Agricultural and Forestry Science

Scientists decode DNA secrets of world's toughest bean

Understanding the genes responsible for the peas' drought and heat tolerance eventually could help make other crops tougher too.

Scientists alarmed by bark beetle boom

“Bark beetles lay waste to forests” – “Climate change sends beetles into overdrive” – “Bark beetles: can the spruce be saved?”: These newspaper headlines of…

Scientists discover how plants breathe — and how humans shaped their 'lungs'

Experts led by the Institute for Sustainable Food at the University of Sheffield reveal how plants provide a steady flow of air to every cell
Study shows…

'Sneezing' plants contribute to disease proliferation

The study, published June 19, and featured on the cover of the Journal of the Royal Society Interface, is part of a three-year grant obtained from the U.S….

New parsley virus discovered by Braunschweig researchers

Plant virologists Dr. Björn Krenz and Dr. Stephan Winter from the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH in…

Franco-German research initiative on low-pesticide agriculture in Europe

Today, synthetic, chemical-based crop protection products are used intensively in agriculture around the world in order to protect plants and crops against…

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