A Japanese research team have applied a method used in human genetic analysis to rice and rapidly discovered four new genes that are potentially significant…
To project how much food can be produced in the future, researchers use agricultural models that estimate crop yield, or how much of a crop can be produced in…
Artemisinin is produced in low yields by a herb called Artemisia annua (A. annua), otherwise known as sweet wormwood. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute…
Algae may hold the key to feeding the world's burgeoning population. Don't worry; no one is going to make you eat them. But because they are more efficient…
Controlled environment agriculture is rapidly becoming an important part of the global food system. For example, there has been much interest in the potential…
Most people are aware of open-source computer programs. These free programs, accessible by anyone, spread technology to distant corners of the world….