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New method boosts the extraction of vegetable oil from plants

Vegetable oils provide significant health benefits, like reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and lowering cholesterol levels.

18 Dec 2020

Environmental and exogenous compounds can interact with therapeutic drugs, shows study

According to scientific estimations, humans are exposed to at least 10,000 to 100,000 environmental and exogenous compounds in an individual lifetime, which are mainly absorbed through our dietary.

3 Dec 2020

Finding ways to tackle food allergies at the source

Food allergies are a big problem. About 7% of children and 2% of adults in the U.S. suffer from some kind of food allergy.

19 Nov 2020

Salk’s HPI receives $30 million from Bezos Earth Fund to fight climate change

Salk's Harnessing Plants Initiative will receive $30 million from the Bezos Earth Fund to advance efforts to increase the ability of crop plants, such as corn and soybeans, to capture and store atmospheric carbon via their roots in the soil.

17 Nov 2020

Study examines factors that drive water withdrawals in U.S. agriculture, food production

Climate change and a growing world population require efficient use of natural resources. Water is a crucial component in food production, and water management strategies are needed to support worldwide changes in food consumption and dietary patterns.

17 Nov 2020

New research uncovers vital link in complex biochemical pathway for saponin synthesis

Many plants, including legumes, make naturally occurring chemicals called saponins. For example, the medicinal plant licorice produces the saponin glycyrrhizin, a potent natural sweetener that also has antiviral and other pharmacological activity. Soyasaponins, found in soybeans, have anticarcinogenic and antioxidant properties.

From Osaka University 17 Nov 2020

Crop diversification leads to ecosystem improvements without compromising yields

A new study shows diversifying agricultural systems beyond a narrow selection of crops leads to a range of ecosystem improvements while also maintaining or improving yields.

11 Nov 2020

No-tillage system helps maintain soil health and prevent erosion

Organic field crop farmers in the Northeast and Upper Midwest are facing an increasing number of challenges related to more extreme weather events and pest and disease outbreaks.

9 Nov 2020

Some crops are not adapted to gain from elevated CO2 levels

The U.S. backs out of the Paris climate agreement even as carbon dioxide (CO2) levels continue to rise. Through photosynthesis, plants are able to turn CO2 into yield. Logic tells us that more CO2 should boost crop production, but a new review from the University of Illinois shows that some crops, including corn, are adapted to a pre-industrial environment and cannot distribute their resources effectively to take advantage of extra CO2.

6 Nov 2020

A stepwise approach to increase crop yield

GAIN4CROPS is developing novel disruptive technologies to overcome one of the main constraints of photosynthesis: the photorespiration, a process that reduces CO2 assimilation efficiency, and thus biomass yield and agricultural productivity.

6 Nov 2020

Researchers are decoding the genetics of agricultural pests

The University of Cincinnati is decoding the genetics of agricultural pests in projects that could help boost crop and livestock production to feed millions more people around the world.

29 Oct 2020

Foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids helps improve prognosis in event of myocardial infarction

A team of researchers from the Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital and Research Institute (IGTP) and the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) has shown that regularly consuming foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids, from both animal and vegetable origins, strengthens the heart's membranes and helps improve the prognosis in the event of a myocardial infarction.

28 Oct 2020

Studies provide insights on the role of cover crops in controlling horseweed

Horseweed is considered one of the most troublesome weeds in the United States and Canada - able to produce devastating losses in both corn and soybean yields when left uncontrolled. Populations of herbicide-resistant horseweed are now found in 18 countries, and many are resistant to multiple herbicide sites of action.

6 Oct 2020

Harvesting vegetation on riparian buffers minimally impacts water quality

Allowing farmers to harvest vegetation from their riparian buffers will not significantly impede the ability of those streamside tracts to protect water quality by capturing nutrients and sediment -- and it will boost farmers' willingness to establish buffers.

5 Oct 2020

Soybeans News and Research

New method boosts the extraction of vegetable oil from plants

Environmental and exogenous compounds can interact with therapeutic drugs, shows study

Finding ways to tackle food allergies at the source

Salk’s HPI receives $30 million from Bezos Earth Fund to fight climate change

Study examines factors that drive water withdrawals in U.S. agriculture, food production

New research uncovers vital link in complex biochemical pathway for saponin synthesis

Crop diversification leads to ecosystem improvements without compromising yields

No-tillage system helps maintain soil health and prevent erosion

Some crops are not adapted to gain from elevated CO2 levels

A stepwise approach to increase crop yield

Researchers are decoding the genetics of agricultural pests

Foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids helps improve prognosis in event of myocardial infarction

Studies provide insights on the role of cover crops in controlling horseweed

Harvesting vegetation on riparian buffers minimally impacts water quality

Research can help farmers select the best cover crops to protect the soil

Scientists recommend integrated weed management to augment the impact of herbicides

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Novel method to enhance biological nitrogen fixation in modern soybean cultivars

New report provides comprehensive analysis of US agrochemical market to 2025

Researchers construct a high quality graph-based soybean pan-genome

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