Food and Agricultural Sciences News and Research

Latest Food and Agricultural Sciences News and Research

Organic Soybean Producers Can Be Competitive Using Little Or No Tillage

Strategies that protect soil health and water quality, can achieve similar yields at competitive costs compared to tillage-based production.

2 Apr 2020

Healthier Chickens, Happier Consumers

Developing a system of multi-angle and multi-range cameras to monitor commercial broilers to help producers monitor the chickens' level of activity.

2 Apr 2020

'Tequila' Powered Biofuels More Efficient Than Corn Or Sugar

The agave plant used to make tequila could be established in Australia as an environmentally friendly solution to Australia's transport fuel shortage.

2 Apr 2020

Under Extreme Heat And Drought, Trees Hardly Benefit From An Increased CO2 Level

The increase in the CO2 concentration of the atmosphere does not compensate for the negative effect of greenhouse gas-induced climate change on trees.

2 Apr 2020

Reducing Reliance On Nitrogen Fertilizers With Biological Nitrogen Fixation

Crop yields have increased substantially over the past decades, occurring alongside the increasing use of nitrogen fertilizer.

2 Apr 2020

A Plant-Based Diet Helps To Prevent And Manage Asthma, According To New Review

A plant-based diet can help prevent and manage asthma, while dairy products and high-fat foods raise the risk, according to a new review.

2 Apr 2020

Study reveals coconut oil reduces metabolic syndrome associated with obesity

An animal study has found that obese females who consumed a small amount of coconut oil every day, in spite of having a high-fat diet, exhibited reduced metabolic syndrome—several risk factors that increase the possibilities of developing heart disease, diabetes, and stroke.

1 Apr 2020

Study discovers novel chemistry to fight against fungal disease in crops

Pathogenic fungi are a major and ever-increasing threat to global food security.

From University of Exeter 31 Mar 2020

Study discovers hydrogen cycling in the Acetobacterium woodii bacterium

At Goethe University Frankfurt, microbiologists have unraveled the mechanism of hydrogen use by the bacterium Acetobacterium woodii for energy conservation.

31 Mar 2020

New model helps determine techniques used by cells to increase their sensitivity

The human body’s capability to identify foreign material, disease, and the location of food sources and toxins is governed by a mixture of chemicals surrounding the cells and also their ability to “read” these chemicals. Cells are extremely sensitive.

27 Mar 2020

Study finds large gaps in the scientific knowledge of cannabis genome

In an international study published recently, researchers from the University of Saskatchewan report that combined scientific effort would be needed to assemble and map the genome of cannabis to unravel its full potential for human health and agriculture.

26 Mar 2020

Are the world’s beaches disappearing as a result of climate change?

This article aims to answer the question, are the world’s beaches disappearing as a result of climate change?

25 Mar 2020

Silica could increase the availability of water to crops

Scientists have discovered how biogenic amorphous silica could increase the availability of water to crops, increasing crop yield during droughts.

25 Mar 2020

Confronting the palm oil crisis: Identifying behaviors for targeted interventions

This article aims to confront the palm oil crisis and what targeted interventions are being put in place.

25 Mar 2020

Farming gave us salmonella, ancient DNA suggests

Ancient DNA has suggested that farming gave the human population salmonella. This article investigates.

25 Mar 2020

Increasing the radiosensitivity of the FCV-F9 virus

Noroviruses can be easily transported via fresh fruits and vegetables. This article looks at the methods behind increasing the radiosensitivity of the virus.

24 Mar 2020

APAC packaging industry addresses food loss and waste by using nano-technology

In the Asia-Pacific region, major economies like China, Japan and South Korea contribute to about 25% of the world’s food waste while other South and Southeast Asian regions together account for 22% of the world’s food waste.

24 Mar 2020

Technique improves characterization of drug delivery systems

Postnova Analytics reports that its CF2000 Centrifugal Field Flow Fractionation system is delivering exciting new data to scientists developing drug delivery systems.

From Postnova Analytics 23 Mar 2020

Comprehensive analysis of genetic diversity to identify susceptibility of human populations to diseases

As part of a new study, researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Cambridge, and their colleagues sequenced 929 human genomes and presented the most extensive analysis of human genetic diversity performed so far.

20 Mar 2020

Biochemical, analytical high-throughput methods used to map proteome of plants

Plants play a crucial role in the survival of life on earth. They offer oxygen for breathing and food for all organisms, as well as regulate the planet’s climate. Proteins are vital in controlling all aspects of life, including plants.

13 Mar 2020