Invasive mesquite plants do more than deplete water reserves – new research in South Africa shows they damage soil too

Mesquite tells a story about unintended consequences; but it also shows how careful, collaborative responses can lead to ...

Natural selection can work at many levels, from molecules to ecosystems

When most people think about natural selection, they imagine individuals competing with one another: The fastest animal ...

Symbiotic bacteria in planthoppers break record for smallest non-organelle genome ever found

Many insects rely on heritable bacterial endosymbionts for essential nutrients that they cannot get through their diet. A new study, published in Nature Communications, indicates that the genomes of ...
AgWeb

Don’t Cut the Backstop: Dowdy And Hula Weigh In on Crop Insurance, Budgets

From rethinking plant populations and fertility to SCO/ECO coverage, the two high-yield farmers share their plans for managing ongoing volatility.
Frontiers

Crop Response to Density: Optimization of Resource Use to Promote Sustainability

There is a demand for higher productivity to sustain an ever-increasing global population. The current annual rate of increased production for major crops is insufficient to meet the future projected ...
SciELO

Molecular diversity, population structure analysis, and assessment of parent hybrid relationships in fodder maize

Maize is considered one of the most important cereal fodder crops. Many studies on morphological diversity in fodder maize have been helpful in obtaining good heterotic hybrids. The current study ...
My Edmonds News

Council learns more about treatment plant funding, OKs changes to committee meeting structure

Council learns more about $500,000 request for on-call engineering work at treatment plant. Councilmembers agree to change committee structure, including addition of monthly Wednesday study session.