Chickpea Field. Credit: Omer Perach A new study introduces a machine learning tool that combines satellite imagery and weather data to monitor chickpea crop health. […]
Category: Biotechnology Agriculture
Flowers redesigned for robots: Gene editing and AI promise faster crop breeding
Robotic breeder GEAIR working in a greenhouse. Credit: IGDB For millennia, developing resilient crops relied on pollination by nature or humans—making the process long and […]
Holistic approach uses rapeseed protein for vegan burger patties and nutritious chicken feed
Fraunhofer researchers produce a rapeseed kernel concentrate with a protein content of more than 50 percent from de-hulled rapeseed at their EthanNa pilot plant. Credit: […]
Agricultural sensor detects crops by their vibrations, offering an alternative approach for farm robots
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Farmers might be able to get help tending and harvesting crops using a new sensing technology from Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics […]
Proposed policies would reward farmers for climate-smart biofuel crop practices
University of Illinois agricultural and consumer economics professor Madhu Khanna and her colleagues propose policies that would reward farmers for adopting “climate-smart” practices when growing […]
Breeding climate-resilient crop plants: Mapping method reveals key regulatory switches
Illustration of the new analysis method. The tractors represent so-called transcription factors: proteins that bind to genetic switches to activate or deactivate genes. The method […]
Fermentation process turns unripe coffee beans into high-scoring specialty drinks
Luiza Braga appreciates the aroma of Arara coffee beans during drying after anaerobic fermentation. The method improved the quality of immature beans. Credit: Da Semente […]
New pesticides provide challenging alternatives to neonicotinoids
Snap bean seedlings, shown here damaged by seedcorn maggot, are among the crops the Cornell researchers used in their study of eco-friendly insecticides. Credit: Brian […]
Drones can more efficiently measure health of corn plants, study finds
Tian’s drone is a helpful tool to assess the health of corn plants. Credit: University of Missouri Researchers at the University of Missouri have found […]
