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Riverside Researcher Says New Tool Can Help Aid Food Supply
Riverside Researcher Says New Tool Can Help Aid Food Supply
Riverside Researcher Says New Tool Can Help Aid Food Supply
Researchers, led by a University of California Riverside team, have come up with a way to help crops flourish in drought as well as “normal” conditions. It’s a chemical called Antabactin, which suppresses the hormone that prevents seeds from germinating when temperatures are high. UCR’s Aditya Va ...
Agriculture Linked to U.S. Air Pollution Deaths
Agriculture Linked to U.S. Air Pollution Deaths
Agriculture Linked to U.S. Air Pollution Deaths
Air pollution is the largest environmental mortality risk in the U.S. The National Academy of Sciences says air pollution is responsible for 100,000 premature deaths every year, and one-fifth of those deaths are linked to agriculture. Scientists from five universities noted in the study that air quality is largely ignored in discussions on the health and environmental impacts of food ... Read Mo