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Nitrogen Fixation Process In Plants To Combat Drought In Various Species Of...
The regulation of the biological fixation of nitrogen in hydric stress conditions varies with the different species of legume plants studied. This was the conclusion of Ruben Ladrera Fernández in his...
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Honeybees may be wiped out in 10 years
Honeybees will die out in Britain within a decade as virulent diseases and parasites spread through the nation’s hives, experts have warned. Whole colonies of bees are already being wiped out, with...
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Impoverished Areas Of Africa And Asia Face Severe Crop Losses From Climate...
Many of the world’s poorest regions could face severe crop losses in the next two decades because of climate change, according to a new study by researchers at Stanford University’s Program on Food...
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Doomsday’ seeds arrive in Norway
The first consignment of seeds bound for the “doomsday vault” on Svalbard has arrived in Norway. Twenty-one boxes containing 7,000 seed samples from 36 African nations were sent by the Nigeria-based...
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Fossil Fuels And Nitrogen Fertilizers May Be Slowly Reducing The Number Of...
The number of plant species worldwide may be dwindling from the effects of chronic low levels of nitrogen on terrestrial ecosystems, according to a University of Minnesota study. Loss of biodiversity...
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Predicting The Perfect Predator To Control Invasive Species
Garlic mustard has become an invasive species in temperate forests across the United States, choking out native plants on forest floors and threatening ecosystem diversity. University of Illinois...
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Artificial sweetener persists in the environment
ucralose, the sugar substitute better known to Canadians and Americans as Splenda, hit Norwegian food markets in 2005. A year later, scientists from the Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU)...
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How Plants Fight Back Against Pathogens Using Complex Counter Attacks
Plants are not only smart, but they also wage a good fight, according to a University of Missouri biochemist. Previous studies have shown that plants can sense attacks by pathogens and activate their...
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Bats Play A Major Role In Plant Protection In Organic Coffee Farm
If you get a chance to sip some shade-grown Mexican organic coffee, please pause a moment to thank the bats that helped make it possible. At Mexican organic coffee plantations, where pesticides are...
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Watering Tomato Plants With Diluted Seawater Boosts Levels Of Antioxidants
Watering tomatoes with diluted seawater can boost their content of disease-fighting antioxidants and may lead to healthier salads, appetizers, and other tomato-based foods, scientists in Italy report....
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Would People And Their Communities Be Healthier If They Still Got Food From...
A team of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers has received a grant to study the public health impact of moving toward a local, sustainable food system. The team will establish a...
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Organic Agriculture contributes to a low carbon economy
World Environment Day, commemorated each year on 5 June, is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political...
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Go green with chilly marker pen, papaya mosquito repellent
How about a marker pen with red chilly or turmeric ink? Or a mosquito repellent produced from papaya leaves? Budding scientists from Maharashtra and Gujarat have come up with these products, receiving...
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Green Solution To Biofuel Production: Enzymes From Plants
With the current drive towards production of alternative fuels from plant material, enzymes which can break down this material into useable compounds are required in industrial quantities and at a low...
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Ethanol Byproduct Could Be Useful As Fertilizer And For Weed Control
Studies by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have shown that dried distiller’s grains (DDGs)—coproducts of corn ethanol production—have potential as an organic fertilizer and for weed...
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Organic Pest Control: Mustard — Hot Stuff For Natural Pest Control
Researchers, growers and Industry specialists from 22 countries will share the latest research into the use of Brassica species, such as mustard, radish, or rapeseed, to manage soil-borne pests and...
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Chicken genome plucked bare by inbreeding
Modern livestock is bred to be super-productive. But at what cost? In the first genetic assessment of an entire agricultural product, scientists have found that, on average, super-productive modern...
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My Fear
My dear friend Color Pencil invites me to write about my fear. I am a man in my late 20s. I have great position for continue my study; a wide circle of friends and life is good. My main fear is about...
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Agricultural Aromatherapy: Lavender Oil As Natural Herbicide
Could essential oils extracted from lavender be used as a natural herbicide to prevent weed growth among crops? Research carried out in Italy and reported in the current issue of the International...
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Definitive Global Rejection of Genetically Engineered Wheat
Statement of Australian, Canadian and US Farmer, Environmental and Consumer Organizations Summary Statement: In light of our existing experience with genetic engineering, and recognizing the global...
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