted, but little ...
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Nov. 25, 2019 Scientists placed honey bee hives next to soybean fields in Iowa and tracked how the bees fared over the growing season. To their surprise, the bees did well for much of the summer. The colonies ...
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Nov. 25, 2019 Providing seeds with a protective coating that also supplies essential nutrients to the germinating plant could make it possible to grow crops in otherwise unproductive soils, according to new ...
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Nov. 25, 2019 Extreme drought's impact on plants will become more dominant under future climate change, as noted in a new ...
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Nov. 25, 2019 A global food system sustainability study builds the first map of its kind to score the sustainability of food systems, country-by-country. The study goes beyond usual questions of productivity and ...
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Nov. 21, 2019 A study investigated whether bulbs can flower and persist in warm-season lawns while providing nutrition for pollinating ...
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Nov. 21, 2019 The secret recipe nature uses to make the diverse leaf shapes we see everywhere around us has been revealed in ...
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Nov. 21, 2019 Before land and labor shortages prompted by the Industrial Revolution forced food production to move away from cities, agriculture was central to urban environments and their planning. Now, certain ...
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Nov. 21, 2019 The world's love for chocolate has helped decimate protected forests in western Africa as some residents have turned protected areas into illegal cocoa farms and hunting grounds. But an ...
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Nov. 20, 2019 The most delicious-looking broiler chicken could consist of hard, chewy meat. The problem plagues the poultry industry, but researchers have found the cause and mapped a solution. Gene expression ...
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Nov. 20, 2019 Dairy producers frequently add clay as a feed supplement to reduce the symptoms of aflatoxin and subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) in lactating cows. In a new study, researchers show that clay can ...
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Nov. 20, 2019 Turning an abandoned pasture into a palm tree plantation can be carbon neutral, according to a new study. These findings, based on measurements of 56-year-old palm tree plantations in Colombia, ...
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Nov. 20, 2019 Researchers have found that the presence of yeasts can alter the chemical composition and thus the nutritional value of nectar for pollinators such as bees. Moreover, the study found that yeasts can ...
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Nov. 20, 2019 Researchers recently unveiled key information about gene expression in sea grapes, which could help shed light on the evolution of sea grape morphology and help farmers improve cultivation of ...
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