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Fruit and microbes boost biogas production and fermenta...

A new study shows that adding fruit and microbes to alfalfa, a protein-rich feed...

Vertical Farming to increase yields and reduce environm...

Vertical farming can do more than lettuce. A research team has investigated the ...

Scientists discover a new way to convert corn waste int...

Scientists have found a new way to produce sugar from corn stalks and other crop...

Sustainability often used as a buzzword in agricultural...

Claims about sustainability are increasing in agricultural genomics research, bu...

Heat and drought are quietly hurting crop yields

A new study reveals how climate change has altered growing conditions for the wo...

Researchers find new defense against hard-to-treat plan...

Researchers showed that some spinach defensins can confer similar protection to ...

Feat of 'dung-gineering' turns cow manure into one of w...

A new technique to extract tiny cellulose strands from cow dung and turn them in...

Heat and land use: Bees suffer in particular

In a new study, researchers are investigating the interaction of major global ch...

Fitness fight: Native bees struggle against invasive ho...

New research has revealed that high densities of European honey bees could be ha...

Artificial intelligence and genetics can help farmers g...

Scientists are using artificial intelligence to determine which genes collective...

Cover crops may not be solution for both crop yield, ca...

People have assumed climate change solutions that sequester carbon from the air ...

First-of-its-kind global study shows grasslands can wit...

Fertilizer might be stronger than we thought. A new international study found th...

Scientists describe 71 new Australian bee species

A team of researchers has discovered 71 new native bee species belonging to the ...

Agrivoltaics enjoys comparatively high acceptance

Photovoltaic systems are increasingly being installed not only on roofs but also...

Bees facing new threats, putting our survival and their...

A new report identifies the top 12 emerging threats that could accelerate pollin...

Wild spinach offers path to breed disease resistance in...

Several varieties of wild spinach that originated in Central Asia show resistanc...

Common diabetes drug helps chickens lay more eggs

What do chickens and people with a common reproductive disorder have in common? ...

New research reveals Puff adders as an important conser...

New research has revealed that puff adders (Bitis arietans) can be highly effici...

How Hibiscus flowers lost their bullseyes

New research reveals how repeated genetic changes in hibiscus flowers have led t...

A new technology for extending the shelf life of produce

Researchers developed a way to extend the shelf life of vegetables by injecting ...

Natural algal communities can inhibit aquaculture patho...

Antimicrobial resistance is a growing issue in aquaculture. Researchers discover...

Ox-eye daisy, bellis and yarrow: Flower strips with at ...

Planting flower strips in a field with at least two species can increase the num...

Can plants hear their pollinators?

When pollinators visit flowers, they produce various sounds, from wing flapping ...

Scientists say microplastics are 'silently spreading fr...

A review has stressed that agricultural soils now hold around 23 times more micr...

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