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Links to Recent Research

GRSV Experts go through many publications regularly. We list here, for your benefit, links to some selected recent publications that deal with important issues in research in agriculture and the allied sciences, with a potential for impact on development efforts—whether short-term or long-term, or both.

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15 December 2024

  1. Sustainable land management practice successfully ‘uproots’ invasive Prosopis juliflora in East Africa
  1. Digital technologies help increase productivity and reduce agricultural impacts (on the environment), researchers find
  1. Glowing plants and silk-coated seeds: How MIT is developing the future of farming
  1. Researchers call for harnessing agrifood value chains to help farmers be climate-smart
  1. Gene editing and plant domestication essential to protect food supplies in a worsening climate, scientists say
  1. Developing AI to supercharge smart irrigation for farmers
  1. Hidden DNA in plants reveals secrets of photosynthesis
  1. Zinc to the rescue: Study uncovers how foliar sprays enhance drought resilience in crops
  1. Global food yields have grown steadily during last six decades
  1. Study: Explaining the determinate-2 phenotype in cucumbers
  1. Climate warming is reducing rice quality in East Asia, research reveals
  1. Revolutionizing rice breeding: high-throughput EOPT technology enhances panicle trait analysis
  1. Making plants to become photosynthetically more efficient
  1. Marker-assisted pseudo-backcrossing for developing climate-resilient rice
  1. Climate change threatens both global biodiversity and food security, scientists call for urgent action

01 December 2024

  1. Superior photosynthesis abilities of some plants could hold key to climate-resilient crops
  1. New nitrification inhibitor developed for better nitrogen use in agriculture
  1. This sustainable new vegan protein could soon be on your plate
  1. Gene for cold tolerance in rice offers new opportunities for breeding resilient varieties
  1. Wild rice GL12 synergistically improves grain length and salt tolerance in cultivated rice
  1. Advanced AI techniques enhance crop leaf disease detection in tropical agriculture
  1. Making high-yielding rice affordable and sustainable
  1. Fine-tuning fertilizers to boost crop yields: Lowering fertilizer pH can increase solubility, availability of zinc
  1. New study using CRISPR technology reveals a way to make tomatoes sweeter without sacrificing yield
  1. Will agricultural weeds finally claim the upper hand in a changing climate?
  1. Soil ecosystem more resilient when land is managed sustainably, finds study
  1. Unlocking genetic diversity: A-to-K base editing achieves new milestones
  1. Barley pangenome study reveals diversity can arise after domestication
  1. A new vertical seed distribution trait for soybean breeding
  1. Noninvasive plant stress phenotyping: A multi-organ approach to combat abiotic stressors
  1. Low-cost phenotyping system unveils key insights into quantitative disease resistance in wild tomatoes
  1. Down in the weeds: How host specificity testing works

15 November 2024

  1. Not the usual suspects: Research reveals novel genetic basis of pest resistance to biotech crops
  1. New research may lead to potatoes that are less reliant on nitrogen fertilizers
  1. Food security in Africa: Managing water will be vital in a rapidly growing region
  1. A faster way to identify drought-resistant plants for crop breeding research
  1. Spraying rice with zinc oxide nanoparticles protects yields during heat waves, study finds
  1. Worldwide study on field trials of biotechnological crops: new promises but old policy hurdles
  1. Thermal imaging may help fruits, veggies stay fresher longer
  1. New study explores adoption of robotic weeding to fight superweeds
  1. Pesticides: Farming chemicals make insects sick at non-deadly doses—especially in hot weather
  1. Nitric oxide treatment preserves fresh walnuts, reduces decay, and maintains quality
  1. Sprinkling plants with water found effective in keeping spider mites off raspberry leaves
  1. Stalling a disease that could annihilate banana production is a high-return investment in Colombia
  1. Cultured meat and pork: Sustainable systems
  1. A new piece in the grass pea puzzle – updated genome sequence published
  1. Green production of apples delivers environmental and economic benefits in China
  1. Sorghum’s bioactive compounds could improve modern diets

01 November 2024

  1. How “vaccinating” plants can help crops fight pests without chemicals
  1. A tantalizing new breed of climate-friendly crops never need replanting
  1. Chickpeas identified as key crop for future food security
  1. Farms study shows plastic mulch is contaminating agricultural fields
  1. Natural extracts boost drought resistance in lettuce and broccoli
  1. How volatile organic compounds enhance plant defence and offer sustainable pest control solutions
  1. Synthetic asexual reproduction system in hybrid rice shows promise for seed production
  1. Changing watering practices to improve tomato plant health
  1. With ‘electro-agriculture,’ plants can produce food in the dark and with 94% less land, bioengineers say
  1. Testing effects of perennial cover crops on soil health and corn production
  1. How plants compete for light: Researchers discover new mechanism in shade avoidance
  1. Novel sensors could help develop bee-friendly protection for plants
  1. Nitrogen pollution and rising carbon dioxide: A joint threat to grassland biodiversity?
  1. Boosting India’s rice yields: A data-driven approach to sustainable agriculture
  1. Plant diversity enhances soil carbon retention
  1. New oat lines ready for active duty against crown rust disease

15 October 2024

  1. Scientists’ win-win solutions to global nitrogen crisis are good for the pocket and planet
  1. Hunger-ending seed technology is on the horizon – but will it reach the farmers who need it most?
  1. Microbial biofertilizers and algae-based biostimulants found to boost tomato crop yield and quality
  1. Agrobiodiversity conservation enables sustainable and equitable land sparing
  1. Global drought threatens food supplies and energy production
  2. Artificial intelligence in plant breeding
  1. New research reveals what can make a home garden program successful
  1. Edible halophytes for a sustainable agriculture: from neglected species to new crops
  1. Scientists unveil key genetic mechanism that improves drought tolerance in sorghum
  1. Researchers develop technique that enables breeding of genetically identical hybrid plants
  1. Diverse crops, cattle boost Ag resilience
  1. Conservation and avoiding excessive consumption and waste
  1. Want to live longer? study says fish-enhanced vegetarian diet best for elderly
  1. Plants have a backup plan to pass down accurate chromosome copies
  1. Enhancing the tool box for crop breeding innovation
  1. Conservation of banana resources and escaping the “bananocalypse”

