Tomatoes are a high yielding crop--producing up to 500 tons per hectare in countries delivering the highest yields (FAOSTAT 2013)
Tomatoes are a high yielding crop--producing up to 500 tons per hectare in countries delivering the highest yields (FAOSTAT 2013)
the way poppy crops are--allowing millions of people around the world who do not have sufficient access to painkilling drugs to get the medications they need.
and help farmers survey their crops more quickly these flying robots have stirred up quite a few problems in recent months.
plant the right crop in the right place (Nanowerk News) Corn, wheat and rapeseed can be used to produce biofuels, such as bioethanol and biodiesel.
The study that arrived at this conclusion is due to be published By nature Climate change("Greenhouse gas payback times for crop-based biofuels".
"This figure shows the duration of the payback times for greenhouse gases produced by corn-based bioethanol per intensively farmed crop location,
While intensive crop farming results in greater greenhouse gas emission, it also increases the yields of crops used to produce biofuels and,
To increase production of biofuels from crops, such as corn and wheat, natural areas need to make way for agricultural land.
per extensively farmed crop location, i e. where fertilizers and irrigation are used not. While extensive crop farming reduces greenhouse gas emission,
it also yields smaller crops for producing biofuels. From Western europe to the tropics Elshout, a Phd candidate at Radboud University, explains:
Nineteen years sounds like a long time, but in farming terms, its not all that long.
spatially-explicit overview of biogenic gas emission resulting from crops used to produce biofuels. In developing this model,
"In the future, farmers could send machines into their fields to inspect the crops, "said Georgia Tech Ph d. candidate Yancy Diaz-Mercado."
"Professor Waterhouse, a molecular geneticist with QUT's Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, said scientists could use this discovery to investigate other niche
'nude'versions of crop plants could also speed up agricultural research, "he said. Professor Waterhouse said the fact that the N. benthamiana variety from central Australia had doubled its seed size also opened the door for investigations into how N. benthamiana could be used commercially as a biofactory,
(which makes water unusable for crops and for drinking), the team also applied UV LIGHT to disinfect some of the water as it passed through the system.
even those who grow crops with relatively low water needs like wine grapes are feeling the pinch.
These rooms are controlled climate to conditions that maximize the growth and yield of crop. A major advantage of vertical farming is the sips of water it needs.
baby cabbage and microgreens with up to 15 times as many crop cycles a year compared to traditional farming.
"We may also apply this to agriculture for predicting crop yield, drought condition, or insect outbreak."
a new material that can improve soil properties and increase crop yields. The results of the research group of Valuation of resources from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid suggest an optimal solution to manage the manure from chicken and cattle.
and not only has positive effects on crop yields, but also represents a significant reduction of CO2 EMISSIONS compared to the direct application of manure waste on soils.
These results give evidence of the positive effects of using biochar as a fertilizer on soils for better crop yields.
therefore necessary for the production of gibberellins--a mechanism that is highly relevant to the growth and development of plants,"says Poppenberger, Professor for the Biotechnology of Horticultural Crops.
these new crop varieties increased yields fivefold, preventing famines in Mexico and later China. Arraywhereas external application of gibberellins has been utilized in agriculture for several decades
and production of crop plants,"says Brigitte Poppenberger r
#How traumatic memories hide in the brain, and how to retrieve them At first, hidden memories that can't be accessed consciously may protect the individual from the emotional pain of recalling the event.
and also allows them to capture higher crop prices during the dry season, "said the trial's co-primary investigator, Craig R. Cohen, MD, MPH, UCSF professor in the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive health in the department of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences.
which could have applications such as spraying on crops or disinfecting food, as well as treating human disease.
and create heartier crops in foods like tomatoes and lettuce. The application of the Cas9 RNP gene editing technique could be the next step in ending food shortages s
and is a $6 billion crop in the United states. here is untapped a vast reservoir of genes in wild cotton plants that could offer us stronger
and heat waves. eat waves can kill people and crops while worsening air quality, and droughts exacerbate those serious impacts,
#Breeding higher yielding crops by increasing sugar import into seeds Once a mother plant releases its embryos to the outside world,
crop plants have evolved larger backpacks to ensure continued utility to humans. Without knowing which gene variants were contributing useful properties,
which happened with all of our crop plants as wild plants were converted into more and more useful and nutritious versions.
rice and other crops, said Bing Yang from Iowa State university, whose team performed all the rice studies.
