plant bacteria News
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New chapter proudly sponsors first national Non-GMO month
New Chapter, Inc., is proud to sponsor the first ever "Non-GMO Month" this October by participating in the "Celebrate your right to choose Non-GMO" campaign on Facebook. A newly developed Facebook application will educate users about GMOs and the Non-GMO Project; it will also feature brands participating in the product verification program, such as New Chapter. In addition, the Facebook campaign ...
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Plants host pathogenic bacteria from livestock farming
Disease-causing bacteria resulting from livestock farming can contaminate food products and find their way to humans. This occurs remarkably effectively via plants, which explains why recent outbreaks due to infection with EHEC and other E. coli and Salmonella strains are regularly attributed to the consumption of fresh vegetables. These are the findings of researchers from Wageningen UR ...
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Lifeasible Helps Digg into Plant Immunity Knowledge for Botany Research
Lifeasible, an experienced biotechnology company focused on all aspects of Plant Immunity Services, now supports its customers' research with services that cover plant adversity resistance, plant pest resistance, plant pathology, plant viruses, plant antibiotics, and identification & analysis of plant disease resistance. There are two main types of infestation that plants suffer, one being ...
By Lifeasible
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Lifeasible Updated Its Offerings for Insecticidal Proteins
Lifeasible, a leading provider of innovative agricultural solutions, is pleased to announce the expansion and enhancement of its offerings for insecticidal proteins. With a commitment to sustainable and effective pest control, Lifeasible continues to develop and provide cutting-edge solutions to address the challenges faced by farmers and growers worldwide. Insect pests pose a significant threat ...
By Lifeasible
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Nitrogen fixation helps double some African farm yields
A large-scale research and development project has shown that giving farmers resources and advice on nitrogen fixation through legume plants can double yields and boost incomes in Africa. But not all farmers are benefiting from this practice due to a lack of access to inputs, such as fertilisers says Ken Giller, the leader of the N2Africa project, as a second phase to widen access to the ...
By SciDev.Net
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‘The best ways to increase yields are not necessarily high-tech’
According to Ernst van den Ende and Sjaak Bakker “Whatever the local conditions may be, Wageningen UR can contribute to the sustainable intensification of agriculture anywhere in the world,” says Ernst van den Ende, general director of Wageningen UR Plant Sciences Group. “Our starting point is improving existing systems rather than simply introducing the latest technologies. ...
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NREL produces ethylene via photosynthesis
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have demonstrated a better way to use photosynthesis to produce ethylene, a breakthrough that could change the way materials, chemicals, and transportation fuels are made, and help clean the air. NREL scientists introduced a gene into a cyanobacterium and demonstrated that the organism remained stable ...
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Lifeasible Updated Its Plant Disease Identification Service Recently
Plant research innovators can now leverage updated plant disease identification service from Lifeasible, designed to improve food security and agricultural sustainability across the world. The formation and development of plant diseases involve three factors: plants, pathogens and environment. In agricultural production, human activities have an important impact on the occurrence and prevalence ...
By Lifeasible
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How to prevent the Xanthomonas bacterium from spreading
Growers of strawberries and strawberry planting material are terrified of the quarantine organism Xanthomonas fragariae. If the bacterium is found, the affected parcel of land has to be partially or even fully cleared. Commissioned by trade association Plantum and the Strawberry Research Foundation, Wageningen UR performed research into how the pathogen is spread in order to prevent spreading. ...
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