Agriculture Week back issues from May 2009:
Research from University of North Carolina in the area of science published.
May 07, 2009 ... According to recent research from the United States, "This paper examines how, the rise and fall of Polish agriculture affected the larger political and economic relationships among Poland and three key members of the western alliance-the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Federal ...
New science study findings recently were reported by researchers at Mustafa Kemal University.(Report)
May 07, 2009 ... "The most vital factor in the application of precision agriculture technology is the cost of the required high-technology equipment. The equipment cost is the major obstacle in adopting the precision agriculture," investigators in Antakya, Turkey report. "GPS receiver is one of ...
Research from J. Mcglade and co-authors in the area of science published.(Report)
May 07, 2009 ... According to recent research from the United States, "Recently, agriculture has assumed all elevated role in world diplomacy due to pressing issues like international poverty relief changing environmental conditions, farm trade imbalances, rising food prices, and the diversion of crops ...
Research data from Michigan State University update understanding of science.
May 07, 2009 ... "Agriculture has changed greatly in the past in response to changing human needs. Now agriculture is being called on to provide raw materials for very large-scale fuel and chemical production," scientists in the United States report. "Agriculture will change again in response to ...
Data from China Agricultural University advance knowledge in dairy science.
May 07, 2009 ... According to a study from Beijing, People's Republic of China, "Yak milk is a type of milk that people are less familiar with due to its remote geographical location, the particular geographical environment and climatic conditions in Tibet, which may have significant effects on ...
Data on avian research reported by researchers at Sichuan Agricultural University.(Report)
May 07, 2009 ... "To establish an ideal method for the detailed definition of the tropism of the goose adenovirus new-type gosling viral enteritis virus (NGVEV) in conventional paraformaldehyde-fixed paraffin-embedded gosling tissue sections, an indirect immunofluorescence assay was established and ...
Research in the area of zoology reported from China Agricultural University.
May 07, 2009 ... 'The following five species of the genus Dioides from China are described as new to science: Dioides furcatus sp. nov., Dioides incurvatus sp. nov., Dioides jinxiuensis sp. nov., Dioides minutus sp. nov. and ...
New botany study findings recently were reported by researchers at China Agricultural University.(Report)
May 07, 2009 ... According to recent research from Beijing, People's Republic of China, "Best nitrogen (N) management and N-efficient cultivars were two main strategies used to add N capture from soil, environment and fertilizer N sources, and increase grain yield and N use efficiency (NUE). This study ...
Studies from Huazhong Agricultural University update current data on aquatic research.
May 07, 2009 ... "Pharmacokinetics and residue elimination of marbofloxacin (MBF) were studied in crucian carp (Carassius auratus, 250 +/- 30 g) kept at two water temperatures of 15 and 25 degrees C. Marbofloxacin concentrations in plasma and tissues were analysed by means of high-performance liquid ...
New findings from Monash University describe advances in life sciences.
May 07, 2009 ... "Australia is experiencing a major drought, one that has devastated the landscape and people for up to ten years. This major disaster has accelerated ongoing rural restructuring and created changes in the way farm family members order and live their lives," scientists in Melbourne, ...
Researchers at University of KwaZulu-Natal target crop research.
May 07, 2009 ... "Reliable information regarding comparative advantage of marker-assisted selection (MAS) over conventional selection (CS) in breeding for maize streak virus (MSV) resistance in maize (Zea mays L.) is scarcely available. A comparative study was, therefore, conducted to determine the ...
Studies from Purdue University update current data on applied forestry.
May 07, 2009 ... According to recent research published in the Northern Journal of Applied Forestry, "Exotic insect posts and pathogens have dramatically reduced the quantity and quality of several trees species in North America." "Butternut (Juglans cinerea L.) is one such species. This review ...
Data on soil science described by W.B. Xue et al.
May 07, 2009 ... According to a study from Yangling, People's Republic of China, "A new competitive adsorption isothermal model (CAIM) was developed for the coexistent and competitive binding of heavy metals to the soil surface. This model extended the earlier adsorption isothermal models by considering ...
