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Dec 10

Crop diversification can improve environmental outcomes without sacrificing yields

By Isabel Agriculture, News

A new study shows diversifying agricultural systems beyond a narrow selection of crops leads to a range of ecosystem improvements while also maintaining or improving yields. Accordint to one of the authors, some marketing and agricultural policy considerations will have…

Dec 08

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Surprising trove of sorghum diversity discovered in Australia – but it’s disappearing fast

By Isabel Agriculture, ASPS, News

Researchers found wild relatives of sorghum in higher concentrations in Australia than anywhere else; the plants have potential to combat drought and extreme heat, but they need urgent safeguarding

Nov 17

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Vanilla cultivation under trees promotes pest regulation

By Isabel Agriculture, Forestry, News, Plant Health

The cultivation of vanilla in Madagascar provides a good income for small-holder farmers, but without trees and bushes the plantations can lack biodiversity. Agricultural ecologists have investigated the interaction between prey and their predators in these cultivated areas.

Nov 12

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Cover crop could solve weed problems for edamame growers

By Isabel News

For vegetable growers, weeds can mean lost income from reduced yield and foreign plant matter contaminating the harvest. But for many crops, particularly vegetable legumes, weed management options are very limited. A new study shows early-terminated rye could be a…

Nov 11

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New Technology Accelerates Crop Improvement with CRISPR

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Science

Researchers know how to make precise genetic changes within the genomes of crops, but the transformed cells often refuse to grow into plants. One team has devised a new solution.

Nov 02

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Hand pollination increases cocoa yield and farmer income

By Isabel Agriculture, News

Cocoa is in great demand on the world market, but there are many different ways to increase production. A research team has now investigated the relative importance of the use of pesticides, fertilisers and manual pollination in a well replicated…

Oct 30

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Identified a new synthetic antimicrobial peptide aptamer targeting the causal agent of grapevine downy mildew

By Isabel Agriculture, Blog, ECRi, Fruits and Vegetables, Plant Health, Post

Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) is a crop of great economic and agricultural value throughout the world. In 2019, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) reported that over 7 million hectares are dedicated to the cultivation of this crop,…

Oct 19

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Researchers find new way to protect plants from fungal infection

By Isabel Agriculture, Fruits and Vegetables, Plant Health, Plant Science

Widespread fungal disease in plants can be controlled with a commercially available chemical that has been primarily used in medicine until now. In a comprehensive experiment the team has uncovered a new metabolic pathway that can be disrupted with this…

Oct 16

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Research Teams Make Plant Nutrient Delivery Breakthrough

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Science

The collaboration revealed that the symbiotic relationship between plants and fungi provides nitrates to plants, which could lead to reduced fertilizer use.

Oct 15

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Successful improvement of the catalytic activity of photosynthetic CO2 fixing enzyme Rubisco

By Isabel Agriculture, JSPB, News, Plant Science

A research group has succeeded in greatly increasing the catalytic activity of Rubisco, the enzyme which fixes carbon from CO2 in plant photosynthesis. The research team also hypothesized the mechanism which determines the catalytic activity of Rubisco, based on structural…

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Crop diversification can improve environmental outcomes without sacrificing yields

Surprising trove of sorghum diversity discovered in Australia – but it’s disappearing fast

Vanilla cultivation under trees promotes pest regulation

Cover crop could solve weed problems for edamame growers

New Technology Accelerates Crop Improvement with CRISPR

Hand pollination increases cocoa yield and farmer income

Identified a new synthetic antimicrobial peptide aptamer targeting the causal agent of grapevine downy mildew

Researchers find new way to protect plants from fungal infection

Research Teams Make Plant Nutrient Delivery Breakthrough

Successful improvement of the catalytic activity of photosynthetic CO2 fixing enzyme Rubisco

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