Agricultural and Forestry Science

Bats Worth Billions To Agriculture: Pest-Control Services At Risk

Natural pest-control services provided by insect-eating bats in the United States likely save the U.S. agricultural industry at least $3 billion a year, and…

Studies give growers tools to bring new tropical plant to Indiana

Roberto G. Lopez, an assistant professor of horticulture, and Arianna P. Torres, a doctoral student in agricultural economics and a former graduate student…

Hidden Elm Population May Hold Genes to Combat Dutch Elm Disease

It has been accepted for 80 years that American elms (Ulmus americana) are tetraploids, trees with four copies of each chromosome. But there have also been…

Manure Runoff Depends on Soil Texture

These nutrients increase the amount of phytoplankton in the water, which depletes oxygen and kills fish and other aquatic creatures. While injecting animal…

Improve Crop Yield by Removing Manure Solids

In a study funded by agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, scientists at the Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre in Agassiz, British Colombia, with collaborators in…

How Plants Absorb Pollutants

One highly carcinogenic contaminant commonly found in soil is called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. They are the byproduct of the incomplete combustion of…

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