01 October 2024

1. CABBI Team designs efficient bioenergy crops that need less water to grow
2. Substituting partial chemical nitrogen fertilizers with organic fertilizers maintains grain yield and increases nitrogen use efficiency in maize
3. Research boosts understanding of sorghum’s pest resistance
4. Transforming agriculture from carbon source to sink: Study shows potential of carbon sequestration options
5. Melatonin, a sleep aid, is a surprising treatment for food waste
6. Increasing protein in staple crops could help alleviate global protein shortage
    • For more, see https://phys.org/news/2024-09-protein-staple-crops-alleviate-global.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
7. Researchers explore environmental impacts of genetically modified crops
8. Seed experiments reveal ways to bolster consistent food crops, reduce waste
9. Scientists develop super golden lettuce that’s richer in vitamin A
10. Soil nutrient levels associated with suppression of banana Fusarium wilt disease
11. Rapid diagnostics tool deployed to monitor wheat rust in Nepal
12. Hemp shows high promise as potential natural insecticide
13. Scientists study how to increase water, nutrient-use efficiency in greenhouses, nurseries
14. Gene editing for disease resistance in crops: Success stories and challenges
15. Strengthening crop stems: New insights from pepper plant genetics

15 September 2024

  1. Lack of pollinators limits worldwide food production, crop yield analysis finds
  1. Plant e-skin enables continuous, non-invasive monitoring for precision farming
  1. Research team designs efficient bioenergy crops that need less water to grow
  1. New machine learning model offers simple solution to predicting crop yield
  1. Women play a crucial role in agriculture—so why are they often locked out of owning land?
  1. Harnessing molecular farming’s potential
  1. Sweeping global study charts a path forward for climate-resilient agriculture
  1. The fascinating secrets of plant reproduction that scientists are still uncovering
  1. Consumers are wary of pesticide residue in fruits and vegetables, five-country study finds
  1. From wild relatives to super tomatoes: Unearthing new genetic potential
  1. Organic farms can double plant diversity—but only with time
  1. Plants can grow in near-darkness, new research shows–here are three promising benefits
  1. Crops that fertilize themselves
  1. Most food waste happens at home—new research reveals the best ways to reduce it
  1. Chloroplast manipulation: A new strategy in pathogen warfare uncovered
  1. Biochar doesn’t just store carbon—it stores water and boosts farmers’ drought resilience
  1. DNA demethylation boosts tomato resistance to grey mold, study finds

01 September 2024

  1. Wild genes in domestic species: How we can supercharge our crops using their distant relatives
  1. Breakthrough in plant disease: New enzyme could lead to anti-bacterial pesticides
  1. Unlocking the potential of rapeseed: CRISPR edits for hybrid efficiency
  1. From genes to jeans: New genetic insights may lead to drought-resilient cotton
  1. Coming of age for Microbiome gene breeding in plants
  1. Scientists reveal novel mechanism of plant immunity against viruses
  1. New tools for fungicide resistance detection
  1. The banana apocalypse is near: biologists might have found a key to their survival but are wary of tricky genetics
  1. Climate change is a challenge for small-scale farmers–how a mix of old and new techniques produced a superior maize harvest in a dry part of South Africa
  1. Nitrogen deposition also reduces biodiversity on a larger scale, research shows
  1. How friendly fungi is helping rice thrive
  1. Plants show surprising diversity in arid landscape: How livestock grazing impacts drylands
  1. High nitrogen input promotes the redistribution of new organic carbon to deeper soil layers
  1. Organic farms certified by peers display higher product diversity
  1. Researchers discover gene scissors that switch off with a built-in timer

15 August 2024

  1. Study highlights the benefits of mixing cover crops
  1. Study enhances understanding of soybean nodule structures for improved nitrogen fixation efficiency
  1. Plants’ hidden allies: Root microbiota fight back against leaf-mining flies
  1. A simple trick could cut down global food waste by half: Just look at the “cold chains”
  1. New discoveries regarding tomato hormones can increase total yield
  1. Researchers develop AI-assisted tomato plant monitoring system
  1. Unlocking the secrets of salt stress tolerance in wild tomatoes
  1. Wheat waste: A phosphorus crisis?
  1. Precision technology makes no-tillers more efficient, cost effective
  1. New technology protects crops by testing the air for the DNA of plant diseases
  1. Rising nighttime temperatures disrupt plant metabolism: a review calls for adaptive strategies
  1. How farmers and tech teamed up to better test crops
  2. Avocado genome assembled: Uncovering disease resistance and fatty acid secrets
  1. How can AI and geodata be used to support biodiversity?
  1. Wasps help farmers fight mealybug pest in Kenya
  1. Agroforestry offers Thai rubber farmers a pathway to profit and sustainability
  1. Inbred-parent–based cassava hybrids promise enhanced efficiency and resilience

01 August 2024

  1. New understanding of a common plant enzyme could lead to better crop management
  1. Century-old biological experiment reveals genetic secrets of important crop
  1. Plant research could pave the way for growing crops with seawater
  1. Study identifies rhizobacteria to combat Striga and boost sorghum yields in Ethiopia
  1. Enhancing ratoon rice yield and sustainability through innovative breeding and mechanization
  1. Smart soil can water and feed itself
  1. Research unveils rhizobia strains effective against soybean root rot fungal pathogens
  1. MicroRNA study sets stage for crop improvements
  1. Team develops a technique to detect nutrients in soil faster and more affordably
  1. Insect pests study finds public surveillance is critical to early detection
  1. The aroma of tomato resistance—discovery of a new compound to protect from bacteria and drought
  1. Farmland weeds can help combat pests
  1. Discovery of 2,300-year-old ancient crops challenges modern views on African farming
  1. Metabolomic insights into soybean defence strategies against diverse pathogens
  1. New research identifies ecosystems that could be threatened by declining groundwater levels
  1. Natural drylands grossly under-protected: Study predicts major threats due to human land-use conversion