Warsaw University reports research in food science.(Report)
May 07, 2009 ... According to recent research from Warsaw, Poland, "One of the problems in marketing fruit is to increase the share of fruits produced in sustainable agriculture to meet the expectation of ecology-oriented consumers. Acceptability of such fruits by the consumers is of paramount importance." ...
Studies from D. Potenza and co-authors have provided new information about agricultural research.(Report)
May 07, 2009 ... "After the application of a pesticide, only a part of it has an effect oil the target, while other part of the pesticide circulates in different environments turning into an environmental risk. In Chile, one of the pesticides widely used is chlorpyrifos (CLP), where the highest percentage ...
New water management research reported from F.J. Villalobos and co-authors.
May 07, 2009 ... "Evaporation of citrus orchards has been widely studied, but differences in methodologies and management conditions have led to conflicting results, mainly due to differences in ground cover and soil evaporation. In this work the contribution of transpiration and soil evaporation has been ...
Research from North Carolina State University broadens understanding of crop research.(Report)
May 07, 2009 ... According to recent research from the United States, "Plant breeding methodologies have been applied to flue-cured tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) for approximately seven decades. As has been observed in several other crops, stringent quality requirements have resulted in use of ...
Reports from Department of Agriculture describe recent advances in crop research.(Report)
May 07, 2009 ... According to recent research from the United States, "Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) breeders are interested in developing chipping cultivars that can be stored at cold temperatures to reduce storage losses and increase profitability for potato producers. Commercial cultivars accumulate ...
Findings from University of Porto in food science reported.
May 07, 2009 ... According to recent research from Oporto, Portugal, "A study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of agronomic practices, harvesting time and leaf age on the organic acid composition and biomass production of Brassica oleracea L. var. costata DC (tronchuda cabbage). Samples were ...
Findings from Pennsylvania State University broaden understanding of crop research.
May 07, 2009 ... "Seed germination and vegetative growth studies were conducted to determine relative salinity tolerance of greens-type Poa annua L. compared with other cool-season turfgrass species. Effects of increasing salinity stress on final germination percentage (FGP), germination rate (GR), ...
Findings from J.L. Xu and co-researchers advance knowledge in soil science.(Report)
May 07, 2009 ... According to recent research from Nanjing, People's Republic of China, "Methomyl, an extremely toxic pesticide, is widely used in agriculture. A strain named mdw-1 capable of degrading methomyl rapidly was successfully isolated from activated sludge in this study." "It could ...
New soil science study findings have been reported by H. Murano and colleagues.
May 07, 2009 ... "The use of heptachlor, a cyclodiene-type insecticide, has been banned since the 1970s because of its carcinogenic potential. However, its metabolite, heptachlor exo-epoxide (HEPX), has still been detected in the fruit of cucurbits produced in some areas," scientists in Tsukuba, Japan ...
Studies from I. Teolis and colleagues provide new data on crop research.(Report)
May 07, 2009 ... According to recent research published in the journal Crop Science, "The potential of guar [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.] as a feasible crop for saline soils was tested in this study by evaluating seed germination of 42 accessions of guar in sodium chloride (NaCl) solution. The seeds ...
New science study results from China Agricultural University described.(Report)
May 07, 2009 ... According to a study from Beijing, People's Republic of China, "This study aimed at assessing the functional linkage among seed traits (including seed number. seed weight). berry growth and berry sugar and acid concentration by adapting a mathematical growth function with parameters having ...
Research from S. Mori and co-authors reveals new findings on soil science.
May 07, 2009 ... "Radioisotope techniques are well known as methods for evaluating symplastic ion absorption in roots. In the present study, a new method for evaluating symplastic cadmium (Cd) absorption in plant roots was developed using the enriched isotopes Cd-113 and Cd-114," investigators in Tsukuba, ...
Research conducted at University of Minnesota has updated our knowledge about crop research.(Report)
May 07, 2009 ... "The length of time needed for prebreeding in adapted x exotic maize (Zea mays L.) crosses has deterred breeders from exploiting exotic germplasm. My objective in this study was to determine, by simulation, the usefulness of genomewide selection for the rapid improvement of an adapted x ...
Research from J.Y. Dong et al has provided new information about dairy science.
