Agricultural and Forestry Science

Perennial biofuel crops' water consumption similar to corn

In humid climates such as the U.S. Midwest, evaporation returns more than half of the annual precipitation to the atmosphere, with the remainder available to…

'Déjà vu all over again:' Research shows 'mulch fungus' causes turfgrass disease

The disease, based on the symptoms expressed on finely mown turf, has been referred to as thatch collapse. It turns out that the fungus creating the condition…

A tale of 2 (soil) cities

As we walk along a forest path, the soil beneath our feet seems like a uniform substance. However, it is an intricate network of soil particles, pores,…

Selective breeding and immunization improve fish farm yields

Fish farming, or aquaculture, began in Malaysia as early as the 1920s, with the 1990s ushering in intensive commercial production. It is a rapidly growing…

Recycled Water, Salt-Tolerant Grass a Water-Saving Pair

Plants need water. People need water. Unfortunately, there’s only so much clean water to go around — and so the effort begins to find a solution.

The secret weapons of cabbages: Overcome by butterfly coevolution

This study appears 50 years after a classic paper by Drs. Paul Ehrlich and Peter Raven that formally introduced the concept of coevolution using butterflies…

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