#Weather history time machine created During the 1930s North america endured the Dust bowl a prolonged era of dryness that withered crops
#An innovative way to increase flower, seed and fruit production A scientist from UPM has developed a method to enhance crop yield by the contact of roots aerial parts or even the substratum of the plant fungus'Colletotrichum tofieldiae'.
because they have a large amount of crop pathogen. However this species has other subspecies that does not harm their host plants
This method can help increase crop yields its application is similar to use a fertilizer but having better results
The biochar has a one-two punch in that it can be used to both increase crop yields
The scientists found that controlling irrigation using data from moisture sensors led to substantial reductions in both production time and crop losses.
such as the nature of the soil, the nature of the crop involved or weather. The system is currently being tested at Norcal Harvesting,
The top biodiesel crops--palm soybean, and rapeseed oil--are all the least energy efficient. However, they are also the cheapest to produce,
Farmers are increasingly using drones to monitor crop health and gauge growth patterns. This is a job well-suited to drones,
and hardware that automatically measures the height of crops and detect weeds, and they can even count plants.
via the first crop of Homekit-enabled accessories from third-party manufacturers. This means youl soon be able to get your hands on a range of products for the connected home that work with Siri on your ios device,
and this crop of initial partners delivers that. It interesting to see Apple announce this ahead of WWDC
the readings it takes are more scientifically rigorous than those achieved by the current crop of Android Wear-powered devices,
Researchers have completed the second of three major steps needed to turbocharge photosynthesis in crops such as wheat
But 75 percent of the world's crops (known as C3 plants) use a slower and less efficient form of photosynthesis. Researchers have been attempting for a long time to change some C3 plants-including wheat rice and potatoes-into C4 plants.
However Price says there are genetic workarounds that could quickly make it possible in a wider range of crops s
#A Nimble-Wheeled Farm Robot Goes to Work in Minnesota This summer a Minnesota startup began deploying an autonomous robot that rolls between corn plants spraying crop fertilizer.
The company is also testing using them for planting seed on cornfields for fall crops, called cover crops,
because it is sprayed heavily on crops that had themselves been engineered genetically to resist the spray.
Also, the technology could be used to create weapons that destroy agricultural crops or create super pests.
So an important question is how to minimize the energy it takes to grow these crops.
Today most farmers typically overwater crops by up to 20%just to be on the safe side.
Optimal irrigation can improve quality and quantity of crops and increase farmers incomes and profitability.
SWP is recognized a scientifically highly accurate parameter for determining water status in crops but today SWP can only be measured in a labor-intensive procedure.
The Saturas sensing system tailors irrigation to the crop's real-time water needs resulting in more efficient water use
coupled with the fire destroying their oil palm crops, had left them penniless and hungry. Until that moment, he had thought mostly of peat blazes as orest fires,
Tarsedi told me that oil palm is the crop of choice for Bungaraya farmers because it is more valuable than paddy rice.
The source crops could be grown on marginal land, avoiding displacing food production, the team observed. They added the development of renewable liquid fuels was critical to reduce global reliance on petroleum
Prof Bell acknowledged that certain crops as feedstock for the sugar-derived process would be problematic:"
John Burnett writes for West Hawaii Today that Iselle damage to Big Island ag crops is estimated at $53 million.
