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Friday, 25 May 2012
A team of US scientists have identified the compounds responsible for making a great tasting tomato.
Friday, 16 March 2012
The increasing amount of nitrous oxide in the atmosphere over the last 65 years is due to nitrogen-based fertilisers.
Monday, 30 January 2012
Extreme heat can cause wheat crops to age faster and reduce yields, a US-led study shows.
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
Meet a scientist This researcher is working to ensure the wine you drink is as good as it can be without draining your wallet.
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Bananas' wild ancestors have rarely crossbred in the last seven thousand years.
Friday, 10 June 2011
Diseases that ravage wheat fields are as old as time itself.
Monday, 21 February 2011
Scientists have sequenced the genome of a fungus responsible for destroying canola crops worldwide.
Monday, 21 February 2011
A growing, more affluent population competing for ever scarcer resources could make for an "unrecognisable" world by 2050, warn researchers.
Friday, 10 December 2010
High-speed evolution has been an important factor in allowing plant diseases to devastate crops such as potatoes, corn and barley, researchers have found.
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
A collection of papers published today have examined the impact global warming may have on weather patterns, food production and population by the end of this century.
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
There are plenty of good reasons to buy organic produce, but nutrition may not be one of them, suggests a new study.
Friday, 15 October 2010
Australian native rice may contain valuable genes that could help buffer the world's rice crop against the damage wrought by rising global temperatures.
Monday, 30 August 2010
One of the world's most popular fruits, the apple, has been genetically sequenced, an exploit that could lead to crisper, juicier and more flavoursome harvests, says scientists.
Thursday, 26 August 2010
A British beekeeper claims he may have discovered a strain of honey bee immune to a parasite that has been gradually wiping out populations of the vital insect worldwide.
Thursday, 5 August 2010 57
Science feature Phosphate fertilises our crops. But as the global population increases and rock phosphate reserves run out, the race is on to reduce our use or find alternative sources of phosphorus.