May 07, 2009 ... "To study the chemical properties, the initial recovery of milk components, oiling off, and the textural properties of the cheese during a 60-day refrigerated storage period, skim milk was microfiltered through a 1.4-mu m ceramic membrane to remove bacteria, and then low-moisture ...
Research from R. Richoux and co-authors reveals new findings on dairy science.
May 07, 2009 ... According to recent research published in the journal Dairy Science & Technology, "The influence of cryogenic cooling of cheese curd on the yield and the quality of semihard cheese (Trappist type) was studied. During three successive cheese manufacturing processes, the curd at moulding was ...
Report summarizes food science study findings from L.A. Ojedareal and co-researchers.(Report)
May 07, 2009 ... "Nitrogen is an indispensable element for fruit metabolism and low or excessive N levels can affect the accumulation of the most important components that contribute to the flavour and aroma of the fruit. Among them, sugars, acids and volatile compounds can be considered quality markers," ...
Research by Y. Castonguay and colleagues in crop research provides new insights.
May 07, 2009 ... "Ice encasement and impermeable winter protective covers can induce anaerobic conditions on golf greens. We assessed plant survival and biochemical changes of annual bluegrass (Poa annua L.) and creeping bentgrass [Agrostis stoloniferous L. var. palustris (Huds.)] exposed to combinations ...
Research on crop research reported by C.H. Galeano et al.(Report)
May 07, 2009 ... According to recent research published in the journal Crop Science, "Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are the most common sequence difference found in plant genomes, yet they have not been widely exploited for producing molecular markers in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). The ...
Reports on crop research findings from Tarleton State University provide new insights.
May 07, 2009 ... According to recent research published in the journal Crop Science, "Pesticides applied to bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon L.) can be captured by the canopy, absorbed by the roots, or bound in the thatch layer, which reduces the amount available to leach compared with a fallow soil system ...
Study results from West Virginia University update understanding of applied forestry.
May 07, 2009 ... "The ability to predict inside bark diameters was investigated using taper data for red maple, red pine and yellow-poplar from several stands in West Virginia. Inside bark estimates were based on Grosenbaugh's STX prediction equations, a segmented polynomial taper function fitted to inside ...
New crop research from Ferdowsi University described.(Report)
May 07, 2009 ... "The introduction of a new cultivar in a process-based crop simulation model requires the estimation of cultivar coefficients that define its growth and development characteristics. An accurate estimation of these coefficients requires replicated field experiments that, in many cases, are ...
Data from A. Nabloussi et al provide new insights into crop research.
May 07, 2009 ... According to recent research from Cordoba, Spain, "Zero-erucic acid Ethiopian mustard (Brassica carinata A. Braun) seed oil has very high linolenic acid content (210 g kg(-1)), which confers low oxidative stability to the oil. The line AB4 with low linolenic acid content (<30 g kg(-1)) has ...
Studies from S. Asghari and co-researchers update current data on agricultural research.(Report)
May 07, 2009 ... "The objective of this study was to investigate the influences of anionic polyacrylamide (PAM), cattle manure (M), vermicompost (VC), and biological sludge (BS) as organic SCs on mean weight diameter (MWD) of aggregates, water aggregate stability (WAS), pore size distribution (PRSD), and ...
Studies from E. Valduga and colleagues yield new information about food science.
May 07, 2009 ... "The increasing industrial demand for carotenoids has led to growing interest in their bioproduction. The need to reduce production costs has encouraged the use of low-cost agroindustrial substrates," scientists writing in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture report. ...
Studies from Mustafa Kemal University in the area of agricultural research described.
May 07, 2009 ... "The watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. and Nakai] cultivar Crimson Tide and 7 different gourd genotypes [Cucurbita maxima. C. moschata, Luffa cylindrica. Benincasa hispida, Lagenaria siceraria landraces (Skp and Birecik), and L. siceraria hybrid (FRGold)] with rootstock ...
Research from University of Georgia in the area of crop research published.(Report)
May 07, 2009 ... "Southern root-knot nematode [RKI; Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White) Chitwood] is an important soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] pest. When RKI resistance was introgressed from the highly resistant, gray pubescent breeding line G93-9009 into moderately resistant, tawny pubescent ...
