Agricultural and Forestry Science

Study shows smaller rows contribute to more soybean yields in colder climates

Dr. William Cox, a Cornell University scientist, investigated the response of two soybean varieties in row widths of 7.5, 15, and 30 inches at four seeding…

Waterhemp rears its ugly head … again

“A fifth example of resistance in one weed species is overwhelming evidence that resistance to virtually any herbicide used extensively on this species is…

Climate tax on meat and milk results in less greenhouse gases

This is shown by the researchers Kristina Mohlin, Stefan Wirsenius and Fredrik Hedenus, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, in an article published in the…

Nature alone won’t do the job; climate change threatens many tree species

According to the research, trees which disperse their seeds by wind, such as pines and maples, will be unable to spread at a pace that can cope with expected…

Dow AgriSciences, MU Researcher Develop a Way to Control “Superweed”

They are “superweeds” – undesirable plants that can tolerate multiple herbicides, including the popular gylphosate, also known as RoundUp – and they cost time…

War, plague no match for deforestation in driving CO2 buildup

Dwarfing both of these events, however, has been the historical trend towards increasing deforestation, which over centuries has released vast amounts of…

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