Researchers created a method to track nanoplastic uptake and transport in plants, detecting them in winter wheat roots during lab trials. (Nanowerk News) Microplastics and nanoplastics in soils are a ...

Researchers have found a way to reduce the amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed to grow cereals such as rice, wheat and corn. Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found a way to ...

Lodging, the bending or breakage of cereal crop stems under environmental stresses, remains a formidable challenge to maximising yield and ensuring food security worldwide. Recent advances in genetic ...

The scientific name of wheat is Triticum aestivum. Learn about its botanical family, origin, and top global producers.

Farmers are set to plant the smallest wheat crop since the Agriculture Department began keeping track in 1919. All ...

Growing wheat in drought conditions may be easier in the future, thanks to new genetic research out of UC Davis. An international team of scientists found that the right number of copies of a specific ...

FORT PIERRE, S.D. — Winter wheat planting is underway across South Dakota but is slightly behind last year. According to the South Dakota crop progress report from the National Agricultural Statistics ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics in soils are a growing environmental problem. The extent to which agricultural crops absorb these particles and whether they end up in food has so far been difficult to ...

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found a way to reduce the amount of nitrogen fertilizers needed to grow cereal crops. The discovery could save farmers in the United States ...