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09/15/2023 SOURCE: phys.org

Lack of maternal care found to affect development, microbiome and health of wild bees

Most wild bees are solitary, but one tiny species of carpenter bees fastidiously cares for and raises their offspring, an act that translates into huge benefits to the developing bee's microbiome, development ...

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TOPIC(S): Forestry,

08/24/2023 SOURCE: phys.org

Millions of California trees are dying; Joshua trees are just the latest victims

Californians watched in dismay this month as the York fire seared through Mojave National Preserve, igniting a delicate desert landscape that may never fully recover.

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Pest Control,

06/30/2023 SOURCE: phys.org

Push-pull practices 'control pests, increase maize yields'

So-called "push-pull" agricultural practices that aim to improve crop yields by minimizing the use of synthetic herbicides and insecticides increases yields and prevents pests from adapting over time, ...

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping,

06/28/2023 SOURCE: phys.org

Varroa mites and deformed wing virus make honeybees more susceptible to insecticides

Controlling for Varroa mites, the parasitic mites that feed on honey bees and serve as vectors for viral diseases like deformed wing virus (DWV), can help with improving honeybee populations and make ...

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TOPIC(S): Climate Change, Carbon Farming,

06/16/2023 SOURCE: phys.org

Climate change: Challenges of capturing sufficient carbon through large-scale seaweed farming

The potential of global seaweed farming to help capture sufficient carbon may not be feasible given the large ocean areas needed to remove between 2.5 and 13 gigatons of atmospheric carbon per year to ...

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Carbon Farming,

06/14/2023 SOURCE: phys.org

Building a blueprint for zero-emissions agriculture

Technological innovation and investment will be needed to reduce agriculture-related greenhouse gas emissions to zero, according to new work from Carnegie Staff Associate Lorenzo Rosa and Visiting Scholar ...

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping,

05/16/2023 SOURCE: phys.org

Facing external threats, bees may get help from internal organisms

Awareness is growing worldwide of the crucial role that bees and other pollinators play in preserving natural habitats and securing food supplies. In the run-up to World Bee Day on 20 May, Horizon Magazine ...

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Topics: Agriculture Global, Research, Plant Breeding, Carbon Farming,

Research uncovers how plants pass 'memory' of high carbon dioxide to their offspring

New research lead by Keith Slotkin, Ph.D., a member of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, opens the door for scientists to equip plants with the tools they need to adapt to rising levels of carbon ...

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TOPIC(S): Cotton,

03/23/2023 SOURCE: phys.org

Mixing varieties of cotton to produce non-flammable fabrics

A team of researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture has found that interbreeding varieties of cotton can produce new varieties that can be used to make non-flammable fabrics. In their paper posted ...

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Topics: Rice, Agriculture Global, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Weather,

Gene editing technique highlighted as possible 'savior' for climate change threatened rice crops

A review of gene editing techniques suggests that the CRISPR/Cas (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/Cas) method could be a possible "savior" for rice crops threatened by climate ...

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