Agricultural and Forestry Science

Carbon mitigation strategy uses wood for buildings first, bioenergy second

An article published in the journal Forests says, however, that Pacific Northwest trees grown and harvested sustainably, such as every 45 years, can both…

Special Delivery: Nematode-infected Insect Cadavers

The machine is the result of a cooperative research and development agreement involving U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and Southeastern…

Herbicide may affect plants thought to be resistant

Angus Murphy, a professor of horticulture, and Wendy Peer, an assistant professor of horticulture, study the movement of auxin, a plant hormone essential for…

Soybean adoption came early by many cultures, archaeologists say

Human domestication of soybeans is thought to have first occurred in central China some 3,000 years ago, but archaeologists now suggest that cultures in even…

Forests cooler or warmer than open areas depending on latitude, study finds

David Hollinger, a plant physiologist with the U.S. Forest Service's Northern Research Station, co-authored the article with principal investigator Xuhui Lee,…

Teaching skills key to selection of a successful model farmer

Farmer trainers should be selected based on their interest and ability to teach others rather than on their successes in implementing farming techniques, shows…

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