"Finding ways to tackle food insecurity is vital." Scientists discover potential solution for $30 billion food crisis: ...

Pesticides are used primarily in agriculture to control pests. However, they can also harm many beneficial animal, plant and fungal species that are not the target of the control. An international ...

Europe is looking to high-protein plant crop yields to reduce reliance on imported plant proteins and enhance food security ...

Researchers have successfully uncovered the molecular mechanisms by which bacterial cellulose patches stimulate the regeneration of plant wounds.   - The regeneration process requires the activation ...

LG Chem has launched prototype production of 100% bio-acrylic acid, which has received USDA Certified Biobased Product (BIOPREFERRED®) label. The product is derived from 3HP made through a microbial ...

Science tells us invasive species are always on the move. Scientists face a challenge in simulating their spread and further predicting where they will go next. Researchers at the University of ...

According to the journal Science, Striga ranks among the world's top seven agricultural pests, alongside wheat stem rust, ...

Researchers find that tiny plastic particles increase the absorption of environmental arsenic and pesticides in lettuce and human intestinal cells, raising new safety concerns about plastic pollution.

How many pots is that? Nearly 242 million. Wow! Historically, more plants were sold as bare-root, ball and burlap, or in ...

As supply chains come under increasing pressure to meet environmental goals, arable farmers with a track record of reducing ...

Science tells us invasive species—like the spotted tilapia—are always on the move, making it difficult for scientists to ...

Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species -- according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out since 1750 -- twice the number of animal species lost. But which species ...