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Experts Apply Microbiome Research To Agricultural Science To Increase Crop Yield

The global demand and consumption of agricultural crops are increasing at a rapid pace.

1 May 2020

Study Helps Arboreta, Botanical Gardens Meet Genetic Diversity Conservation Goals

In a study, scientists evaluated five trees of life to understand how much genetic diversity currently exists in collections in botanical gardens.

1 May 2020

Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices Increase Maize Yield In Malawi

Climate change creates extreme weather patterns that are challenging for people in developing countries and can impact agricultural yield and food security.

1 May 2020

The Truth Lies In The Soil: How Human Activity Leaves A Chemical Footprint In Soils

The Earth's surface represents a complex system where many natural and man-made structures and terrains interact, including forests, mines, and mountains.

29 Apr 2020

Crops Sown In A Uniform Spatial Pattern Produce Higher Yields And Reduce Environmental Impact

One of the greatest challenges facing humanity is how to grow more food while reducing the negative impacts of agriculture upon the environment.

29 Apr 2020

Agricultural Pickers In US To See Unsafely Hot Workdays Double By 2050

Workers who pick crops already face harsh conditions harvesting in fields during summer harvest months. Those conditions will worsen over the coming decades.

29 Apr 2020

Scientists Use Bacteria To Help Plants Grow In Salty Soil

A new study has shown that salt-tolerant bacteria can be used to enhance salt tolerance in various types of plants.

28 Apr 2020

Digital Agriculture Paves The Road To Agricultural Sustainability

In a study published in Nature Sustainability, scientists outline how to develop a more sustainable land management system through data collection.

24 Apr 2020

Researchers Explore Ocean Microbes' Role In Climate Effects

A study shows that "hotspots" of nutrients surrounding phytoplankton play a role in the release of a gas involved in cloud formation and climate regulation.

24 Apr 2020

Unsustainable Soil Erosion In Parts Of UK

New research demonstrates unsustainable levels of soil erosion in the UK.

24 Apr 2020

Reference genes could lead to genetic improvement in wheat

Wheat sustains the world. The FAO has stated that wheat is one of the main crops in the world, both in terms of scope and production, and it is also one of the rich sources of vegetable protein and carbohydrates in the human diet.

23 Apr 2020

Helping to Relieve Allergy Sufferers

AZoLifeSciences speaks to Dr.Urs Schaffner about his latest research into relieving allergy sufferers.

From Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) 22 Apr 2020

A new solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in rice fields

A collaboration between researchers have come up with a solution to the huge climate impact caused by global rice production. Click here to read more.

21 Apr 2020

Returning Land To Nature With High-Yield Farming

The expansion of farmlands to meet the growing food demand of the world's ever-expanding population places a heavy burden on natural ecosystems.

20 Apr 2020

Plant Diversity In European Forests Is Declining

In Europe's temperate forests, less common plant species are being replaced by more widespread species.

20 Apr 2020

Livestock and farming should be the future focus of agriculture

As the only alkaline gas in the atmosphere, ammonia can react with sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides to form fine particles, accelerating atmospheric haze.

20 Apr 2020