John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Vegetables, Crop Consultant, Conservation/Tillage, Sustainability, Crop Diseases, Research, Regenerative Agriculture,
Researchers make chicory plants without bitter compounds
Researchers have used new breeding techniques to develop a chicory variety that no longer contains bitter compounds. Katarina Cankar, plant researcher at Wageningen University & Research: “In the European CHIC project, we are working on improved industrial chicory varieties (related to witloof) that contain dietary fibre and compounds that have potential medicinal properties.” The research consortium published their results in the Plant Biotechnology Journal.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture US, Pesticides, Agriculture Global, Economics, Pest Control, Crop Diseases, Insects, Research,
Expanding Texas’ integrated pest management teachings - AgriLife Today
Pest management outreach to both rural and urban audiences in Texas will be expanded and improved thanks to a federal grant.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, GMO's, Crop Diseases, Potatoes, Genes /Genetics,
MSU researchers breeding beetle-resistant potato varieties
Potato farmers face many challenges. One tiny, yet devastating, pest is the Colorado potato beetle. It can cause immense damage to potato crops. It’s also notorious for becoming resistant to …
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Crop Diseases, Research, World Hunger, Education,
Scientists uncover pathogen’s similar impact on two very different crops
Bacterial blight leads to browning and sometimes the death of important crops. Most famously, late blight of potato resulted in the Great Irish Famine. Blight continues today, affecting crops around the world. One form of bacterial blight (caused by Pseudomonas cannabina pv. alisalensis or Pcal...
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Vegetables, Education U.S. NorthEast, Crop Diseases, Research, USDA,
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Weeds, Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Crop Diseases,
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Cotton, Crop Consultant, Education U.S. West, Economics, Crop Diseases, Fungicides, Research,
New Pima Cotton Cultivars Show Improved Resistance to Disease
Researchers at UC Davis have helped develop three new Pima cotton cultivars that are resistant to Fusarium wilt disease, a soil-borne fungus that can devastate a cotton crop.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: GMO's, Crop Diseases, Research, Ag United Kingdom, Ag Europe, Genes /Genetics,
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Researchers identify new enzyme that infects plants - paving the way for potential disease prevention
Scientists have identified an unusual enzyme that plays a major role in the infection of plants - and have shown that disabling this enzyme effectively stops plant disease in its tracks.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Sustainability, Crop Diseases, Potatoes, Research, Ag Europe, Agronomy, Plant Breeding,
Wageningen scientists discover how the potato blight pathogen penetrates the plant
In the 19th century, the notorious pathogen Phytophthora infestans caused a large famine in Ireland and other parts of Western Europe. To this day, it continues to pose a major threat to global food production. It has long been a mystery how this microscopically small organism and other members of the Phytophthora genus mechanically gain entry through the protective layer on the leaves of crops. In a unique collaboration, Wageningen University & Research experts in plant pathology, cell biology and physics have now found an answer to this question. Their discovery also provides new leads to making the control of Phytophthora more effective, more efficient and more sustainable on the long term. Their findings are published in Nature Microbiology.
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