Study: Summer forage capabilities of tepary bean and guar in the southern great plains

Study: Summer forage capabilities of tepary bean and guar in the southern great plains

Perennial warm-season grasses do not provide high-quality forage during mid to late-summer, which limits yearling stocker cattle from maintaining high rates of growth in the Southern Great Plains. This shortage has resulted in a...
Scientists solve structure of ‘inverted’ rhodopsin

Scientists solve structure of ‘inverted’ rhodopsin

Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, working with Spanish, French, and German colleagues, have determined and analyzed the high-resolution structure of a protein from the recently discovered heliorhodopsin family. Microbial rhodopsins...
Researchers develop precision injection system for plants

Researchers develop precision injection system for plants

While the human world is reeling from one pandemic, there are several ongoing epidemics that affect crops and put global food production at risk. Oranges, olives, and bananas are already under threat in many...
Study: Bumblebees speed up flowering

Study: Bumblebees speed up flowering

Spring has sprung earlier than ever before this year, accompanied by temperatures more typical of early summertime. Many plants were already in full bloom by mid-?April, about three to four weeks earlier than normal....
Study: New Zealand blue whale distribution patterns tied to ocean conditions, prey availability

Study: New Zealand blue whale distribution patterns tied to ocean conditions, prey availability

Oregon State University researchers who recently discovered a population of blue whales in New Zealand are learning more about the links between the whales, their prey and ocean conditions that are changing as the...

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