They got their crops to where they were ready to pick. The plants are snapped off, not too high off the ground,
because it is grown at a higher elevation than the papaya crop. Ross Sibucao, president of Hawaii Papaya Industry Association, said early Tuesday afternoon the association board was about to hold an emergency meeting.
and the rain also damaged the company macadamia nut crop. Wee lost just over 2, 000 trees,
He said three of his four 5-acre greenhouses in Panaewa sustained roof damage which will ultimately have an effect on his crops.
and turn it into an oil-producing crop for biodiesel production. These are the first steps in a bigger initiative that will turn sugarcane
and sorghum two of the most productive crop plants known into even more productive oil-generating plants.
Oilseed crops commercialized by Agrisoma were used as a feedstock and transformed by Applied Research Associates into a complete replacement fuel for conventional jet fuel.
when commercial honeybees are pollinating their crops. BIO is a member of Croplife America (CLA),
a crop protection association that represents the companies that develop, manufacture, formulate and distribute crop protection chemicals
and plant science solutions for agriculture and pest management in the United states. CLA welcomed today release of the White house National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey bees and Other Pollinators.
to make decisions that can lower costs and increase crop yields, and allow them to access information quickly through their smartphones.
Technology is not only helping farmers grow their crops but also aid in monitoring the health of their livestock.
& Farm Crops Created At The Same Timeprofiles Japanese farmer Makoto Takazawa farmland in Chiba Prefecture,
and crops. e has nearly 350 kw of solar panels mounted on poles 3 meters above ground
and has grown crops like cabbages, eggplants, cucumber, taro, peanuts and yams underneath them. Both the solar panels and the food-bearing plants receive enough sunlight to be productive.
many of the crops grown in the valley are high-value products that are lucrative,
and the region conservative bent leads farmers and ranchers to stick to the crops, trees, and animals they know.
and then recycled so local farmers can use it to water their crops. The by-product that remains at the end of the process,
Italy. he main target of this project is to create alternative sources of plant production in areas where environmental conditions make it extremely difficult to grow crops through conventional farming,
A control centre on dry land allows the scientists to monitor the status of crops without having to dive down every day to tend to them. e have installed many webcams
#Farmlogs Is Now Able To Alert Farmers About Crop Threats Farm management software company Farmlogs is used by over 20%of the farms in the U s. with over $15 billion in crops under management.
Now Farmlogs has launched the only crop health monitoring service in the industry that can pinpoint the exact location in the part of the field that needs attention.
Farmlogs monitors crop health by utilizing multi-spectral satellite imagery to build performance baselines from over five years of field-specific crop health data.
The crop health is tracked throughout the season against the performance baseline to detect subtle cues
The crop health monitoring imagery utilized by Farmlogs shows information that is actionable and eliminates guesswork
As a gift to its users, Farmlogs is offering the crop monitoring feature for free this year.
so it kills only those bugs that threaten crops and avoids collateral damage to beneficial insects.
Crop protection RNA, ribonucleic acid, is present in all living cells. Mainly, it acts as a messenger carrying instructions from DNA for controlling the synthesis of proteins.
The idea for crop protection was born out of this technology. As part of the study, Scott and Keri San miguel put a film of ds RNA on plate glass
#Crop attack discovery lets team bounce back When disease-causing bacteria invade disease-resistant rice, a small protein produced by the bacteria betrays the invader.
Identification of the tiny protein, called Raxx, holds promise for developing more disease-resistant crop varieties and therapeutic treatments for blocking microbial infections in both plants and animals, say the researchers,
In the long term, the researchers hope to use this information to develop new strategies to prevent infection in various crops.
Bacterial blight, one of the worst bacterial plant diseases in the world, has been found in virtually every crop species including rice.
