News articles tagged with 'crop'
Key seed size gene identified
— 6 Nov 2009 11:21 | BiologyScientists from the John Innes Centre in Norwich, UK and the University of Freiburg in Germany have uncovered a gene in plants that is responsible for controlling the size of seeds,... — full story
Tension on the grapevine
— 5 Nov 2009 11:07 | BiologyPredictions of grape yields are extremely important to juice processors and wineries; timely and precise yield forecasts allow producers to plan for harvest and move the highly perishable... — full story
Miscounting bioenergy benefits may increase greenhouse gas release
— 23 Oct 2009 13:21 | EnvironmentA fixable error in the way carbon is counted in current U.S. climate legislation and in the Kyoto Protocol could undermine efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by using biofuels,... — full story
Fruit fly pest identified in wine grapes
— 16 Oct 2009 10:50 | BiologyA newly recognised pest in Oregon continues to concern fruit growers and researchers with the recent discovery of a Spotted Wing Drosophila fly in a sample of Willamette Valley wine... — full story
Harvest and save water to increase crop yields
— 9 Oct 2009 12:25 | EnvironmentOn-farm water management could increase global crop production by about one fifth, a modelling study by German and Swedish researchers indicates. However, even intensive water management... — full story
Perennial energy crops could be good for carbon savings and for wildlife
— 16 Sep 2009 14:36 | EnvironmentGrowing the energy crops short rotation coppice (SRC) willow and miscanthus grass could help the UK to reduce carbon emissions and benefit wildlife, according to researchers from the... — full story
Scientists identify gene for resistance to parasitic 'witchweed'
— 28 Aug 2009 05:43 | BiologyThe parasitic flowering plant Striga, or 'witchweed,' attacks the roots of host plants, draining needed water and nutrients and leaving them unable to grow and produce any grains. Witchweed... — full story
US crop yields could wilt in heat
— 25 Aug 2009 12:49 | EnvironmentYields of three of the most important crops produced in the United States - corn, soybeans and cotton - are predicted to fall off a cliff if temperatures rise due to climate change... — full story
Potato blight plight looks promising for food security
— 11 Aug 2009 10:25 | BiologyOver 160 years since potato blight wreaked havoc in Ireland and other northern European countries, scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)... — full story
Alternative agricultural practices combine productivity and soil health
— 25 Jul 2009 01:38 | EnvironmentThe progressive degradation of useful soils for agriculture and farm animal husbandry is a growing environmental and social problem, given that it endangers the food safety of an increasing... — full story