Agricultural and Forestry Science

It Takes a Community of Soil Microbes to Protect Plants From Disease

Those vegetables you had for dinner may have once been protected by an immune system akin to the one that helps you fight disease. Scientists from the U.S….

Maize: It’s in the Genes

Producing high-yield maize crops using sustainable methods is challenging, as varieties need to be developed quickly and efficiently to combat the changing…

Era of canopy crane ending; certain research and education activities remain

The Wind River Canopy Crane, located in a 500-year-old forest near Stevenson in southwest Washington, has been operated cooperatively by the University of…

Conservation Efforts Aided by New Legume

Reseeding efforts are routine in the Great Basin. While they are necessary to combat the losses of flora in the region, the have failed to address the demand…

Developing biocontrols to contain a voracious pest

Researchers with USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are testing a fungal pathogen that could be used as a biocontrol, along with the release of…

Learn to run a biorefinery in a virtual control room developed by Iowa State researchers

Then, with a few more clicks of his computer mouse, he turned on the pumps that send grain all the way through an ethanol plant, from storage to hammer mill to…

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