#"Nemo's Garden"grows terrestrial crops underwater The stand for the region of Liguria at the Milan 2015 Expo features a project as bizarre-sounding as it is intriguing:
an attempt to grow crops underwater, inside air-filled biospheres. It's part of an effort that could prove a low-cost,
lack of fertile land and adverse climate conditions around the world means we've seen several projects involving growing crops creatively,
and the crops are well out of the reach of parasites. The evaporating sea water condenses on the inner walls of the biosphere,
creating a high-humidity environment (up to 85 percent) that favors crop growth. All in all according to its proponents, the system is sustainable
in agriculture, more effective harvesting of solar energy and its conversion into heat via greenhouses could enable year-round production as well as access to crops not currently available in certain climates.
hi-tech sentinels for crops (Nanowerk News) Sensors and drones can be among the farmers'best friends,
and to control the general condition of their crops. Nowadays Piedmont, in north western Italy, is an open air laboratory where companies
which carry small cameras able to take near infrared images of crops. Healthy plants are rich in chlorophyll a pigment that reflects infrared quite well:
noninvasive and more affordable tool to check how crops are doing. Moreover, it improves sustainability
The bean was lost almost a crop. About 25 years ago a farmer, named Mario Boggio, gave some kilos of Piattella to the University of Turins germplasm bank,
Countless acres of genetically engineered crops would need to be fed this manmade ingredient, from a crop duster or by some other means.
When a case crops up, the team rushes to scene andgives the vaccine to people who are close to the sick person those who are at high risk of getting the virus."So this can be the neighbors, the family, the coworkers,
instead of the current crop that often just monitor the body's activity.""Wearables currently are centered mostly around monitoring
and preparation-has been designed to produce crops with the least amount of energy expenditure possible. The operators claim the hydroponics
and can produce crops all year round, but perhaps Growing Underground greatest asset when it comes to low-impact farming will be its location.
The depth of the facility now provides some much-needed insulation to help grow crops 52 weeks of the year
unless urgent measures are taken to significantly enhance access to food and safeguard crop and livestock production in these countries
%The novel concept was tested successfully in experiments at the Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ.
Explosive urban growth matched with the steady planting of water-thirsty crops which use the majority of the water don't help.
and federal subsidies encourage farmers to plant some of the crops that use the most water.
In addition to those crops, cotton is one of the thirstiest crops a farmer can grow, especially in a desert.
many of the crops that use less water entitle farmers to fewer federal subsidies, and so farmers don't have much of an incentive to switch crops.
Though cotton production has dropped steeply in California since 1995, California farmers have gotten $3 billion in federal subsidies to grow it.
and Dairy cows and chickens and other animals eat a lot of crops, which in turn require a lot of water.
Some research has suggested that the country's meat industries create such a high demand for water-thirsty feed crops, that if every American ate meat one less day a week,
Wheat is one of the most important cereal crops in the world, with global production of about 650 million tonnes and consumption in a variety of breads across different countries and cultures. rowing global demand for wheat requires ongoing genetic improvement to adapt to changing environmental conditions,
#Small changes have large benefits for crop breeding Researchers from The University of Western australia have developed a new method for breeding crops that will improve the potential for long-term, sustainable genetic improvement.
and implemented it in self-pollinating crops. Self-pollinating crops, or elfingcrops, are plants that are normally fertilised from their own pollen.
Self-pollinating crops such as rice, wheat and other cereals, soy beans and certain vegetable-derived oils
account for more than 60 per cent of world food calories for human consumption. Farmers are used to saving the seed of wheat and other crops such as lupin,
field pea and chickpea, knowing that the harvested seed is identical to the sown seed as a result of selfing.
as proposed in Professor Cowling model for selfing crops, means there can be more accurate selection and shorter generation intervals with more sustainable long-term genetic improvement.
and recombination in self-pollinating crops normally occurs after selfing and selection of pure lines. n our research we changed the breeding process to allow rossing before selfingrather than elfing before crossing,
killing only that bug species on crops and avoiding collateral damage to beneficial insects caused by today pesticides.
The idea for crop protection was born out of this technology. As part of the study, Scott and San miguel put a film of ds RNA on plate glass
Over three years of field studies in China, researchers consistently demonstrated that SUSIBA2 delivered increased crop yields and a near elimination of methane emissions f
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