New research adds solid evidence to the suspicion that steep declines in America’s wild bee…
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Agriculture is the science and practice of cultivating crops, raising livestock, and managing natural resources to produce food, fiber, and other essential goods. It combines biology, ecology, engineering, and economics to meet the needs of a growing global population while addressing challenges like climate change, soil degradation, and water scarcity. Modern agricultural research explores innovations in sustainable farming, precision agriculture, genetic engineering, pest management, and soil health. As food systems evolve, agriculture remains at the heart of efforts to ensure food security, environmental stewardship, and rural development around the world.
A study by the University of York on Arabidopsis thaliana revealed genetic markers that influence…
In a shifting climate, smallholder farmers are essential for global food security: adapting seeds is…
A study has elucidated how bread wheat’s genetic diversity, stemming from Aegilops tauschii, spurred its…
Research has traced rice’s domestication over 100,000 years, establishing China as the birthplace and highlighting…
Engineers created a compact sensor with infrared imaging for drones, enhancing crop management by allowing…
A study revealed that sunflowers’ erratic movements help them locate sunlight, providing insights into plant…
Bananas are threatened by a new strain of Fusarium wilt, not related to the one…
A groundbreaking study has unveiled key genetic markers and candidate genes essential for improving the…
New research challenges the prevailing single-origin theory of symbiosis in plants, advocating for a multiple-origin…
Research reveals that Neolithic farmers in Western Europe, particularly at La Draga, employed advanced cereal…
A new study has introduced a technique using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) to detect low…
Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have traced the domestication of maize back to its…
Researchers evaluated the effects of common agricultural pesticides on cancer rates, discovering that the use…
A new solar-powered water harvester developed by KAUST uses a self-sustaining cycle inspired by natural…
North Carolina State University researchers have made groundbreaking discoveries by examining the genetic material of…
New research reveals that iron oxide in soils can recycle phosphorus from organic matter. A…
A long-term study since 1929 has revealed significant insights into barley’s evolution, showing its adaptation…