New treatment for plant virus plaguing agriculture

11 September 2012 TN 9 Year 4

Reducing tillage could help conserve water and reduce losses caused by climate change

07 September 2012 TN 9 Year 4

A hydrogel can preserve bananas to rapid over-ripening

Chinese studies develop a spray-on coating that consumers could use to delay the ripening of those 6.4 billion pounds of bananas that people in the U.S. eat every year

03 September 2012 TN 9 Year 4

In the intestine of wasps and hornets the secret of typical wines

The analysis has shown how the strains isolated from insects and wines were better correlated than areal strains of different microbial biodiversity by identifying a characteristic of a vineyard or region

06 August 2012 TN 8 Year 4

The World Vegetable Center for research updates and discussions

Representatives of 20 Asian seed companies gather at AVRDC. Participants received progress updates on the Center’s tomato, cucurbit and pepper breeding programs

04 June 2012 TN 6 Year 4

Pesticides and bee health: EFSA reviews the science

EFSA has published a state-of-the-art scientific review of the risks posed by pesticides to honey bees, bumble bees and solitary bees

04 June 2012 TN 6 Year 4

New silk fibers can kill anthrax and other microbes in minutes

This new “killer silk” has many potential uses, including make-shift curtains and other protective coatings that protect homes and other buildings in the event of a terrorist attack with anthrax

04 June 2012 TN 6 Year 4

Plant could produce more also with less pigments

The scientists discovered that leaf pigments not directly involved in photosynthesis dissipate light by absorption rather than using it effectively

04 June 2012 TN 6 Year 4

Nanotech cotton opens up new possibilities for the fiber

18 April 2012 TN 4 Year 4

Olive oil, milk, and honey have highest amount of food fraud

09 April 2012 TN 4 Year 4

Entomology 2012 to present 105 insect symposia in November

05 April 2012 TN 4 Year 4

Taxing junk foods can be a bad idea

The debate about junk foods is very hot in Italy at the moment. According to the nutritionist Andrea Ghiselli, classifying food as bad or good is simply wrong. The “cure” could have boomerang effects

05 March 2012 TN 3 Year 4

Safer honey on the breakfast table

14 January 2012 TN 1 Year 4

A natural spray can protect your garden trees and flowers

Researchers at The University of Alabama and Miami University of Ohio have introduced foliar spray, both externally and systemically, with "anti-freeze" properties

02 January 2012 TN 1 Year 4

Recycled thermal cash register receipts spread BPA to other paper products

11 December 2011 TN 12 Year 3