Research in the area of crop research reported from North Dakota State University.(Report)
May 07, 2009 ... "Since 2000, stripe rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis Westend. f. sp. tritici Eriks., has been the most important foliar disease of wheat in the eastern United States. Three lines of soft red winter wheat, 'McCormick', VA96W-270, and a variant of VA96W-270 (VA96W-270), were resistant to ...
Sustainable Energy Farm at Destiny, Florida Plants New Alternative Fuel Crops.
May 07, 2009 ... The Sustainable Energy Farm at Destiny, Florida, America's first eco-sustainable city, has planted new biomass crops including jatropha, camelina, and new hybrids of sweet sorghum, which will be studied for future renewable energy and alternative fuel sources, announced Anthony V ....
Studies from Department of Agriculture in the area of crop research described.
May 07, 2009 ... "Improving uniformity in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) fiber properties increases fiber processing performance. Our objective was to compare two cultivars differing in relative maturity for within-canopy variability of fiber physical properties and fiber surface chemical constituents," ...
Reports from L.M. Wang et al highlight recent research in food science.
May 07, 2009 ... "The volatile oil of Lonicera japonica Thunb. is an edible natural perfume that is often used in foods, cigarettes and cosmetics. Chlorogenic acid, a major bioactive component of L.japonica, has received much attention recently owing to its antiviral, anticancer and anti-inflammatory ...
New soil science study results from Tokyo University described.
May 07, 2009 ... According to a study from Tokyo, Japan, "Iron deficiency stress causes a severe reduction in plant growth. Although Fe deficiency causes an imbalance in divalent heavy metal nutrients, the mechanisms underlying the growth reduction caused by this imbalance remain unclear." "We ...
Research from G. Sassano and colleagues provide new insights into food science.
May 07, 2009 ... "Pomegranate seed oil is predominantly composed of triglycerides containing unsaturated fatty acids, including high levels of conjugated linolenic acids (CLnAs). The major CLnA component, punicic acid, is known to possess biological activity," scientists writing in the Journal of the ...
Reports summarize food science research from Zhejiang University.(Report)
May 07, 2009 ... "The objective of this study was to investigate the metabolism of cc-eleostearic acid (alpha-ESA, cis9,trans11,trans13-18 : 3) and punicic acid (PA, cis9,trans11,cis13-18 : 3) and to compare the relative conversion efficiency of these fatty acids into conjugated linoleic acids (CLAs) in ...
Research from University of Gottingen yields new data on crop research.
May 07, 2009 ... "Recent research has indicated that increasing species diversity of the pastures might improve sward productivity and stability. The present experiment evaluates the effect of dandelion (Taraxacum officinale Weber) as a potential pasture species on the performance of a perennial ryegrass ...
Scientists at University of Western Australia detail research in dairy science.
May 07, 2009 ... According to recent research published in the journal Dairy Science & Technology, "Minimal calcium in fresh human milk occurs in the fat. Freshly-collected milk was partitioned into fat and skim milk fractions, and the skim milk was partitioned into a colloidal fraction containing casein ...
Data on soil science detailed by A.V. Bogorodskaya and co-authors.
May 07, 2009 ... According to a study from Russia, "The state of microbial cenoses in the soils of forest ecosystems damaged by fires of different strengths and gypsy moth outbreaks (Central Siberia) was assessed by the intensity of the basal respiration, the content of carbon of the microbial biomass, and ...
Findings from Zhejiang University provide new insights into soil science.(Report)
May 07, 2009 ... According to a study from Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, "Phytoremediation has been used as an emerging technology for remediation of soil contamination with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), ubiquitous persistent environmental pollutants derived from natural and ...
New findings reported from L.L. Chaillou and co-authors describe advances in food science.
May 07, 2009 ... "Propolis composition is extremely variable and depends on the plant resin sources that grow around the apiary. Polyphenols have been reported to be responsible of its pharmacological and biological properties," investigators in Argentina report. "The contents of polyphenols and ...
Recent findings from H.D. Upadhyaya and co-authors highlight research in crop research.
