Agricultural and Forestry Science

Adaptable button mushroom serves up genes critical to managing the planet's carbon stores

Now, owing to an international collaboration of two dozen institutions led by the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) and the U.S….

Tree Nut Research May Unexpectedly Lead to Medical Advances

Petri-dish experiments conducted by now-retired Agricultural Research Service (ARS) research leader Bruce C. Campbell, ARS molecular biologist Jong H. Kim, and…

Northern conifers youngest of the species

Yale researchers examined the fossil record and genetic makeup of 489 out of more than 600 living conifer species and discovered that while most conifers…

New technologies advance livestock genomics for agricultural and biomedical uses


The genomic technique, known as TALENS, is described in a report published today in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. The…

“Semi-Dwarf” Trees May Enable a Green Revolution for Some Forest Crops

Researchers at Oregon State University recently outlined the latest findings on reduced height growth in trees through genetic modification, and concluded that…

Climate change could cripple southwestern forests

Combine the tree-ring growth record with historical information, climate records, and computer-model projections of future climate trends, and you get a grim…

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