15 July 2024

  1. Root-soil-microbiome management is key to the success of regenerative agriculture
  2. Printed sensors in soil could help farmers improve crop yields and save money
  3. Research uncovers pyrethrum’s genetic secrets, boosting eco-friendly pest control and sustainable farming practices
  4. New UAV-based method enhances wheat uniformity monitoring and yield prediction
  5. A research team develops hyperspectral library for rice nutrient stress
  6. More carbon in soil can control weeds, in some cases
  7. Permaculture found to be a sustainable alternative to conventional agriculture
  8. Dearth of agri-food research on climate-hit countries
  9. Low-cost depth imaging sensors achieve 97% accuracy in rapid plant disease detection
  10. Mixed forests store more soil organic carbon than pure forests, researchers find
  11. Study examines future nitrogen needs for growing wheat: More wheat, more fertilizer?
  12. On-farm crop diversity, conservation, importance and value: a case study of landraces from Western Ghats of Karnataka, India
  13. First systematic review of the last 30 years of research on sweet potato: elucidating the frontiers and hotspots
  14. How can we effectively improve and use saline-alkali soil to ensure food security?
  15. Buckwheat responds better than wheat to future climate conditions, scientists confirm
  16. Mutations in wheat TaAPA2 gene result in pleiotropic effects on plant architecture

01 July 2024

  1. Engineered plants produce human milk sugars that could lead to healthier baby formula
  1. Study shows familiarity with gene editing increases approval of the safety of GMOs
  1. Researchers identify gene important to adaptation and determine roots are a key to drought-tolerant maize
  1. Researchers make better chickpeas possible by harnessing genetic traits of wild cousins
  1. Malawi farming experiment shows how simple changes can boost maize yields and improve soil
  1. Finding hidden genetic treasure: Study uncovers untapped diversity in historic wheat collection
  1. ‘Meaty rice’? South Korean professor aims to change global protein
  1. Study proposes roadmap for integrating edge AI into farming
  1. New study emphasizes trade-offs between arresting groundwater depletion and food security
  1. Greening the food supply chain: Developing sustainable food systems through interdisciplinary collaboration
  1. Circular food systems found to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, require much less agricultural land
  1. Farmland weeds can help combat pests
  1. New tool enables faster, more cost-effective genome editing of traits to improve agriculture sustainability
  1. Interaction with insects accelerates plant evolution, research finds
  1. Gene could unlock greater wheat yields for a growing population
  1. Addressing hidden hunger in developing countries: Study investigates genetic information of millet
  1. Beyond CRISPR: seekRNA delivers a new pathway for accurate gene editing

 

15 June 2024

1. Heat is coming for our crops. We have to make them ready
2. Patents based on traditional knowledge are often ‘biopiracy.’ A new international treaty will finally combat this
3. Shortage of skilled plant breeders could impact global food security
4. GPT’s inaccuracies in agriculture could lead to crop losses and food crises
5. Genetic editing of ideal small grain size genes enables fully mechanized hybrid rice breeding
6. Researchers identify tomato exocarp-specific promoter for genetic enhancements
7. Improved refrigeration could save nearly half of the 1.3 billion tons of food wasted each year globally
8. Salty soil sensitizes plants to an unconventional mode of bacterial toxicity
9. Research improves multiplex mutagenesis to increase experimental efficiency in plant genome editing
10. Biodiversity in the margins: Merging farmlands affects natural pest control
11. New sensing techniques can detect drought tolerance in ancient crops, may inform new breeding programs
12. Researchers find a tiny organism has the power to reduce a persistent greenhouse gas in farm fields
13. Research optimizes biological control of pest that severely damages soybean crops
14. Scientists discover key nutrients that help plants beat the heat
15. Studies find frequent mowing puts poisonous weed into survival mode, creating ‘superweed’
16. Economic incentives to tackle biodiversity loss: New report presents 17 ways to price harms and benefits to nature

01 June 2024

  1. Long-term study finds organic farming leads to adaptations in the genetic material in plants
  1. Nations agree landmark treaty on traditional knowledge, protecting Indigenous Peoples’ rights
  1. How do we reduce pesticide use while empowering farmers? A more nuanced approach could help
  1. Study reveals how a sugar-sensing protein acts as a ‘machine’ to switch plant growth—and oil production—on and off
  1. AI reshapes plant breeding for climate-resilient crops
  1. Study explores long-term impacts of climate change on plant pollinators and food production
  1. Advances in rice genome research offer insights and promising applications for agriculture
  1. Gene could unlock greater wheat yields for a growing population
  1. Addressing hidden hunger in developing countries: Study investigates genetic information of millet
  1. Researchers make better chickpeas possible by harnessing genetic traits of wild cousins
  1. Scientists make transparent, fireproof glass-like material out of bamboo
  1. How biodiversity-productivity relationships change along elevation in forests
  1. Study finds what gets plant roots to grow strong
  1. Researchers breed tomato plants that contain the complete genetic material of both parent plants
  1. From wild to domesticated: Scientists reveal 100,000 years of continuous rice evolution
  1. The genetic interplay in Impatiens downy mildew: A transcriptome-based approach to enhancing disease resistance

