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Scientists from China National Rice Research Institute reported that FLN2, a gene that encodes fructokinase-like protein2, influences sugar metabolism

Plants occupy a unique nexus when it comes to climate change. On the one hand, they can help prevent climate change by capturing carbon. On the

Because methane has more than 80 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide over 20 years, the emissions from trees – and any changes in these due to global warming – may have significant implications for Earth’s climate. ‘We...

A transgenia abre novas possibilidades para incorporar características desejadas no trigo, sejam atributos agronômicos ou nutricionais. Ainda

The Member States of the European Union (EU) harvested 6.5 million tonnes of oranges in 2018. This was the highest production level since 2010

In 2018, 156.8 million tonnes of whole milk was processed in the European Union (EU). EU dairies produced 10.3 million tonnes of cheese, as well as 2.4

A University of Minnesota research team recently developed new methods that will make it significantly faster to produce gene-edited plants. They

Taking advantage of powerful advances in CRISPR gene editing, scientists at the University of California San Diego have set their sights on one of

By monitoring crops through machine learning and satellite data, scientists have found farms that till the soil less can increase yields of corn and

Study shows after 11,000 years of wheat breeding, we've still got a long way to go

Biotech crops are considered as the fastest adopted crop technology in the history of modern agriculture, according to

Approaches to manipulating disease resistance in plants is expanding exponentially due to advances

Pesquisadores da Embrapa Hortaliças (DF) estão avaliando novos métodos para controle de viroses em tomateiro a partir

A new study led by scientists from the University of California Berkeley reveals how sorghum plants control its

Es una mala noticia. Sin lugar a dudas. El nuevo virus que acecha al cultivo de tomate en todo el planeta

Scientists at the University of Surrey have developed a novel vaccine and complementary skin test to protect cattle against bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB). Publishing their findings in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers reveal they have for the first time created a vaccine...

Como passar de 4 a 6 arrobas de carne por hectare ao ano para uma produtividade pecuária de 20 a 30

L’emploi de plantes agricoles rendues résistantes aux herbicides est susceptible d’entraîner une réaction en chaîne de l’environnement qui doit être surveillée de près. Telle est en substance la conclusion du premier état des lieux mené en France sur l’utilisation de...

A specialized silk covering could protect seeds from salinity while also providing fertilizer-generating microbes.

The current trajectory for crop yields is insufficient to nourish the world’s population by 2050.

Agrochemicals are an important component of agricultural production systems. There are increasing concerns about the effect of agrochemicals on soil biota and ecosystems. … The presence of large invertebrates such as Lumbricus terrestris L., the common earthworm, has been extensively...

La Comisión Europea planea crear una legislación específica para facilitar la producción de cultivos editados genéticamente tras la sentencia del Tribunal Europeo de Justicia que obligó en julio de 2018 a aplicarles la misma normativa y restricciones que a los transgénicos....

Après 40 % de baisse en dix ans, les progrès dans l’exposition des animaux d’élevage marquent le pas. Des mesures sur la densité des élevages, l’espace accordé aux animaux et la qualité du transport permettent de freiner la propagation des maladies...

Lo muestra en Agritechnica 2019. Puede soportar un peso de 200 Kg y cubrir 6 hectáreas por hora. John Deere exhibe en Agritechnica 2019 (10 al 16 de noviembre en Hanover, Alemania), un drone pulverizador. El llamado VoloDrone puede soportar un peso de 200 kg y,...

Poings serrés, Aurore dort paisiblement. La petite fille vient de naître, et ses parents attendris ne voient pas les mauvaises fées qui se penchent sur l’enfant endormie. Elles ont pour nom malnutrition, diarrhée, pollution et sécheresse, et elles accompagneront Aurore...

Marrone Bio Innovations ….  announced positive results for the 2019 field trials for its novel bioherbicide, known as MBI-015. Field tests conducted in 2019 using commercial rates for Marrone Bio’s novel bioherbicide demonstrated control of a target weed approaching that...

What links belching cows and climate change with the modern genetic revolution and a ridiculously long nerve? The first two are pretty straightforward: Cows emit methane in their burps (both front and rear), and this greenhouse gas is one of...

Following the submission of application …. from Bayer Agriculture BVBA, the EFSA Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO Panel) was asked to deliver a scientific risk assessment on the data submitted in the context of the renewal of authorization application...

Scientists from Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences took a comprehensive look at the genomes of 414 watermelons representing seven species, with the goal of finding genes that will help develop better fruit quality and resistance to pests, disease, drought, and other biotic and...

10 % des matières plastiques qui polluent les mers sont originaires de la pêche. Les filets abandonnés tuent annuellement 100.000 baleines, dauphins, otaries, phoques et autres tortues, estime l’ONG World Animal Protection. 191131771/Richard Carey - stock.adobe.com Après l’agriculture et ses intrants...

Micro-organisms living inside plant roots team up to boost the plant’s growth and tolerance to stress. An international research team led by the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) and Wageningen UR reports its discovery in …. the scientific journal Science. Certain...

Projeções recentes do Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento indicam que a produção brasileira de grãos passará dos atuais 236 para 300 milhões de toneladas e a de carnes de 26 para 33 milhões de toneladas em 2028/2029. Significam um...

A expectativa de normalização das chuvas no Centro-Oeste anima e relembra que ainda temos muita lavoura a semear e, portanto, um prazo a cumprir.  Mas, cuidado, a pressa para recuperar o tempo perdido na implantação das lavouras pode gerar problemas....

Approximately one person in 100 has celiac disease, which means for them eating gluten is risking diarrhea, vomiting, malnutrition, and even brain damage and gut cancer. Add to this group those who are gluten sensitive and you get 7% of...

Plant scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS), in their search for solutions to global food production challenges, have doubled the amount of grains that a sorghum plant can yield. Sorghum, one of the...

For grape growers, accurately predicting each season’s yield is key to a successful harvest. Underpredict, and you won’t have enough labor on hand or you’ll run out of storage space; overpredict, and you could fall through on promises to your...

Introducing fungi to wheat boosted their uptake of key nutrients and could lead to new, ‘climate smart’ varieties of crops, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Leeds have demonstrated a partnership between wheat and soil fungi...

Australian research could help breeders develop more drought-resilient crops that can produce more food and more profit with less water. Our work may be instrumental for farmers to maximise food production in the face of increasingly severe drought. Drought tolerance...

Ecologists and biologists compared data of about 1,500 agricultural fields around the world, including corn fields in the American plains, oilseed rape fields in southern Sweden, coffee plantations in India, mango plantations in South Africa and cereal crops in the...

A team of scientists from the United States announced that they have identified the protein in plants responsible for its cellular defense against excessive light, among other stress factors caused by climate change. Published literature states that photosynthesis occurs in the plant cell’s...