crops

Small root mutation could make crops fertilize themselves

That is the conclusion reached by Kasper Røjkjær Andersen and Simona Radutoiu, professors of molecular biology at Aarhus University. Their…

2 months ago

Hoverflies: The long-overlooked insects that could save our crops

  It takes Mandela Fernández-Grandon 15 minutes to train a hoverfly, a harmless wasp look-alike. The entomologist at the University of…

3 months ago

Bigger crops, fewer nutrients: The hidden cost of climate change

New preliminary research suggests that a combination of higher atmospheric CO2 and hotter temperatures contribute to a reduction in nutritional…

8 months ago

From food crops to cancer clinics: Lessons in extermination resistance

Just as crop-devouring insects evolve to resist pesticides, cancer cells can increase their lethality by developing resistance to treatment. In…

1 year ago

Are crops worldwide sufficiently pollinated?

A team of researchers led by Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists has analyzed crop yields of more than 1,500 fields on…

1 year ago