15 May 2024

  1. Research suggests that part of India will become a climate hotspot
  1. Cassava: The perilous past and promising future of a toxic but nourishing crop
    • For more, see https://theconversation.com/cassava-the-perilous-past-and-promising-future-of-a-toxic-but-nourishing-crop-223503
  1. Morocco’s farming revolution: Defying drought with science
  1. How phytochemical diversity affects plant adaptation to stress
  1. Plant science research paves the way for deeper understanding of how the plant immune system functions
  1. Discovery of mechanism plants use to change seed oil could impact industrial, food oils
  1. Four myths about vertical farming debunked by an expert
  1. Fungal resistance in plants associated with heritable differences in microbiota abundances
  1. Researchers find that calcium can protect potato plants from bacterial wilt
  1. Land use: OF&G claims for organic farming benefits don’t stack up
  1. Scientists harness wild soybean traits with new biotech tool
  1. An inside look at how plants and mycorrhizal fungi cooperate
  1. Conservation efforts are succeeding overall at slowing biodiversity loss, global study confirms
  1. Pioneering research offers hope against crop diseases
  1. Researchers develop genetic plant regeneration approach without the application of phytohormones

01 May 2024

  1. Study shows impacts of invasive species transcend ecosystem boundaries
  1. Recipes for sustainable food systems
  1. Hybrid intelligence can reconcile biodiversity and agriculture
  1. Microbial food as a food production strategy of the future
  1. Pioneering crop productivity and sustainability in the face of water scarcity
  1. Study finds patterns of crop-specific fertilizer-nitrogen losses, opportunities for sustainable mitigation
  1. Polyploidy in vegetables: Exploring genetics for crop evolution and breeding success
  1. Making crops colourful for easier weeding by robots
  1. Plant sensors could act as an early warning system for farmers
  1. A nematode gel to protect crops in Africa and Asia
  1. In Vietnam, farmers reduce methane emissions by changing how they grow rice
  1. Single-crop farming has potential to harm bees, study finds
  1. How climate change affects potato cultivation in South Korea
  1. Researchers uncover natural variation in wild emmer wheat for broad-spectrum disease resistance
  1. AI is giving boost to crop improvement research
  1. Diverse native wildflower plantings for pollinators in farmlands
  1. Pomegranate power: Unlocking sustainable antimicrobial solutions from peels

15 April 2024

  1. Study finds maize roots adapt to different tillage practices
  1. Researchers identify microbes that help plants thwart parasite
  1. Enhancing chickpea irrigation efficiency, yield and sustainability
  1. Birds, beetles, bugs could help replace pesticides: Study
  1. Enhanced rock weathering results in higher crop yields and improved crop health, study shows
  1. Photosynthetic capacity and assimilate transport of the lower canopy influence maize yield under high planting density
  1. Ghanaians love rice—how smallholder farmers could harvest more of it with the help of machines
  1. Food matters: Dietary shifts increase the feasibility of 1.5°C pathways in line with the Paris Agreement
  1. Planting trees in wrong places heats the planet: Study
  1. New deep learning model predicts water and energy demands in agriculture with great accuracy
  1. Breeding more resilient soybeans may come down to test site selection
  1. Researchers discover corn reduces arsenic toxicity in soil
  1. Sweet success: Researchers crack sugarcane’s complex genetic code
  2. Joint environmental and social benefits from diversified agriculture
  3. Phosphorus fertilization boosts young almond tree growth
  1. Factors impacting yield and size of day-neutral strawberries

01 April 2024

  1. Marine algae genes used to boost crop yields in land plants
  1. New research shows unintended harms of organic farming
  1. Network develops optimized breeding pipelines for accelerated genetic gains in dryland crops
  1. Researchers use genetic engineering to create flood-tolerant plants
  2. Shade-grown coffee demonstrates the benefits of combining agriculture and conservation
  1. Advancing soybean yield through high-throughput UAV phenotyping and dynamic modelling
  1. A holistic approach is key to improving drought adaptation in crops, researchers say
  1. What ancient farmers can really teach us about adapting to climate change—and how political power influences success or failure
  1. Better phosphorus use can ensure its stocks last more than 500 years and boost global food production, study shows
  1. Increasing soil organic matter to improve soil health, carbon storage
  2. Monitoring and measuring biodiversity requires more than just numbers: Scientists advocate for change
  1. Novel method to measure root depth may lead to more resilient crops
  1. Pesticide-free as a new pathway for agriculture
  1. Harnessing AI and advanced imaging for precision plant stress management
  1. CRISPR gene editing applications are expanding dramatically in agriculture. Here are the latest advances
  1. Analytic tool rapidly reveals genetic diversity for next-generation crop breeding

15 March 2024

  1. Research paper warns against nationwide switch to natural farming without proper studies
  1. Scientists develop rapid gene-screening platform to boost disease resistance in crops
  1. Increasing soil salinity: New discovery may help make crops more resilient
  1. A reliable food supply in West Africa requires smarter planning for low-yield events
  1. Scientists discover why ripe fruit is more susceptible to necrotrophic pathogens than unripe fruit
  1. How nature-based knowledge can restore local ecosystems and improve community well-being
  1. Pioneering agricultural resilience and sustainability in the face of climate change
  1. Plant biologists identify promising new fungicides
  1. Field trials reveal crushed rock boosts carbon removal and improves crop yields
  1. Viral nanoparticles: A new frontier in sustainable pest management for farmers
  1. Plasma can protect hydroponic crops from pathogens
  1. Protecting the peppers: Unlocking the potential of the sterile insect technique
  1. Cold plasma could be hot stuff for grain growers, say researchers
  1. University of Haifa scientists unlock key to drought-resistant wheat plants—study
  1. Study looks at challenges facing global food production data

