Agricultural and Forestry Science

Sustainable forest management contributes more to climate protection than forest wilderness

Through photosynthesis, forests remove the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere to build up biomass, but they also release CO₂ again through…

Microscopic partners could help plants survive stressful environments

Recently published in the journal Functional Ecology, the discovery by plant-microbe biologist Stephanie Porter and plant pathologist Maren Friesen sheds light…

Screening sweet peppers for organic farming

A study conducted out of The University of Georgia delved into the comparative yields of sweet pepper varieties produced under organic farming conditions.

Dance of the honey bee reveals fondness for strawberries

Bees are pollinators of many wild and crop plants, but in many places their diversity and density is declining. A research team from the Universities of…

Algorithms and sensors for sustainable and future-proof agriculture

Up until now, farmers have calculated the amount of fertilizer per field on the basis of average yield and average soil quality. However, soil properties,…

Are sinking soils in the Everglades related to climate change?

Over a quarter of the Everglades are encompassed in the Everglades Agricultural Area. The Everglades Agricultural Area includes 700,000 acres of farmland where…

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