May 07, 2009 ... According to recent research from Patancheru, India, "Developing a core collection that represents the diversity of entire collection is an efficient approach to enhance the use of germplasm in crop improvement. Core collections are dynamic and need to be revised when additional germplasm ...
New agricultural research study findings recently were published by researchers at University of Catania.(Report)
May 07, 2009 ... "The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of phosphate deficiency on malate dehydrogenase activity and on sugars and organic acids concentrations in bean roots (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) plants. In P-deficient plants, glucose and fructose concentration were always higher than ...
Researchers at Saga University publish new data on soil science.
May 07, 2009 ... "Contamination of agricultural soil by fecal pathogenic bacteria poses a potential risk of infection to humans. For the biosafety control of field soil, soil solarization in an upland field was examined to determine the efficiency of solarization on the inactivation of Escherichia coli ...
New soil science study findings have been reported by G.H. Wang and co-researchers.
May 07, 2009 ... "Soil microbial biomass and community structures are commonly used as indicators for soil quality and fertility. A investigation was performed to study the effects of long-term natural restoration, cropping, and bare fallow managements on the soil microbial biomass and bacterial community ...
University of Florida details research in crop research.(Report)
May 07, 2009 ... According to recent research from the United States, "The tetraploid germplasm of bahiagrass, Paspalum notatum Flugge, is an unexploited source of variability that can be used for the genetic improvement of this species as forage or turf. The objectives of this research were to develop a ...
Research from S.M. Sinkevich and co-researchers in the area of soil science described.
May 07, 2009 ... According to a study from Russia, "The carbon pool and its fluxes were studied in Karelian pine forests of automorphic sites for the characterization of the regional carbon cycle. On the permanent sample plots arranged in pine stands (dominant forest types) of the middle and northern ...
Data on food science reported by researchers at Kansas State University.
May 07, 2009 ... "Field and greenhouse studies were performed to investigate whether organic production methods influenced levels of phenolic acid compounds in pac choi (Brassica rapa L. chinensis cv. Mei Qing Choi) compared with conventional cultivation," researchers in the United States report. ...
Study data from University of Tasmania update knowledge of crop research.
May 07, 2009 ... "Growth of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) following the correction of a water deficit will depend in part on the characteristics of the canopy grown during the water deficit. The current study was undertaken to determine the extent to which canopy structure and photosynthetic capacity are ...
Reports outline dairy science study results from S.T.M. Delcampo et al.
May 07, 2009 ... According to recent research from Thiverval-Grignon, France, "Experimental Emmental cheeses were analysed to evaluate the potential of mid-infrared spectroscopy to follow the ripening process. Cheeses were sampled at seven different ripening stages and were analysed." "The ...
Research on food science described by scientists at University of Pretoria.
May 07, 2009 ... "The storage life of litchi is limited due to pericarp browning and decay. Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) showed promising results for ensuring quality retention," scientists writing in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture report. "However, to improve the ...
Recent studies by T. Kamo and co-authors add new data to soil science findings.
May 07, 2009 ... According to a study from Tsukuba, Japan, "Natural cyanamide (NH2CN) has recently been found in three Leguminosae plants: Vicia villosa subsp. varia, Vicia cracca and Robinia pseudo-acacia. As cyanamide has long been thought to be absent in nature, its physiological role and biosynthesis ...
Scientists at Iowa State University, Department of Agriculture publish new data on crop research.
May 07, 2009 ... According to recent research from the United States, "Historically, inbred progeny selection has been promoted as an effective means of improving both inbred and outbred performance, and in some cases as being superior to other methods. Advances in theory and new estimates of genotypic ...
Researchers' work from Chiba University focuses on soil science.(Report)
May 07, 2009 ... "The roots of soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) establish symbiosis with nodule-inducing rhizobia and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. The existing nodules systemically suppress subsequent nodule formation, a phenomenon known as autoregulation," scientists in Chiba, Japan report. ...
Research from A.N. Romanov and co-researchers in the area of soil science described.
May 07, 2009 ... According to recent research published in the journal Eurasian Soil Science, "The effect of the water and salt contents, the soil texture, and the groundwater level on the radiation properties of soils was studied." "A methodology was developed for the remote assessment of the ...