01 March 2024

  1. Potassium depletion in soil threatens global crop yields
  1. Soil salinization in agriculture: Mitigation and adaptation strategies combining nature-based solutions and bioengineering
  1. Invasive weed could be turned into a viable economic crop, say researchers
  1. Ladybug scents offer a more ecologically friendly way to protect crops
  1. Flowers grown floating on polluted waterways can help clean up nutrient runoff and turn a profit
  1. High-tech spray can prevent and cure rusty plant threat
  1. Asexual propagation of crop plants gets closer with new study
  1. Organic Farming Research Foundation publishes tomato research summary
  1. How science is helping farmers to find a balance between agriculture and solar farms
  1. From crop to cup: A new genetic map could make your morning coffee more climate resilient
  1. More frequent extreme droughts result in significant crop losses, say researchers
  1. Overcoming barriers to climate-smart agriculture in South Asia
  1. Potential gene targets for managing cassava whitefly, a viral diseases vector threatening food security
  1. How to transform Africa’s food system
  1. Pesticides to help protect seeds can adversely affect earthworms’ health
  1. ‘Fortress’ conservation policies threaten the food security of rural populations, says researcher
  1. Misguided reforestation programs threaten vast area of Africa’s tropical grasslands, study warns

15 February 2024

  1. That sharp, green smell of freshly cut grass? It’s a plant’s cry for help – and it may work as a less toxic pesticide for farmers
  1. Researchers use metabolic model to study temperature stress on corn
  1. Using CRISPR technology, researchers succeed in growing tomatoes that consume less water without compromising yield
  1. Researchers uncover biological circuit that offers a new avenue for creating drought-resistant crops
  1. Building resilience through localization in West and Central Africa
  1. African rice production must become more efficient to prevent large-scale import and cultivation, researchers say
  1. Unlocking the genetic secrets behind plant immunity and growth
  1. Fungal disease driven by climate change endangers wheat production
  1. Study finds corn genome can gang up on multiple pathogens at once
  1. If plants can pick fungi to help fight pests and diseases, it opens a door to greener farming and ecosystem recovery
  1. Transforming food systems could create trillions of dollars of economic benefits every year
  1. Field weed control: Synthetic microbial communities slash herbicide use
  1. Trees can make farms more sustainable—here’s how to help farmers plant more
  1. Secrets of soil-enriching pulses could transform future of sustainable agriculture
  1. Researchers uncover a key link in legume plant-bacteria symbiosis

01 February 2024

  1. Study quantifies how aquifer depletion threatens crop yields
  1. Domesticating plants impacts their microbiome, study finds
  1. Making faba beans a better source of protein
  1. Changing animal feed reduces consumption of natural resources such as soil and water
  1. AI-driven nutritional assessment of seed mixtures enhances sustainable farming practices
  1. The global distribution of plants used by humans
  1. Food from urban agriculture has carbon footprint six times larger than conventional produce, study shows
  1. Landmark study demonstrates the potential of a cross-population genomic prediction in grapevine breeding
  1. Towards a practical threat assessment methodology for crop landraces
  1. Global groundwater depletion is accelerating but is not inevitable, say researchers
  1. CRISPR-edited crops break new ground in Africa
  1. Obtaining hydrogen from vine shoots for biofuel production
  1. Harnessing speed breeding and model optimization for sustainable crop development
  1. Biodiversity study seeks to answer why more animal and plant species are found in the tropics
  1. Pollinator-friendly solar installations can help solve climate and biodiversity crises
  1. World’s largest database of weeds lets scientists peer into the past, and future, of global agriculture

15 January 2024

  1. Revolutionizing plant phenotyping—Modern tools for evaluation
  1. ‘Nutritional quality must be at the heart of climate-smart agriculture,’ researchers say
  1. How tomato plants use their roots to ration water during drought
  1. Researchers improve seed nitrogen content by reducing plant chlorophyll levels
  1. Researchers explore farmers’ response to high fertilizer prices
  1. Scientists engineer plant microbiome for the first time to protect crops against disease and cut use of pesticides
  1. Discovery raises hopes of more temperature tolerant wheat
  1. Scientists alter rice plant microbiome for better resistance to pathogens
  1. The zaï technique: How farmers in the Sahel grow crops with little to no water
  1. Switching to plant-based diets means cleaner air and could save more than 200,000 lives around the world, says study
  1. Targeted pest control with RNA spray
  1. Eliminating hidden hunger: How biofortification can improve nutrition at home and abroad
  1. Increase in rice farming in sub-Saharan Africa found to be producing rising amounts of methane
  1. Plant roots mysteriously pulsate and we don’t know why—but finding out could change the way we grow things
  1. The avocado debate: A polarizing fruit and its impact on society

01 January 2024

Wishing all our readers happy and fruitful 2024

  1. New genetic vulnerability to herbicide found in nearly 50 sweet and field corn lines
  1. In the face of extreme weather, scientists look to adapt crops
  1. Nutrition-rich chia seed for potential to improve human health and its genome sequencing to help in doing so
  1. Harnessing AI for non-destructive in situ root imaging and phenotyping
  1. Genetically modified crops aren’t a solution to climate change, despite what the biotech industry says
  1. Insights from the global wheat challenge on deep learning and dataset diversity
  1. New research urges data-driven action for agriculture and food systems changes
  1. Microwaves heat the soil to eliminate pests and help farmers manage soil diseases
  1. Revolutionizing sugarcane breeding: The emerging role of genomics and high throughput phenomics
  1. Research offers a reason why diversity in plant species causes higher farming yield, solving ‘a bit of a mystery’
  1. Nigeria’s plantain wine: a traditional drink with huge economic potential
  1. Agronomists map evolution and genetic diversity of millet to increase yield
  1. New discovery seals future of climate-proof plants
  1. Conventional breeding… with a high-tech twist\
  1. AI and sustainable agriculture: Towards the global food security
  1. Greenhouse vegetable production emits high levels of nitrous oxide, study finds
  1. Exposing plants to an unusual chemical early on may bolster their growth and help feed the world

