Research into crop nutrient loss
84445
Scientists are to investigate how to retain the healthy nutrients in crops in a Â£2.5m study.
206370
Using the photosynthesis of spinach to produce electric current.
140452
Their decaying carcasses gave a super-size boost in nutrients to forest soil and stimulated seed and nitrogen production in a plant important to the forest ecosystem, researchers reported in Friday&#39;s issue of the journal Science.
659184
By Frank Munger  Cause and effect.  A couple of years ago, Oak Ridge National Laboratory invested a few million dollars in computer-controlled greenhouses for the lab's environmental research division. Now it's paying off with expanded work in plant genetics.
235450
Geoengineering experts reveal plans to tackle global warming with fields of crops that reflect sun's heat
686173
By Durham, Sharon  Using compost to make a foliar spray or soil drench to promote plant growth and suppress plant diseases has gained popularity in the United States during the past 10 years, especially among organic farmers.
650631
GARDENERS are not doing enough to tackle climate change, experts warned today. Research unveiled on the third day of the Chelsea Flower Show shows that they fail to translate environmental concerns into action.
332191
The agricultural operator's shortfall? Taxes.
474865
By Susan Gordon, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Jun. 19--Call it the sugar diet.   A University of Puget Sound botanist and her students are testing the sweetener's restorative powers on the South Sound's vulnerable short-grass prairies.
226629
By de Bertoldi, Marco; Civilini, Marcello  Despite the variety of composting plants present on the market, the design and operation of composting systems to improve the rate of the process and quality of end products are still an objective that has not been achieved.
583531
NEW YORK  - Compared to 50 years ago,  today's fruits and vegetables carry smaller amounts of some key  nutrients, including protein, calcium and vitamin C, according  to new study findings.
760567
A new federal report finds that much of the population -- which is overweight and overfed -- often falls short in consuming essential nutrients. In short, Americans are eating too much of the wrong stuff.
165261
Students and professors from different disciplines are collaborating in the study of the environmental ramifications of production and consumption.
484754
By Lentz-Cipollini, Kendra A; Dunson, William A  ABSTRACT  Seventeen seasonal ponds in Pennsylvania containing the federally endangered northeastern bulrush, Scirpus ancistrochaetus, were sampled for water chemistry, hydrology, and plant population area.
85210
New publications, experiments and breakthroughs in information technology--and what they mean.
168821
A decade of satellite surveys of the oceans has revealed that warmer years cause a decline in phytoplankton, the vast clouds of tiny drifting plants that are a fundamental component of marine life.
493051
Organic farming can yield up to three times as much food as conventional farming in developing countries, and holds its own against standard methods in rich countries, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.