Our world is facing a huge challenge: we need to create enough high-quality, diverse and nutritious food to feed a growing population—and do so within the boundaries of our planet. This means significantly reducing the ...
Environment
Sep 30, 2022
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Efforts to improve the yields of staple cereal crops like maize and rice at scale in Africa remain seriously hampered by the effects of poor soil fertility. The lack of adequate information to base an effective fertilizer ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 22, 2022
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A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has uncovered intriguing new insights into the diet of people living in Neolithic Britain and found evidence that cereals, including wheat, were cooked in pots.
Archaeology
Sep 6, 2022
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Researchers from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) identified the first monocot plant viral resistance gene encoding a nucleotide-binding, leucine-rich repeat ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 6, 2022
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Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found a way to reduce the amount of nitrogen fertilizers needed to grow cereal crops. The discovery could save farmers in the United States billions of dollars annually ...
Biotechnology
Aug 5, 2022
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Ensuring sufficient global food production and supply using sustainable methods is one of the most significant challenges we face this century.
Ecology
Jul 13, 2022
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Global supply issues related to the pandemic and war in Ukraine have highlighted yet another global vulnerability: food availability.
Economics & Business
Jun 27, 2022
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Over the years, the domestication of grasses like wheat, rice, barley, and sorghum for consumption has resulted in certain modifications to their morphology. One such modification is the partial or complete elimination of ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 14, 2022
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A team of international researchers has discovered a way to produce higher quality wheat. The scientists from the University of Adelaide and the UK's John Innes Centre have identified a genetic driver that improves yield ...
Biotechnology
May 11, 2022
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The grain called finger millet may not be well-known outside of Africa, but it is an important crop to the region. Finger millet has been farmed in eastern Africa for thousands of years. However, breeding the crop for better ...
Agriculture
May 9, 2022
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