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Climate change may contribute to increased wheat price spikes and larger economic inequality

Wheat is a key source of nutrition for people across the globe, providing 20% of calories and protein for 3.4 billion people worldwide.

22 Aug 2022

Breadfruit cultivation shows potential to contribute to climate-resilient food systems

In the face of climate change, breadfruit soon might come to a dinner plate near you.

18 Aug 2022

Interseeded cover crops provide nitrogen services in organic corn systems

Fields of amber grain may be the poetic image of American farmland. And it's true that the U.S. grows plenty of wheat. But fields of yellow grain – corn – may be more accurate.

11 Aug 2022

Exploring options to improve soil health for crops growing belowground

Minimizing soil disturbance is one of the key tenets promoted to build soil health in agricultural systems.

2 Aug 2022

Newly discovered gene opens the door to cereal varieties with deeper roots

Researchers have discovered a new gene in barley and wheat that controls the angle of root growth in soil, opening the door to new cereal varieties with deeper roots that are less susceptible to drought and nutrient stress, thus mitigating the effects of climate change.

26 Jul 2022

Research elucidates why cultivated rye is less resistant than wild species

Today, wild rye is more genetically diverse than its domesticated cousins and has a greater ability to recombine this genetic diversity.

22 Jul 2022

Scientists discover gene editing could potentially enhance wheat grain yield

Scientists have discovered that gene editing of the transcription factor DUO1 can massively improve wheat grain yield.

22 Jul 2022

Exploring Trichoderma and its beneficial effects for plants

"Trichoderma" is the Latin name for a genus of fungi that are present in all types of soils. The Soil Science Society of America's (SSSA) July 19th Soils Matter blog explores these fascinating fungi and how scientists have found that applying captured Trichoderma on farm fields can help crops.

20 Jul 2022

Research highlights how natural cellular molecules trigger plant immune responses

Natural cellular molecules that control vital plant immune responses have been found, according to two studies conducted by scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne, Germany, and their Chinese counterparts.

From The Max Planck Institute 11 Jul 2022

Researchers create new wheat–rye addition lines that impart Ug99 resistance

Dr Fangpu Han’s team from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has recently reported the development of novel wheat-rye addition lines that imparted resistance to Ug99 in a work that was published online in Theoretical and Applied Genetics.

27 Jun 2022

Human cells absorb less protein from plant-based meat than from chicken

Protein-rich plants, like soybeans, are common ingredients, but it is unknown how much of the nutrient gets absorbed in human cells.

27 Jun 2022

Discovery may reveal new ways to control plant growth

Understanding how plants process light is key to improving crop yields. Light helps plants know when to grow and flower at the right time.

15 Jun 2022

Cost of groceries rose in tandem with COVID-19 cases, global study finds

By now, most Americans have felt the effects of global crises on their grocery bills. Recent research published in the journal Nature Food has found this to be a worldwide phenomenon.

14 Jun 2022

Field-grown ictB tobacco transformants show no variance in photosynthetic performance

To maintain pace with the expanding population, it is estimated that the global food supply will need to rise by 50-80% by 2050.

31 May 2022

CRISPR-CAS9 technique that allows scientists to alter the genetic code of living creatures

Scientists were able to modify the genetic code of living beings ten years ago thanks to a breakthrough technique called CRISPR-CAS9.

27 May 2022

Climate change will continue to shift U.S. cultivation geographies strongly north, study finds

Climate change will make the U.S. Corn Belt unsuitable for cultivating corn by 2100 without major technological advances in agricultural practices, an Emory University study finds.

25 May 2022

Researchers develop several new varieties of wheat that tolerate saline soils

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have developed several new varieties of wheat that tolerate soils with higher salt concentrations.

23 May 2022

Research highlights how the oat genome may response to health benefits

Researchers have completed the sequencing and characterization of the oat genome.

23 May 2022

Researchers shed light on an exclusive healthy cereal - oats

Oats are a worldwide crop. It currently ranks seventh in cereal production. In comparison to other cereals, oats cultivation needs fewer insecticides, fungicides, and fertilizer treatments.

23 May 2022

New framework to boost crop growth by incorporating strategies from a fast-growing algal species

A new study provides a framework to boost crop growth by incorporating a strategy adopted from a fast-growing species of green algae.

20 May 2022

Wheat News and Research

Climate change may contribute to increased wheat price spikes and larger economic inequality

Breadfruit cultivation shows potential to contribute to climate-resilient food systems

Interseeded cover crops provide nitrogen services in organic corn systems

Exploring options to improve soil health for crops growing belowground

Newly discovered gene opens the door to cereal varieties with deeper roots

Research elucidates why cultivated rye is less resistant than wild species

Scientists discover gene editing could potentially enhance wheat grain yield

Exploring Trichoderma and its beneficial effects for plants

Research highlights how natural cellular molecules trigger plant immune responses

Researchers create new wheat–rye addition lines that impart Ug99 resistance

Human cells absorb less protein from plant-based meat than from chicken

Discovery may reveal new ways to control plant growth

Cost of groceries rose in tandem with COVID-19 cases, global study finds

Field-grown ictB tobacco transformants show no variance in photosynthetic performance

CRISPR-CAS9 technique that allows scientists to alter the genetic code of living creatures

Climate change will continue to shift U.S. cultivation geographies strongly north, study finds

Researchers develop several new varieties of wheat that tolerate saline soils

Research highlights how the oat genome may response to health benefits

Researchers shed light on an exclusive healthy cereal - oats

New framework to boost crop growth by incorporating strategies from a fast-growing algal species

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