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Agricultural Plant Sciences
Agricultural Plant Sciences: field of biology that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of plant agriculture; the study of the life and development of edible, ornamental and native vegetation, including grasses, vines, shrubs and trees. Agriculture sciences seek to feed the world's population while preventing biosafety problems that may affect human health and the environment. This requires promoting good management of natural resources and respect for the environment, and increasingly concern for the psychological well being of all concerned in the food production and consumption system.
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JUL 16, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Concerns about runaway climate change and tipping points of no return are constant sources of fear in our warming world. ...Written By: Matthew LundyJUL 13, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some life forms can enter a kind of dormant state, where they wait for the right conditions so they can reemerge; fungi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2021Plants & Animals
Before plants could be easily grown to produce delicious foods that we're all familiar with, they had to be domesticated ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2021Plants & Animals
Cannabis cultivation is traditionally thought of as a particularly water-thirsty operation, but new evidence suggests th ...Written By: Angela DowdenJUL 09, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have developed a "wearable" patch to detect the gaseous substances plants emit when diseased or stressed,Written By: Anne MedinaJUN 27, 2021Earth & The Environment
Some have suggested that excess atmospheric carbon can promote plant growth, and maybe bigger plants would take up more ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Many people in the world don't have access to enough food. And while humans might find ways to adapt to a changing world ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2021Plants & Animals
Glyphosate-based herbicides (GBH) are commonly applied to many outdoor environments, and are widely used in agriculture ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2021Microbiology
Chinook salmon can be infected by a pathogen called Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) that is thought to cause heart, liver, a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 05, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Washington State University (WSU) has announced the opening of a multi-disciplinary research center with nearly 100 scie ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 26, 2021Plants & Animals
By knocking out a gene in male mosquitos' testes, researchers demonstrate a powerful population control technique.Written By: Anne MedinaMAY 25, 2021Microbiology
Though suspected outbreaks have been documented since 1878, the first confirmed outbreak of bird flu, a highly pathogeni ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2021Plants & Animals
It's estimated that two billion people don't have access to reliable sources of nutritious food - they are food insecure ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2021Microbiology
Organic food has been touted as healthier, but that's been debated. While meat that is produced organically now has to m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2021Plants & Animals
Bumblebees play crucial roles in nature as pollinators for many wildflowers, and in agriculture as pollinators of field ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2021Earth & The Environment
Need another reason to go vegetarian or vegan? In the United States alone, there are 16,000 deaths annually resulting fr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 21, 2021Microbiology
Researchers have noted that we have a 'profound ignorance' about the state of the microbial populations of the world.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The more we know about the genetic history of food crops, the more prepared we'll be to maintain their growth through en ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2021Plants & Animals
You're probably familiar with sunflowers, a member of the Asteraceae family. But the biology of the plant is a bit diffe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 30, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Bacteria can share genetic material in a process called horizontal gene transfer, and recent work has shown that in anim ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria live everywhere, and we're starting to understand how they affect the biology of animals and plants. This comes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2021Plants & Animals
Terroir is a term usually associated with wine; it describes the environmental characteristics like climate and soil tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2021Microbiology
Chemicals that are designed to kill weeds, known as herbicides, can apparently raise the levels of antibiotic resistant ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The fastest growing plant in the world is known as duckweed or Wolffia. It grows on every continent except Antarctica, h ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Concerns about runaway climate change and tipping points of no return are constant sources of fear in our warming world.
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
JUL 13, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some life forms can enter a kind of dormant state, where they wait for the right conditions so they can reemerge; fungi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2021
Plants & Animals
Before plants could be easily grown to produce delicious foods that we're all familiar with, they had to be domesticated
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2021
Plants & Animals
Cannabis cultivation is traditionally thought of as a particularly water-thirsty operation, but new evidence suggests th
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
JUL 09, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have developed a "wearable" patch to detect the gaseous substances plants emit when diseased or stressed,
Written By:
Anne Medina
JUN 27, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Some have suggested that excess atmospheric carbon can promote plant growth, and maybe bigger plants would take up more
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Many people in the world don't have access to enough food. And while humans might find ways to adapt to a changing world
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2021
Plants & Animals
Glyphosate-based herbicides (GBH) are commonly applied to many outdoor environments, and are widely used in agriculture
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2021
Microbiology
Chinook salmon can be infected by a pathogen called Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) that is thought to cause heart, liver, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Washington State University (WSU) has announced the opening of a multi-disciplinary research center with nearly 100 scie
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 26, 2021
Plants & Animals
By knocking out a gene in male mosquitos' testes, researchers demonstrate a powerful population control technique.
Written By:
Anne Medina
MAY 25, 2021
Microbiology
Though suspected outbreaks have been documented since 1878, the first confirmed outbreak of bird flu, a highly pathogeni
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
It's estimated that two billion people don't have access to reliable sources of nutritious food - they are food insecure
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2021
Microbiology
Organic food has been touted as healthier, but that's been debated. While meat that is produced organically now has to m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2021
Plants & Animals
Bumblebees play crucial roles in nature as pollinators for many wildflowers, and in agriculture as pollinators of field
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Need another reason to go vegetarian or vegan? In the United States alone, there are 16,000 deaths annually resulting fr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 21, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers have noted that we have a 'profound ignorance' about the state of the microbial populations of the world.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The more we know about the genetic history of food crops, the more prepared we'll be to maintain their growth through en
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2021
Plants & Animals
You're probably familiar with sunflowers, a member of the Asteraceae family. But the biology of the plant is a bit diffe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 30, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Bacteria can share genetic material in a process called horizontal gene transfer, and recent work has shown that in anim
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria live everywhere, and we're starting to understand how they affect the biology of animals and plants. This comes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2021
Plants & Animals
Terroir is a term usually associated with wine; it describes the environmental characteristics like climate and soil tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2021
Microbiology
Chemicals that are designed to kill weeds, known as herbicides, can apparently raise the levels of antibiotic resistant
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The fastest growing plant in the world is known as duckweed or Wolffia. It grows on every continent except Antarctica, h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch