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Researchers have discovered how plants sense low oxygen levels, and are using the information to produce flood-tolerant crops…
The agricultural use of genetically modified (GM) plants has been a subject of disagreement, debate and bitter conflict around the globe. Sectors of Australian science experienced this recently when field…
Welcome to “The most powerful companies you’ve never heard of” – an ongoing series from The Conversation that sheds light on big companies with low profiles. Today, The University of Queensland’s Clive…
The Conversation recently published an article looking at the myths about genetic modification. This article is a rejoinder to that piece, and a contribution to the ongoing debate about whether there is…
By growing and analysing a number of strains of the mustard plant Arabidopsis, researchers have made steps toward developing…
Cattle stomachs left over from the meat processing industry can be used as a “compost tea” to improve soil health. A CQUniversity…
Life is woven out of air by light – Jacob Moleschott Before starting to write this article, I asked my eight-year-old boy what he knew about how plants grow. He answered: “Plants take food from the air…
Despite being widely regarded as a nuisance, weeds are actually vital to the existence of many farmland species. Since many…
Photo courtesy of Texas AgriLife Research.The discovery of a gene that regulates flowering in sorghum grass could be of benefit…
Rice is the primary source of food for roughly half the world’s population. But it falls well short of providing enough iron, zinc and pro-vitamin A to meet daily nutritional requirements. Iron deficiency…
Image courtesy of Alex Popvkin. A new plant that buries its seeds has been discovered in the Brazilian forest of Bahia by…
The diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella, is one of the most destructive crop pests. It is resistant to pesticides, and…
Mental health has been an issue in rural areas for the past few decades. Climate change will only add more stress to the lives of rural people. While a report by the Climate Institute shows broad scale…
So, we have to feed an extra 2.5 billion people by 2050. For those of us interested in the future of biodiversity on this planet, this poses an uncomfortable challenge. It is also the topic of a recent…
The Conversation asked CSIRO scientist, Richard Richards, to look at the top five myths about genetic modification (GM), and correct the public record. Myth one: GM is just haphazard, imprecise cross-breeding…
Take a moment to think about your next meal. It will contain phosphorus. You contain phosphorus. In fact, you can’t survive without phosphorus: it’s in our DNA and our cell membranes. Nothing can survive…
In 1990 there were about 400 international environmental groups. Today, this number is more like 1.4 million. So why is the world apparently in a worse state now? Have environmental groups paid too much…
A study which looked at how farm practices affect nitrous oxide levels has found it depends on the crops. Nitrous oxide is…
Plant and computer scientists have discovered the genes plants use to manage environmental stresses. Called “cis-regulatory…
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