Agriculture

Research on global food commerce challenges long-held beliefs about how biodiversity fared.

Michigan State University (MSU) researchers report in this week's Nature Food that imports from high-income nations promote biodiversity in low-income ones.

Agriculture

Drones could scare birds away from agricultural crops.

In the future, cameras could detect blackbirds munching on grapes in a vineyard and send out drones to chase them away, then return to keep an eye out for the next flock of intruders. All of this takes place without the presence of a human.

Agriculture

A strange fish-like fossil has been discovered.

One of the most perplexing fossil vertebrates has been recognised for the first time since its discovery 130 years ago, helping us to gain a better understanding of the Earth's first crawlers.

atmophere

Water scarcity is expected to worsen in more than 80% of croplands around the world this century.

According to a new study published in the AGU journal Earth's Future, agricultural water shortage is anticipated to worsen across more than 80% of the world's croplands by 2050.

Agriculture

Increased carbon dioxide channels in plant membranes have little effect on photosynthesis.

In the face of climate change and other environmental issues, modifying photosynthesis has become a research target to boost crop yields and feed a growing worldwide population.

Agriculture

Understanding transgenic papaya genome alterations

The transgenic papaya "SunUp" was heavily touted in the 1990s due to its capacity to tolerate the papaya ringspot virus.

medicine

Machine learning aids medication developers and brewers by predicting metabolism.

cientists at the Francis Crick Institute have created machine learning algorithms that can predict yeast metabolism based on its protein concentration.

Agriculture

Beer waste is separated into protein for food and fibre for biofuels.

The beer-making process produces the same result for both home brewers and major manufacturers

Agriculture

Food security is being jeopardised by global farming patterns.

Citrus fruits, coffee, and avocados: in recent decades, the cuisine on our tables has gotten more variety. However, this development is not reflected in global agriculture.

Agriculture

Rice plants are protected against illness by bacteria

About half of the world's population eats rice as a staple diet. Rice farming requires a lot of water, and roughly 15% of rice is farmed in drought-prone areas, according to the German assistance organisation Welthungerhilfe.

Agriculture

Drip Irrigation System Difficulties and Remedies

Problem:1 Leakage at submarine site (GTO): Reason: The lateral / poly tube is initially tightened without sufficient space. The grommet has taken off or loosened to pull out the overly tied poly tube, either for human or animal use.

Agriculture

Planning of drip irrigation system

Measure the exact area of how much area to cover under drip irrigation. Be aware of the type of cropping pattern. Know the quality and age of the crop to be adopted drip system.