John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soybeans, Education U.S. MidWest, Drones UAV, Ag Innovation, World Population, Plant Breeding,
Drones and AI detect soybean maturity with high accuracy
URBANA, Ill. – Walking rows of soybeans in the mid-summer heat is an exhausting but essential chore in breeding new cultivars. Researchers brave the heat daily during crucial parts of the growing season to look for plants showing desirable traits, such as early pod maturity. But without a way to automate detection of these traits, breeders can’t test as many plots as they’d like in a given year, elongating the time it takes to bring new cultivars to market.
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Kim Bremmer
Topics: Sustainability, Plant Breeding,
Innovative plant breeding has benefits beyond increasing yields and improving plant health. "The same techniques that we use to help improve the yields of agriculture or biofuel crops can also be applied to developing sustainable production methods for plant-based medicines," Rhee concluded.
Can we harness a plant's ability to synthesize medicinal compounds?
Anthraquinones are a class of naturally occurring compounds prized for their medicinal properties, as well as for other applications, including ecologically friendly dyes. Despite wide interest, the mechanism ...
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Ag Innovation, GE Trees, Plant Breeding,
Can an ambitious breeding effort save North America’s ash trees?
Millions of trees have succumbed to an invasive beetle, but a few show signs of resistance
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Soybeans, Plant-Based/Animal Free, Plant Breeding,
Benson Hill raises $150m Series D co-led by Wheatsheaf & GV
Benson Hill has developed a non-GMO soybean with 50% more protein than conventional varieties to tap into the plant-based alternatives market.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Sustainability, Ag Europe, World Hunger, World Population, Plant-Based/Animal Free, Plant Breeding,
France unlocks €100 million to develop its plant-based protein production
The French government intends to allocate €100 million to develop the country's plant-based protein production. The decision, however, is based more on commercial rather than environmental concerns. EURACTIV France reports.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Forestry, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind), Plant Breeding,
Two-fifths of plants at risk of extinction, says report
We are failing to harness the many benefits plants can provide, say scientists.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Education U.S. NorthEast, Beekeeping, Crop Diseases, Research, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, Ag Africa, Plant Breeding,
A newly held study gives biodiversity critical of Shea production in Africa - africanfairtradesociety
According to a recent study led by scientists from Trinity College Dublin, Shea yield is likely to benefit varieties of shrubs and trees in parkland habitats in West Africa.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture US, Plant Breeding,
Lack Of Plant Breeding Programs Could Further Impact Food Security
The coronavirus has already brought gaps to food security to the forefront during the pandemic.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Rice, Irrigation, Pesticides, Organic, Conservation/Tillage, Water, Pest Control, Sustainability, Research, Ag Innovation, Climate Change, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Ag Australia/NZ, Pollinators, Agronomy, Plant Breeding,
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Soybeans, Precision AG , Herbicides, Agriculture US, Pesticides, Forestry, Crop Consultant, Conservation/Tillage, Pest Control, Sustainability, Crop Diseases, Research, Ag Innovation, Agronomy, Plant Breeding,
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