15 December 2023

  1. Revolutionizing plant disease diagnosis: Pre-trained models outperform traditional methods
  1. Study shows that inoculating soil with mycorrhizal fungi can increase plant yield by up to 40%
  1. Nearly half of the world is suitable for diversified farming for sustainable intensification, finds study
  1. Unlocking the potential of perennial grains: investments for a sustainable food future
  1. Scientists discover plant hormone that boosts growth by 30%
  1. Flower power on Indian farms helps bees, boosts livelihoods
  1. Scientists thought they understood maize’s origins. They were missing something big
  1. A sun protection mechanism helps plants to survive
  1. Biopesticide is harmless to mammals but can wipe out colonies of wasps that benefit plants
  1. Zapping manure with special electrode promises an efficient method to produce fertilizers, other chemicals
    1. For more, see https://phys.org/news/2023-12-zapping-manure-special-electrode-efficient.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily%E2%80%A6
  1. Sustainable food production and consumption: Exploring the transition to alternative proteins
  1. Are healthy foods automatically sustainable, too?
  1. Agronomists save tomatoes from toxic aluminium with melatonin
  2. Researchers discover the waxy surface protecting plants might hold the key to developing stronger crops
  1. Middle East know-how can help feed drier, hotter world
  1. Can we sustainably harvest trees from tropical forests? Yes– here are 5 ways to do it better
  1. New wheat yield analysis method separates disease impact from natural senescence

01 December 2023

  1. South Asia worst in world for water scarcity: UN
  1. New study indicates C₄ crops less sensitive to ozone pollution than C₃ crops
  1. Plant breeding for climate change–Nitrogen management
  1. Earthworms are our friends–but they will make the climate crisis worse if we are not careful
  1. Gluten-free African grain found to have antioxidant properties
  1. Restoring forest biodiversity has massive potential for carbon capture
  1. Researchers: Modelling can revolutionize the fight against climate change in agriculture
  1. A tale of two proteins: Fundamental research could make growing better crops like clockwork
  1. Legume generation: Plant breeders and researchers collaborate for the next generation of legumes to reduce the protein gap in Europe
  1. Non-native diversity mirrors Earth’s biodiversity: Study highlights potential for future waves of invasive species
  1. Unlocking the mystery of skin cracking in chili peppers
  1. Researchers predict climate change-driven reduction in beneficial plant microbes
  1. Recent changes in the global seed industry and digital agriculture industries
  1. Revolutionizing kiwifruit cultivation: Cutting-edge breeding strategies for Actinidia
  1. Revolutionizing agriculture requires rethinking rural connectivity
  2. Unlocking the genetic potential of apple and pear: Advances in intergeneric hybrid viability and trait selection

15 November 2023

  1. High hopes for short corn
  1. Unlocking BABA-induced resistance in tomato: A comprehensive multi-omics analysis
  1. Biobased mulch spray curbs weeds in vegetable crops
  1. Letting those leaves pile up? New research shows leaf litter contains persistent free radicals
  1. Novel soybean regulator affects seed weight and size
  1. Unlocking the secrets of cold tolerance: A dive into tomato plants’ molecular responses to chilling stress
  1. More sustainable agriculture by global redistribution of nitrogen fertilizer
  1. Researchers caution that biodiversity benefit-sharing needs a radically new approach
  1. Plants’ secret to surviving shorter days
  1. Scientists map loss of groundwater storage around the world
  1. Research team suggests ways to eat our way out of the climate crisis
  1. Link between fruits, veggies & microbiome confirmed for the first time
  1. How sunflowers ‘see’ the sun: Study describes a novel mechanism
  1. Cover crops found to reduce carbon loss in the soil of Mediterranean olive groves by more than 75%
  1. Precision agriculture and profitability from the perspective of farmers
  1. The ultra-efficient farm of the future is in the sky
  1. Increasing vegetable crops won’t ease hunger if supply chains don’t keep pace

1 November 2023

  1. More sustainable agriculture by global redistribution of nitrogen fertilizer
  1. The green shoots of urban agriculture
  1. Adapting crop production to climate change and air pollution at different scales
  1. Traditional farming knowledge should be stored for future use: the technology to do this is available
  1. Can planting multiple crops in the same plot improve agricultural production and sustainability?
  1. Genome editing vs natural mutation for variations in tomato size
  1. Insights for crop breeding in the face of climate change
  1. Unveiling the potential of soybeans for enhanced nutrition
  1. Researchers discover genes responsible for low and ultra-low glycaemic index in rice
  1. Agronomists find green way to mitigate the effects of soil salinity
  1. Insights for plant breeding—Arming wheat plants against climate stress with microorganisms
  1. Scientists identify gene that triggers dramatically increased root growth
  1. Gene discovery may help growers battle grape downy mildew
  1. There is a need for changing the way of accounting greenhouse gases from agriculture
  1. Land use change can produce more food and store more carbon, study finds
  1. Warming and habitat loss shrink pollinator numbers. That may hit coffee, cocoa crops hard in future
  1. Exploring the genetic potential of eggplant’s wild relatives for sustainable agriculture

15 October 2023

  1. How plants respond to environmental threats with the proper defence
  1. Decreasing biodiversity may promote spread of viruses
  1. They built a prototype of a self-sustaining floating farm that turns saltwater to freshwater
  1. Wild plants as climate change-resistant crops
  1. Nanoparticles made from plant viruses could be farmers’ new ally in pest control
  1. Converting plant wastes into antimicrobial agents that could prevent pathogenic infections
  1. Natural compound found in plants inhibits deadly fungi
  1. Give abandoned croplands a second chance to boost climate mitigation and food security, urges new study
  1. Breeding for the traits of tomorrow
  1. Research reveals how a single enzyme can boost soybean oil production
  1. New sustainable way to synthesize vital fertilizer
  1. Wild plants may edit their genomes in the same way we make GM crops—and it could be crucial to evolution
  1. Humanity could lose half of future medicines due to plant extinctions, says report
  1. How building waste could be used to grow tomatoes
  1. Study shows bacteria in the soil can defy periods of drought
  1. How dormant plant traits could be reawakened to unlock fertiliser-free farming
  1. Is planting trees to combat climate change ‘complete nonsense’?

