In a new study in PNAS, an international team of researchers including scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has shown that Arabidopsis thaliana plants produce beta-cyclocitral when attacked by herbivores and that this volatile signal inhibits the methylerythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway.

It’s no secret that the United States’ $13 billion cannabis industry is big business. 

In early 2021, authorities warned about potentially toxic blooms at a popular recreational lake in New South Wales.

Crop-CASMA uses data from NASA missions to map soil moisture across the United States.

To avoid a substantial increase in water scarcity, biomass plantations for energy production need sustainable water management, a new study shows. 

Could cactus pear become a major crop like soybeans and corn in the near future, and help provide a biofuel source, as well as a sustainable food and forage crop?

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts say citrus, livestock and horticultural crops are among the hardest-hit sectors.

Removal of pollutants from the air, or atmospheric deposition, is a natural cleaning mechanism. 

Since 1970, bird populations in North America have declined by approximately 2.9 billion birds, a loss of more than one in four birds. 

A University of Melbourne led study has established how plants use their metabolism to tell time and know when to grow - a discovery that could help leverage growing crops in different environments, including different seasons, different latitudes or even in artificial environments and vertical gardens.