Ecowatch: Safeguarding Malaysia’s heritage seeds
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a secure backup facility for the world’s crop diversity on the Norwegian island of ...
Caterpillar gods and bridal gifts: How Indigenous culture has shaped crop diversity
A research collaboration between The University of Warwick, the Smithsonian Institution and Embrapa (Brazilian agricultural ...
Microplastics: are they poisoning crops and jeopardising food production?
Microplastics are hindering photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert energy from the sun into the fruit and ...
Crop diversity, covers focus of free workshop
Soil-health farmers and researchers will lead a free workshop focused on incorporating cover crops into a farming operation and seeking to diverse crops this month at Riverland Community College in ...
Wheat wild relative genome research unlocks potential for crop improvement
Scientists have successfully mapped the genome sequence of Aegilops mutica, a wild relative of wheat, shedding light on its ...
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Rising carbon dioxide makes crops grow bigger but less nutritious
Rising carbon dioxide boosts plant growth but reduces key nutrients, weakening global food quality and crop nutrition.
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Smithsonian Scientists Discover That Traditional Agricultural Practices in the Amazon Helped Yield an Enduring Crop Clone
Genetic analyses and interviews with Indigenous farmers revealed that most manioc crops resemble each other across time and ...
A Food Crisis Is Brewing – Climate Change Could Put Half of the World’s Crops at Risk
New research reveals that a significant drop in crop diversity due to temperature increases exceeding 1.5°C could have a ...
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Can eating invasive species and forgotten crops boost Europe's food security?
European researchers propose diversifying diets with novel foods (NF), underutilized crops (NUS), and invasive species (IAS) ...