1 October 2023

  1. The cloning of the first genic dominant male sterility gene in rice may revolutionize breeding processes
  1. Chemical ecology in conservation biocontrol: new perspectives for plant protection.
  1. World is failing on Sustainable Development Goals, say scientists.
  1. Ag professor father and son duo develop proso millet as crop for the future
  1. Healthy soil can help grow more food and cut emissions –but government inaction means too much soil is being degraded.
  1. No pollen, no seeds: Genome editing technique yields useful traits.
  1. AI crop predictor aids Africa’s crisis planning
  1. Genetic modification can improve crop yields — but stop overselling it.
  1. Scientists design fresh tomatoes suitable for mechanical harvesting.
  1. How can the use of plastics in agriculture become more sustainable.
  1. UK researchers boost B12 in pea shoots using aeroponics.
  1. How to save plants from climate change. The answers may be the language of their tissues and physiology
  1. Earthworms contribute to 6.5% of global grain production
  1. CRISPR/Cas-mediated plant genome editing: outstanding challenges a decade after implementation.
  1. Plans to tackle food security must integrate local knowledge to preserve Earth’s critical zone, warn experts.
  1. Restoring the Earth.
  1. Conversations with plants: Can we provide plants with advance warning of impending dangers?

15 September 2023

  1. Researchers explore defence against devastating ToCSV tomato virus
  2. Using artificial methods to grow crops could help solve global food insecurity
  3. Why heirloom seeds matter
  4. Scientists bioengineer plants to have an animal-like immune system
  5. Invasive species threaten food supply, public health and cost $423 billion a year, report says
  6. Different views on  the potential of organic farming contributing to  achieve net negative emissions by 2050
  7. Preventing nitrogen loss in maize
  8. Sustainable agriculture supports biodiversity conservation, IUCN study confirms.
  9. Sorghum bran packs bigger punch than wholegrain, nutritional study shows
  10. The future of farming: Can we feed the world without destroying it?
  11. Plant-based food alternatives could support shift to global sustainability
  12. Disease-resistant rice and wheat plants may modulate disease susceptibility in their neighbours
  13. Intercropping allows for insect conservation without yield loss
  14. Agriculture study on cover crops mixtures delivers unexpected results
  15. No-till gardening keeps soil and plants healthy

01 September 2023

  1. Better crop yields can come from bacteria instead of fertilizer
  1. Artificially modulating stomatal development may improve crop stress tolerance
  1. An ancient grain unlocks genetic secrets for making bread wheat more resilient
  1. Alternative to phosphate fertilizer: Biochar basis controls plant response
  1. 5x increase in rice yields? New CRISPR-created variety could help fight fungal pandemic decimating world’s rice crop
  1. ‘Jumping genes’ help plants adapt to extreme temperature and pathogens
  1. Farmers are struggling with climate change, but yields continue to rise. what’s going on?
  1. Priming plants with the hormone, ethylene, produces bigger, more stress-resistant crops
  1. New research identifies a biotechnology approach to improve hybrid breeding of soybean
  1. Insect-resistant Bt GMO crops have helped cut pesticide use. Now Nature is pushing back
  1. Artificial intelligence can now estimate rice yields
  1. Sweet corn yield at the mercy of the environment, except for one key factor
  1. Study finds new type of cell related to organ movement for self-pollination in plants
  1. Israel’s pioneering use of water ‘to the last drop’
  1. Nitrogen runoff strategies complicated by climate change
  1. Pesticides are harming Nigeria: it’s time to update the law
  1. Discovery of key genetic sequence essential for plant reproduction

 

15 August 2023

1. Novel technology may lead to improved citrus varieties
2. International group develops guiding principles for community-engaged sustainability research
3. Research shows gene editing improves grain quality and reduces heat stress in rice
4. Scientists make healthy sorghum crop healthier
5. Alternative to phosphate fertilizer: Biochar basis controls plant response
6. Substitution of tolerant for sensitive species balances ecosystems in agricultural areas
7. Structural insights illuminate the arms race between crop plants and fungal pathogens
8. A path to defeating crop-killing gray mold without toxic chemicals
9. Is it time to start engineering plants? (with several links to different topics)
10. AI for plant breeding – the new green revolution?
11. Gene grants powerful resistance to resurging plant disease
12. The power of millets and farmer research collaboration
13. Chemicals from maize roots influence wheat yield
14. High-precision genome sequencing of buckwheat breeds hope for future harvests
15. Two-thirds of the world’s biodiversity lives in the soil
16. Extra-large G proteins have extra-large effects on agronomic traits and stress tolerance in maize and rice

01 August 2023

  1. Land abandonment is increasing–And it’s changing nature
  1. Climate change contributions from seed and crop technologies
  1. Global food production has increased 390 percent since 1960. Here’s how farmers have done it
  1. Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity—how to balance the two
  1. Conservation of arable soils through targeted erosion management
  2. Hotter temperatures, less water present challenges for policy makers, agricultural stakeholders
  1. Empowering farmers to save native ecosystems in agricultural landscapes
  1. Melatonin doesn’t just help you sleep—it can help keep fruit and vegetables fresh
  1. Apple snail invasion could be ‘disastrous’ for rice production and food security in Kenya, study reveals
  1. Is our phosphorus use sustainable? Most stakeholders doubt it
  1. Helping plants and bacteria work together reduces fertilizer need, finds new study
  1. AI combined with CRISPR precisely controls gene expression
  1. Underground symbiosis counters drought
  1. Scientists ID genes foiling rice breeding
  1. Global patterns of biodiversity in seed plants unveiled
  1. Predicting how topsoil is affected by field traffic
  1. What plant breeding may (and may not) look like in 2050

