Harmful fungal toxins are on the rise in Europe’s wheat and affect almost half of crops, according to a new study led by the University of Bath.
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Satellite Imagery Reveals That Wild African Elephants Choose Paths Leading Directly to Their Favourite Food
A study involving University of Oxford researchers used high-resolution satellite imagery to investigate how plant diversity affects elephant movements.
World’s Food Production Footprint on Climate and Environment
By the time the food we eat gets to our table, it has travelled a long way – from production, processing and distribution to all of us consumers.
Establishing Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices
A multi-institutional team of researchers led by The University of Texas at Arlington is launching an effort to provide small and underserved farmers in Texas, Arkansas and Missouri with resources to enhance the sustainability of their soybean production.
Risk of Population Disruption as a Result of Decarbonisation
Research led by University of Queensland (UQ) and including the University of Göttingen analysed the effects of decarbonisation strategies by linking global resource inventories with demographic systems to generate a matrix showing the risks and benefits.
Early Green, Early Brown – Climate Change Leads to Earlier Senescence in Alpine Plants
Global warming is leading to longer growing seasons worldwide, with many plants growing earlier in spring and continuing longer in autumn thanks to warmer temperatures—so the general opinion.