The Brown Revolution: How soil microbes help plants resist disease
Fungi induce two substances in corn that boost immunity, making a stronger crop
Science & Tech
Rethinking the field: Urban agriculture and nutritious food production
Texas A&M AgriLife expands urban agriculture research with Dallas controlled environment horticulture program
New app development could aid crop irrigation management
Mobile app to increase water-use efficiency, cotton production
Is it hemp or marijuana? Scanning technology may provide an instant answer
A handheld spectrometer may quickly determine the level of THC in cannabis plants
Natural compound in vegetables helps fight fatty liver disease
New research shows how indole can reduce inflammation, fatty deposits
Texas A&M University System cooking up its own brand of oysters
“We could even make a maroon one, if we wanted to.”
New study shows ‘organic’ wounds improve produce
Scientists find simple leaf wounding in plants may produce healthier organic fruit
US Rep. Colin Allred, STEM scholars tour AgriLife Dallas Center
U.S. Rep. Colin Allred and a group of 10 high school scholars toured the Texas A&M AgriLife Center at Dallas for a hands-on look at the technologies shaping modern agriculture.
Agriculture’s big data keeps getting bigger; needs home to make greater impacts
Massive amounts of agricultural data are being collected around the world by scientists utilizing drones for remote sensing, agronomic yield measurements or plant breeding variety trials. Seth Murray, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Research corn breeder, College Station, called upon the agricultural scientific community to address the lack of plans or infrastructure to catalogue and…
