Global warming is already reshaping our daily lives, with storms, floods, wildfires and droughts around the world. As temperatures continue to rise, a third of global food production could be at risk.
Scientists have identified several forgotten food crops in sub-Saharan Africa that can be incorporated into the cropping system to support climate resilience and nutrition in the region. The study has ...
The modern food system is largely dependent on a limited genetic pool of crops, raising significant concerns about agricultural sustainability and food security. Only a small fraction of the world's ...
The transition toward sustainable food systems requires a coordinated approach that integrates crop biology and advanced food ...
Aerial view of farmers tending to soybeans under solar panels at an agrivoltaic farm. (Photo by Zhang Zhenxiang/VCG via Getty Images) Plants like sunlight, it helps them grow. So, it is understandable ...
This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. A tractor sprays manure from a dairy farm onto a field planted with squash in Mount Vernon, ...
We don’t live in an agrarian society anymore, at least not here in the United States. Because few of us live in proximity to farmers, most Americans rarely consider the factors that go into producing ...
NASA plant physiologist Ray Wheeler, Ph.D., and fictional astronaut Mark Watney from the movie “The Martian” have something in common they are both botanists. But that’s where the similarities end.
Researchers have introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening a potential pathway for rapid crop improvement. University of Queensland researchers have for the first time ...
Change in the potential diversity of food crops in +2C global warming scenario as compared to the situation at present (%). Global warming is already reshaping our daily lives, with storms, floods, ...