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Combining food science and computer programming to help the food industry stop Listeria outbreaks

Researchers from Cornell University are blending food science expertise and computer programming savvy to help the food industry stop Listeria outbreaks.

19 Oct 2021

New Texas A&M AgriLife research could spearhead the evolution for urban farming

Automation, artificial intelligence and robotics represent potentially monumental changes for agriculture's future, and Azlan Zahid hopes his research will spearhead that evolution for urban farming.

19 Oct 2021

Researchers identify the best responding odorant receptors for furaneol

The aroma of caramel is liked by most, but to date, the olfactory receptor that contributes decisively to this sensory impression was not known.

19 Oct 2021

Novel cost-effective model helps ascertain the origin of food

Botanists from the University of Basel recently created a model that can be employed to ascertain the origin of food effectively in a cost-effective manner.

13 Oct 2021

Researchers aim to improve efficiency and genetics in organic corn production

Iowa State University scientists are leading an effort to improve efficiency and genetics in organic corn production, a fast-growing sector of the agricultural world since the beginning of 2020.

6 Oct 2021

Storing more water in Brazil’s reservoirs could alleviate water and energy supply crisis

Large reservoirs in Southeastern Brazil can double river flow if the reservoirs are full, compared with empty reservoirs, according to a new study published in the journal Energy, from researchers at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis and several universities in Brazil.

22 Sep 2021

Researchers identify a manipulation molecule produced by bacteria to hijack plant development

A newly discovered manipulation mechanism used by parasitic bacteria to slow down plant aging, may offer new ways to protect disease-threatened food crops.

20 Sep 2021

Study inspects nitrogen mitigation effects against the backdrop of reconciling food security

Nitrogen is significant to the agricultural sector. Each year, beyond 100 million tonnes of nitrogen are used for crops in the form of fertilizer to assure that adequate food is produced to feed the constantly growing global population.

15 Sep 2021

Growing wheat endowed with biological nitrification inhibition raises productivity, quality

An international collaboration has discovered and transferred to elite wheat varieties a wild-grass chromosome segment that causes roots to secrete natural inhibitors of nitrification, offering a way to dial back on heavy fertilizer use for wheat and to reduce the crop's nitrogen leakage into waterways and air, while maintaining or raising its productivity and grain quality, says a new report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

3 Sep 2021

Regenerative food chains are crucial to ecological, human, and socioeconomic well-being

A regenerative and socially responsible approach to food production and distribution is crucial to long-term food security and fundamental to our ecological and human well-being, according to a study by an acclaimed researcher at Clemson University.

25 Aug 2021

Using solar-panels to produce microbial foods

Microbes have played a key role in our food and drinks – from cheese to beer – for millennia but their impact on our nutrition may soon become even more important.

12 Aug 2021

'Rare' sugars show potential as alternative sweeteners to help manage weight, diabetes

Research suggests that 'rare' sugars from common foods like honey, maple syrup and fruit show potential as alternative sweeteners to help manage weight and diabetes.

11 Aug 2021

Researchers seek to develop a genome editing pipeline in carrots

Yiping Qi continues his research to increase the reach and utility of CRISPR gene-editing technologies, thanks to two new funding sources.

3 Aug 2021

New tools identify genes for producing disease-resistant crops

Researchers from The University of Western Australia have developed tools to identify plant genes resistant to disease-causing fungi and deploy them to create more resistant crops.

From The University of Western Australia 14 Jul 2021

Study explains the rapid adaptation of plants to changing environmental conditions

For a long time, researchers and gardeners have known that plants grow taller and flower sooner when they are surrounded by other close-growing flora.

2 Jul 2021

Groundbreaking field trials underscore the potential of gene-editing technology

Field trials that explore healthy chemicals in agronomically significant brassica crops have underscored the “immense potential” of gene-editing technology.

22 Jun 2021

A new system of organic farming could stabilize food security for future populations

Study shows that self-sustaining systems integrating diverse organic farming practices and human dietary composition could solve the issue of food security.

21 Jun 2021

World Food Safety Day 2021: An Interview with the World Health Organization (WHO)

AZoLifeSciences interviews Francesco Branca, director of the Department of Nutrition and Food Safety at the World Health Organization, for World Food Safety Day 2021.

From World Health Organization (WHO) 14 Jun 2021

Three plausible solutions mitigates zoonotic risk associated with intensive animal agriculture

As early as the Neolithic period (circa 3900 BC), the domestication of animals likely led to the development of diseases including measles and smallpox. Since then, zoonotic disease has led to other major transnational outbreaks including HIV, Ebola, SARS, MERS, and H1N1 swine flu, among others.

3 Jun 2021

Keeping more nitrogen in soil can minimize environmental damage associated with intensive agriculture

Modern-day agriculture faces two major dilemmas: how to produce enough food to feed the growing human population and how to minimize environmental damage associated with intensive agriculture. Keeping more nitrogen in soil as ammonium may be one key way to address both challenges, according to a new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

28 May 2021

Food Production News and Research

Combining food science and computer programming to help the food industry stop Listeria outbreaks

New Texas A&M AgriLife research could spearhead the evolution for urban farming

Researchers identify the best responding odorant receptors for furaneol

Novel cost-effective model helps ascertain the origin of food

Researchers aim to improve efficiency and genetics in organic corn production

Storing more water in Brazil’s reservoirs could alleviate water and energy supply crisis

Researchers identify a manipulation molecule produced by bacteria to hijack plant development

Study inspects nitrogen mitigation effects against the backdrop of reconciling food security

Growing wheat endowed with biological nitrification inhibition raises productivity, quality

Regenerative food chains are crucial to ecological, human, and socioeconomic well-being

Using solar-panels to produce microbial foods

'Rare' sugars show potential as alternative sweeteners to help manage weight, diabetes

Researchers seek to develop a genome editing pipeline in carrots

New tools identify genes for producing disease-resistant crops

Study explains the rapid adaptation of plants to changing environmental conditions

Groundbreaking field trials underscore the potential of gene-editing technology

A new system of organic farming could stabilize food security for future populations

World Food Safety Day 2021: An Interview with the World Health Organization (WHO)

Three plausible solutions mitigates zoonotic risk associated with intensive animal agriculture

Keeping more nitrogen in soil can minimize environmental damage associated with intensive agriculture

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