15 July 2023

  1. Clemson researchers work to develop less-immunogenic wheat varieties for gluten-sensitive consumers
  1. No more crying over rotting onions? Researchers gain insight into bacteria threatening Vidalia onion production
  1. New digital tool enables farmers’ decisions for sustainable agriculture
  1. Landrace Germplasm for Improving Yield and Abiotic Stress Adaptation
    1. For more, see https://phys.org/news/2023-06-links-tree-genetics-biodiversity-patterns.html
  1. ‘Jumping genes’ help plants adapt to extreme temperature and pathogens
  1. Two-thirds of fertilizer is lost as runoff-this finding could recycle it.
  1. What listening to the soil can tell us about our relationship with the land
  2. New findings on photosynthesis: Helping plants make better use of sunlight
  1. Genetically modified crops may be a solution to hunger -why there is scepticism in Africa
  1. How AI can be used in Sub-Saharan agriculture
  1. Breadfruit: A starchy, delicious climate and biodiversity solution
  1. Better Crop Yields Can Come From Bacteria Instead of Fertilizer
  1. Pan-genome for pearl millet that beats the heat
  1. How a unique tomato mutation could transform sustainable agriculture
  1. Women’s empowerment is key to crop diversity in lower-income countries
  1. Transgenic soybeans could replace pork, by producing pig proteins

01 July 2023

  1. Prepping for climate change by introgressive hybridization
  1. Research examines whether AI is helping small-scale farming operations
  1. Banana bunchy top disease in Africa—Predicting continent‐wide disease risks by combining survey data and expert knowledge
  1. Genome editing used to create disease resistant rice
  1. New genetic discovery set to boost disease resistant rice
  1. A newly identified protein confers drought tolerance to plants
  1. A holistic approach to addressing food security in Africa
  1. Smart farming platform improves crop yields, minimizes pollution
    1. For more, see https://phys.org/news/2023-06-smart-farming-platform-crop-yields.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
  2. Connecting data for consumer preferences, food quality, and breeding in support of market-oriented breeding of root, tuber, and banana crops
  1. Can regenerative agriculture live up to its hype and help feed a globally growing population?
  1. ‘Regenerative agriculture’ is all the rage – but it’s not going to fix our food system
  1. Carbon mitigation payments can make bioenergy crops more appealing for farmers
  1. How to use circular economy to enhance biodiversity?
  1. Retaining natural vegetation to safeguard biodiversity and Humanity
  1. Ecological doom-loops: Why ecosystem collapses may occur much sooner than expected

15 June 2023

  1. KAUST researchers clone wheat disease resistance genes
  1. Genetic mapping identified three hotspot genomic regions and candidate genes controlling heat tolerance-related traits in groundnut
  1. Identifying new genes may elevate efficiency of photosynthesis in crops, could boost yields
  1. Multi-omics resources for targeted agronomic improvement of pigmented rice
  1. Scientists identify fungal proteins responsible for suppressing host plant immunity from infection
  1. Pathways to wheat self-sufficiency in Africa
  1. Fruits and vegetables are less nutritious than they used to be
  1. Planet-friendly farming takes root in drought hit Tunisia
  1. Peas that don’t taste like peas could help the Planet
  1. Bush medicine meets high-tech: Australian plants excel at healing wounds
  1. How a mysterious protein plays a crucial role in plant growth
  1. Could CEA be the future of farming and solve food insecurity?
  1. Seaweed farming may help tackle global food insecurity
  1. New research program seeks to identify genes key to improving resilience and nutrition value in food crops
  1. Scientists map complete genome of millet
  1. Mapping the conflict between farming and biodiversity

01 June 2023

  1. Researchers are closing in on the long-sought goal of creating high-yielding hybrid crops that can be asexually propagated indefinitely
  1. Realizing algae value chains in arid environments: an Arabian Peninsula perspective
  1. Accessing biological control genetic resources and sharing benefits resulting from their utilization
  1. Scientists weed out harmful genes to breed better potatoes
  1. Researchers discover a new use for used coffee pods
  1. Australian fruit may hold the key to citrus disease resistance
  1. Understanding crop pest evolution may boost biocontrol
  1. Poor soils lose carbon regardless of crop residue and nitrogen inputs, shows study
  1. Genetically modified bananas out to stop Cavendish catastrophe
  1. Understanding how the ‘heart’ of the plant works may lead to protection from pathogens
  1. Saving humanity: here’s a radical approach to building a sustainable and just society
  1. The ever-tenuous success of plants engineered to kill insect foes
  1. We’ve reached a fork in the fertilizer road: Which path keeps food cheap and the world cool?
  1. Researchers develop system recognizing tomato leaf diseases
  1. Uncovering new mechanisms for wheat rust Resistance
  1. More effort is needed to bring salt-tolerant crops to the farmers who need them, argue researchers

15 May 2023

  1. Regenerative agriculture’ is all the rage – but it’s not going to fix our food system
  2. What’s the latest on GMOs and gene-edited foods—and what are the concerns? An expert explains
  3. Evaluation of methods to assess the quality of cryopreserved Solanaceae pollen
  4. Resurrection of plant disease resistance proteins via helper NLR bioengineering
  5. How the health of your plants can affect bee pollination
  6. An epic global study of moss reveals it is far more vital to Earth’s ecosystems than we knew
  7. Biofortification of microgreens with zinc could mitigate global ‘hidden hunger’
  8. Our tropical fruits are vulnerable to climate change. Can we make them resilient in time?
  9. A precise image-based tomato leaf diseases detection approach using PLPNet
  10. Soybean crops can take advantage of climate change to increase productivity
  11. Microorganism shows potential as an iron biofertilizer for cucumber plants
  12. Simple addition to corn bran could boost grain’s nutritional value 15-35 percent
  13. Scientists address global crop growing challenge
  14. DELLA proteins could hold key to the next Green Revolution
  15. Fonio millet genome unlocks African orphan crop diversity for agriculture in a changing climate
  16. The 7 biggest problems facing science, according to 270 scientists

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