Agricultural and Forestry Science

A European-wide network for systematic GMO impact assessment

In Europe there are many concerns about adverse environmental effects of GM crops, and the opinions on the outcomes of environmental risk assessments (ERA)…

Dire Drought Ahead, May Lead to Massive Tree Death

For most, to find evidence that recent years' droughts have been record-breaking, they need not look past the withering garden or lawn. For Henri…

Strengthening a billion-dollar gene in soybeans

Diers and Hudson, with researchers at Wisconsin and the University of Nebraska, have been studying an area on chromosome 18 called Rhg1 (Resistance to H….

Pollenizer Research Should Help Seedless Watermelon Farmers

Seedless watermelons are more popular than seeded watermelons, making them a more profitable crop for farmers. But the flowers of seedless watermelon plants…

EU-funded research collaboration on use of bio-effectors in agriculture launched

“Resource Preservation by Application of BIOefFECTORs in European Crop Production” (BIOFECTOR) is a unique project in European Union’s 7th Framework Programme,…

Rearing Technique May Bolster Biocontrol Wasp's Commercial Prospects

But despite the prospects for reduced insecticide use and product losses, the approach has yet to gain traction commercially, in part because of the lack of an…

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