John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Vegetables, Food/Nutrition, Ag Global Specialty Food, World Hunger, World Population, Food Security/Shortage,
Could microgreens have potential to help provide global nutrition security? - NeomVisions
Starting decades ago as fashionable, high-value gourmet greens, today microgreens have gained popularity among consumers for their nutritional profile and
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Vegetables, Food/Nutrition, Ag Global Specialty Food, Cellular Meat, Ag Australia/NZ,
Meat the future: Unpacking Australia’s protein potential
Protein has become a bit of a battleground in Australia of late; but the economics suggest there's plenty of room for all players.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Organic, Vegetables, Gardening, Tomato,
Tomato Suckers: What Should You Really Do With Them?
To prune, or not to prune? That is the question. Like many gardening tips on the internet, there is a heated debate around tomato suckers. Should you keep them? Should you get rid of them?
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Team AgWiki
Topics: Agriculture US, Vegetables, Vertical Farming,
Vertical farms are growing more and more vegetables in urban areas
They don’t need soil or sunlight | Technology Quarterly
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Vegetables, Hobby Farming, Gardening,
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Vegetables, Crop Diseases, Research, Plant Breeding,
Stronger lettuce stems are a key part of disease resistance
Lettuce drop is a lettuce disease that results in browning or wilting of leaves, plant collapse, and death. The disease has not been well-researched, but a new study shows that a stronger stem increases resistance to lettuce drop.
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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: Organic, Vegetables, Gardening, Urban Farming,
How To Grow Vegetables In 5 Gallon Buckets - Anywhere!
Learn how to easily grow vegetables in 5 gallon buckets. At 14 inches high, and 12″ in diameter, a 5 gallon bucket is perfect for growing!
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Vegetables, Agriculture Global, GMO's, World Hunger, Ag Africa,
GMO eggplant is documented win for resource-poor farmers - Alliance for Science
Insect-resistant brinjal, or eggplant, is arguably the most impactful project to bring agricultural biotechnology to resource-poor farmers. Studies show that Bangladesh farmers, who began growing Bt brinjal commercially in 2014, have enjoyed a sizable increase in income, a receptive market and significantly reduced pesticide use. It is now on its way to commercialization in the […]
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Vegetables, Education U.S. NorthEast, Crop Diseases, Research, USDA,
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