Institute receives award to develop drought-tolerant plants
The Maryland-based Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research has been awarded a $100,000 grant to…
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Mineral vital to human health will decrease due to climate change
There are many people suffering from “hidden hunger” across the world; people that have enough…
Rocket with school research project lifts off to the International Space Station
The first school experiment to test if plant cuttings build roots in zero gravity has…
UFU back fertiliser tariff removal campaign
With fertiliser prices still high the Ulster Farmers’ Union has backed a campaign to persuade…
How to be a successful pest: lessons from the green peach aphid
UK Scientists, in collaboration with groups in Europe and the US, have discovered why the…
Growers believe T0 fungicide now more important
Results of a new survey suggest that more than two thirds of farmers think a…
Efficient new solution for manganese deficiency in arable crops
Tackling the commonest trace element deficiency in UK arable crops has been made easier and…
Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc. acquires 10% stake in Belchim Crop Protection
Japanese company Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc. (MCAG) has acquired a 10% stake in the Belgian…
Bug-killing fungus leads to major breakthrough in search for environmentally friendly pesticide
A ‘new generation’ of environmentally friendly pesticides is a step closer as researchers make an…
Study reveals diversity ‘blueprint’ to help maize crops adapt to changing climates
Scientists have unlocked evolutionary secrets of landraces through an unprecedented study of allelic diversity, revealing…