Agricultural and Forestry Science

Four newly-identified genes could improve rice

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…

Better soil data key for future food security

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…

New plant engineering method could help fill demand for crucial malaria drug

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…

How algae could save plants from themselves

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…

Biofeedback system designed to control photosynthetic lighting

Controlled environment agriculture is rapidly becoming an important part of the global food system. For example, there has been much interest in the potential…

Crop advances grow with protection

Most people are aware of open-source computer programs. These free programs, accessible by anyone, spread technology to distant corners of the world….

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