All Agriculture articles – Page 15
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A day in the life of a microbial library curator
Mycology, chemical-free bioproducts and fresh discoveries every season - Young Nam Lee reveals what life as a microbial library collection curator is like.
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Dr Taniya RoyChowdhury named as winner of the inaugural Christiana Figueres Prize 2023
Dr Taniya RoyChowdhury of Woodwell Climate Research Center in the US has been named as this year’s winner of the inaugural Christiana Figueres Prize for microbiology.
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Soil microbiome yields revolutionary new biofungicide
The Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI), a leader in plant science research, has announced that Ascribe Bioscience has partnered with Nutrien Ag Solutions to commercialize two crop protection products containing biofungicide Phytalix®.
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Ancient DNA reveals how a chicken virus evolved to become more deadly
Scientists have used ancient DNA to trace the evolution of Marek’s Disease Virus (MDV), showing how viruses evolve to become more virulent and could lead to the development of better ways to treat viral infections.
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Long term green manuring strengthens core microbiomes
Scientists have presented evidence of the unique role of green manure in keeping and improving soil health, specifically hairy vetch, which is widely used in seasonal or spatial fallow farmland in northern China.
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Professor Brajesh Kumar Singh named as winner of the Dorothy Jones Prize 2023
Distinguished Professor Brajesh Singh of Western Sydney University has been named as this year’s winner of the Dorothy Jones Prize for microbiology.
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Fungi used to inoculate diseased fields and boost yields
A team of researchers has shown on a large scale that the application of mycorrhizal fungi in the field works.
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Combined microbiome datasets yield accurate prediction of piglet ages
An analysis combining the results of 14 studies from around the globe has uncovered some common patterns in how the piglet microbiome, specifically the gut bacteria, changes over time.
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Mink discovery challenges standard understanding of COVID-19 infection
Researchers studying zoonosis — the interspecies transmission of pathogens — in mink have found that TMPRSS2, an enzyme critical for viral fusion entry of SARS-CoV-2 in humans, is not functional in mink.
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Harnessing the power beneath our feet
Dr Nicola Holden, from Applied Microbiology International’s Food Security Scientific Advisory Group, reports back on the AMI conference ’The Power of Microbes in Sustainable Crop Production’, recently held at the John Innes Centre in the UK.
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Uttam Superrhiza named as winner of Applied Microbiology International Product of the Year 2023
Mycorrhiza biofertilizer Uttam Superrhiza has been named as the winner of the Applied Microbiology International Product of the Year 2023.
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Non-living processes in rice paddies as significant as microbes in CO2 emissions
Scientists have shown that natural processes, especially reactions involving certain reactive oxygen species, play a big role in how paddy soils release CO2.
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New report outlines microbial solutions to mediate methane emissions
A new report highlights recommendations to further the scientific community’s understanding of microbial processes of methane production and consumption to mitigate methane emissions and address climate change.
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Dangerous bee virus growing less deadly in at least one US forest, researchers find
The findings suggest the virus can evolve to be less severe and could help inform solutions to mitigate the virus in managed honey bee colonies.
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Pseudomonas strain turns its sights on parasitic plants
Scientists have discovered that a phloroglucinol-producing Pseudomonas strain shows promise as a biocontrol agent against parasitic plants such as broomrapes that result in major losses in crops.
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Researchers awarded $2m to create carbon-negative ‘living’ construction materials
Researchers are working towards a future when homes and other buildings can be constructed using low-cost, sustainable materials that also can repair themselves and capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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Funding will advance production of phages to combat veterinary disease
Pioneering work to develop effective and safe bacteriophages to combat disease has received an £800,000 boost, aimed at advancing the production of phages to combat disease in the veterinary field and bring them to market.
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$7.3M grant to expand wheat pathogen surveillance
One of the world’s largest crop pathogen surveillance systems is set to expand its capacity to protect wheat productivity in food vulnerable areas of East Africa and South Asia.
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Molecular mechanisms of fungal infections clarified
Researchers have clarified how fungal infections are regulated at molecular level, potentially leading to the development of new antifungal agents.
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Adam probes biofilm formation by Bacillus subtilis in his Summer Placement
Adam Bryson (21), from Dunblane, reveals what happened during his Applied Microbiology International-sponsored Summer Placement at the University of Dundee investigating biofilm formation by soil bacterium Bacillus subtilis.