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Breaking News: Pollinators contribute to flowering plant diversity » Holden Forests & Gardens
Holden Forests & Gardens (HF&G) Scientist Na Wei, Ph.D., and her collaborators from the University of Pittsburgh and East Tennessee State University discovered how pollinators may contribute to the maintenance of flowering plant diversity. This study that accelerates our understanding of biodiversity conservation is now published in the journal Nature. “For years, scientists have been... Read more »
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Topics: Crop Consultant, Education U.S. NorthEast, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Innovation, Biotech, Regenerative Agriculture, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
New platform speeds up effort to turn crops into fuel
Researchers led by José Avalos have developed a new platform for breaking down cellulose, the world's most abundant organic compound, and simultaneously fermenting it for use in biofuel production.
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Topics: Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,
GM crops: Kenya and Nigeria progress as Uganda falters - Alliance for Science
Though several African countries, including Kenya, Nigeria and Ethiopia, are making tremendous strides in their quest to develop and commercialize genetically modified crops, it’s not the same story in Uganda. Despite very promising initial successes, Ugandan scientists in the East African country have struggled to progress their GM crop research beyond confined field trials (CFTs) […]
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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Water, Economics, Sustainability, Ag Asia / Pacific, World Population, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
MunmuBaram to develop a 1.4 GW floating offshore wind farm in South Korea
The project will be capable of powering over 1 million homes.
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Topics: Water, Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population, Ag Australia/NZ, Weather,
Climate change means Australia may have to abandon much of its farming
Australia must start planning for the loss of entire regional communities, and internal climate refugees.
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Topics: Rice, Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, Plant Breeding, Education,
Scientists Discover The Molecular Mechanism Of Black-streaked Dwarf Virus In Rice - Newspostwall
Rice viruses are prevalent in many rice-growing countries and often cause serious damages to rice production. Among them, the rice black-streaked dwarf virus
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Topics: Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, GMO's, Ag Asia / Pacific, Genes /Genetics, Plant-Based/Animal Free, Plant Breeding,
Identification of plant-parasitic nematode attractant
A research collaboration based in Kumamoto University, Japan has become the first to successfully purify and identify an attractant for crop-infecting root-knot nematodes from flaxseeds. Their experiments revealed that rhamnogalacturonan-I (RG-I), a flaxseed cell wall component, can attract root-knot nematodes. The linkages between rhamnose and L-galactose are essential for the attraction.
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Topics: Conservation/Tillage, Sustainability, USDA,
USDA to Offer New Insurance Option for Conservation-Minded Corn Farmers Who ‘Split-Apply’ Nitrogen
Beginning in crop year 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) will offer the Post Application Coverage Endorsement (PACE) in certain states for non-irrigated corn, providing coverage for producers who use this practice that is considered better for natural resources and saves money for producers.
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Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Water, Economics, Sustainability, Research,
Diverse landcover boosts yields for major U.S. crops, study finds
Monoculture is widely assumed to boost a farm’s production capacity, but a major study encompassing the mainland United States, however, suggests that the opposite is true. "Landscape diversification appears to be an important piece for boosting our resilience to climate change, both as a country and at the farm scale," says Emily Burchfield, assistant professor of environmental sciences.
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Topics: Sustainability, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
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