Conduct research in breeding, physiology, production, yield, and management of crops and agricultural plants, their growth in soils, and control of pests; or study the chemical, physical, biological, and mineralogical composition of soils as they relate to plant or crop growth. May classify and map soils and investigate effects of alternative practices on soil and crop productivity.
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Scientists Discover New Carnivorous Plant In Brazil
In the kind of discovery seldom seen in modern biology, scientists say they have discovered a carnivorous Brazilian plant that uses sticky, subterranean leaves to catch and digest worms—an evolutionary strategy for acquiring nutrients that has never before been observed in the plant kingdom. Researchers say that the rare plant, known to scientists as Philcoxia minensis, has only been found in a ... Full Story
A new tool for mapping water use and drought
Farmers and water managers may soon have an online tool to help them assess drought and irrigation impacts on water use and crop development, thanks to the work of two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists. Full Story
Genetic information migrates from plant to plant
To generate phylogenetic trees and investigate relationships between organisms, scientists usually look for similarities and differences in the DNA. Plant scientists were confounded by the fact that the DNA extracted from the plants’ green chloroplasts sometimes showed the greatest similarities when related species grew in the same area. Scientists have now discovered that a transfer of entire ... Full Story
Scientists' airborne analysis searches for plant habitats
The Army in Hawaii manages more endangered species than any other federal agency in the state. It has more than 100 employees protecting natural resources on Army lands on Oahu and Hawaii Island, said Michelle Mansker, Natural Resource Teams chief. She said the award "tells the story that the Army is doing the right things for our resources in Hawaii." Full Story
peoplefund.it projects smash funding targets: FoodCycle Café raises over £5000 and Oxford Biochar raises over £8000 ...
A community eco cafe can stay open for another year and a new eco soil product can get to market, thanks to the people who have pledged money on peoplefund.it this week.London (PRWEB UK) 6 February 2012 Campaigns to raise £5000 for FoodCycle community cafe and £8000 for Oxford Biochar soil enhancer powered by Peoplefund.it, with some help from celebrities, MPs and Twitter, have successfully ... Full Story
Global Ecology Produces Its First Organic Soil Amendment in Alabama
MONTCLAIR, NJ-- - Global Ecology Corporation , through its wholly owned subsidiary GEC Organics, has produced its first supply of organic soil amendment, OSA1000.This first test run will yield 300 tons ... Full Story
Carnivorous plant traps worms with sticky leaves
Plants eat the darndest things. Scientists have discovered a small flowering plant living in the sandy soils of Brazil that traps nematodes, or roundworms, with sticky underground leaves -- and gobbles them up. Full Story
Green potential of our industrial past
Manipulating the soil in urban and industrial areas in order to capture more carbon from the atmosphere is the “best resource we have to begin to mitigate human CO2 emissions”, experts claim. Full Story
Tony Melton: That's not dirt, that's soil
This year’s Master Gardener class started last week, and our first really exciting class was “Soils.” I am glad nobody fell asleep, fell out of their chair and hurt themselves. One of the first things I learned in agriculture class was not to call it dirt. Dirt is what my mama whipped my tail for getting on my “Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes.” Full Story
Researchers identify novel regulatory network within legumes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Three collaborating laboratories in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Delaware -- those of professors Blake Meyers, Janine Sherrier and Pamela J. Green -- recently identified a novel regulatory network within legumes, including in alfalfa and soybean plants. Full Story
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