Agricultural and Forestry Science

Protecting crops from radiation-contaminated soil

In a study published in Scientific Reports, a group at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science in Japan led by Ryoung Shin has identified a chemical…

Genetic Data Can Help Predict How Pine Forests Will Cope with Climate Change

Data from only a small number of gene variants can predict which maritime pine trees are most vulnerable to climate change, scientists report in the March…

Protecting Food Crops From Soil Contaminants

Using natural soil components to trap pollutants will allow producers to control soil contaminants and reuse draining water while protecting their agricultural…

Long-term nitrogen fertilizer use disrupts plant-microbe mutualisms

These findings, reported in the journal Evolution, may be of little interest to farmers, who generally grow only one type of plant and can always add more…

From waste to value: Capabilities of biogas-producing microorganisms are underestimated

The production of materials and chemicals from renewable resources usually bases on biological or thermochemical processes. The latter possess the advantage of…

Long-term changes in dead wood reveal new forest dynamics

Healthy forest ecosystems need dead wood to provide important habitat for birds and mammals, but there can be too much of a good thing when dead wood fuels…

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