Food and Agricultural Sciences News and Research

Latest Food and Agricultural Sciences News and Research

Seed microbiomes outweigh soil microbes in colonizing plants

According to a recent study, microbes from the seeds have much staying power rather than microbes from the soil in colonizing plants.

21 Dec 2021

Study shows how farmers can drive species conservation worldwide

While farmers have the capacity to drive species conservation worldwide, their true potential is yet to be fully realized. An international team of researchers led by the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) shows how this can change in a new study published in the scientific journal Global Ecology and Conservation.

17 Dec 2021

Monitoring conductivity in distillates provides better tasting apple spirits

The holiday season is marked with celebrations and festive drinks—some made with apple liquors.

17 Dec 2021

Developing a New Method to Detect Food Fraud

In this interview, we speak to Florian Cueni about his latest research that developed a new method to detect food fraud.

14 Dec 2021

Research reveals nutrient responses underpinning a potentially deadly, low-chlorophyll state in plants

Green is a color that is almost universally associated with plants-;for good reason. The green pigment chlorophyll is essential to plants' ability to generate food; but what happens if they don't have enough of it?

13 Dec 2021

Why is Innovation Critical to Life Sciences Research?

In this interview, we speak to Kirstie Speck from Abcam about the importance of innovation within the life sciences and how its role will change over the next 10 years.

From Abcam 13 Dec 2021

Common plants are displacing rarer plant species, study shows

"Common species" are on the advance in several ecosystems in Europe and are displacing rarer plant species. As a result, the plant communities become more and more similar.

13 Dec 2021

New technology can help detect the activity of CRISPR gene editing tools

Detecting the activity of CRISPR gene editing tools in organisms with the naked eye and an ultraviolet flashlight is now possible using technology developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

13 Dec 2021

Sustainable dietary habits are linked to health benefits, says study

Large population research from Lund University in Sweden has revealed that sustainable dietary habits are associated with health benefits like a decreased risk of premature death from cancer and cardiovascular disease.

13 Dec 2021

Powering the Biotechnology Revolution through Cloud R&D

In this interview, we speak to Sajith Wickramasekara, CEO and Co-Founder of Benchling, about cloud R&D and how it is powering the biotechnology revolution.

From Benchling 10 Dec 2021

Using plant-based ingredients to 3D-print meat alternatives

No longer just a dream of vegetarians and vegans, fake meat is becoming more widely available in grocery stores and restaurants. And more options are almost certainly on the way.

9 Dec 2021

Robust biosecurity system essential as Australian agriculture industry set to make history

The Australian agriculture industry is set to make history this financial year with a forecast to reach $78 billion in value.

9 Dec 2021

Knowledge about production conditions plays a key role in sensory perception of smoked salmon

A great many packages of sliced and vacuum-sealed smoked salmon find their way into Danish shopping carts every year. The vast majority of this smoked salmon is sourced from Norwegian aquaculture farms.

7 Dec 2021

Study provides insight into how fat affects the texture of food

Food texture is likely to be the reason between passing on a plate and love at first bite.

From The Max Planck Institute 7 Dec 2021

Researchers come up with a novel technique to produce single-sex litters

Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute along with the University of Kent utilized gene-editing technology to produce male-only and female-only mice litter with 100% efficacy.

7 Dec 2021

Explaining the value of misshapen vegetables could help improve sales of "ugly" food

Explaining the value of misshapen vegetables – that they are as healthful as their picture-perfect counterparts and buying them helps reduce food waste – could help improve sales of "ugly" produce, new research suggests.

3 Dec 2021

Natural anti-inflammatory compound in rosemary plants may benefit postpartum dairy cows

Rosemary and dairy cows could be a winning combination.

3 Dec 2021

World Soil Day: An Interview with the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO)

For World Soil Day, we spoke to Ronald Vargas from the FAO, about the importance of soil health and the need to raise awareness surrounding it.

From Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 3 Dec 2021

Fungal network growth in grasses made possible by cell wall remodeling

Scientists now have a deeper understanding of how a fungus develops a symbiotic lifestyle inside grass leaf and why the grass leaf fails to defend itself against the intruder, thanks to research coming from Massey University in New Zealand and the University of Münster in Germany.

2 Dec 2021