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OSU Laboratory Turns Samples Into Decisions
14+ hour, 22+ min ago (980+ words) PUBLISHED ON August 13, 2026 A farmer wants to know how much fertilizer to apply before planting. A rancher needs to determine whether hay is safe for cattle. A homeowner is trying to understand a lawn or garden problem. A researcher needs…...
When the Field Becomes the Laboratory
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (1520+ words) PUBLISHED ON June 11, 2026 “For a long time, agronomic experiments lived on research stations,” says Takashi Tanaka, Tenure Track Assistant Professor at the Department of Agroecology at Aarhus University. “But farmers have always experimented. They just didn’t call it research.” That…...
Novel Method Produces Sustainable Soybean-Based Biokerosene
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (611+ words) PUBLISHED ON June 5, 2026 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University researchers have developed a novel, patent-pending process to synthesize soybean-based biokerosene that can be blended for use in cold-weather biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel. Biokerosene fuel blends also emit lower levels of…...
WSU Researchers Transfer Nitrogen-Harvesting Genes Into New Strains of Bacteria
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (656+ words) PUBLISHED ON May 29, 2026 VANCOUVER, Wash. — Most major crops, such as wheat and corn, require expensive nitrogen fertilizer to flourish. But what if bacteria could help those plants draw nitrogen from the atmosphere, as peas and beans do? New research from…...
Can Designer Biochar Pellets Help Manage Phosphorus in Fields?
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (670+ words) PUBLISHED ON May 13, 2026 In a new study, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers examined the capacity of specially designed biochar pellets to absorb and release phosphorus under real-world conditions, finding they don’t perform as well as they do in laboratory settings....
NC State’s José Alonso Elected to National Academy of Sciences
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (482+ words) PUBLISHED ON May 4, 2026 RALEIGH, N.C. — José Alonso, a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor and University Faculty Scholar in plant and microbial biology at North Carolina State University, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the world’s most…...
New Clues for Using Common Fungus to Promote Crop Growth and Health
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (961+ words) PUBLISHED ON April 23, 2026 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Trichoderma species — a common fungus found in soils — have varying abilities to promote tomato plant growth and differentially affect the abundance of certain soil bacteria, according to a study led by researchers at Penn…...
Tannins From Oak Barrels That Flavor Wine Are ‘Fingerprinted’ by Researchers
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (379+ words) PUBLISHED ON April 7, 2026 The researchers — who described their novel method as “fingerprinting” tannins — published the study in Food Chemistry. Using a combination of chemical analyzes, the approach separates complex mixtures, identifies molecular components and quantifies substances, even at low concentrations....
Four UMass Amherst Researchers Honored With Election to AAAS
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (732+ words) PUBLISHED ON March 30, 2026 From a childhood spent exploring New York’s museums and zoos to a career studying primates across continents and timescales, Kamilar’s scholarship has been defined by curiosity and breadth. Kamilar was elected for “distinguished contributions to the field…...
Researchers Turn Bourbon Byproducts Into Supercapacitors
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (630+ words) PUBLISHED ON March 26, 2026 The researchers will present their results at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). ACS Spring 2026 is being held March 22-26; it features nearly 11,000 presentations on a range of science topics. Josiel Barrios Cossio, a graduate…...