Agriculture

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15-Sep-2025

Wheat disease losses total $2.9 billion across the United States and Canada between 2018 and 2021

American Phytopathological Society
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new multiyear study has revealed that between 2018 and 2021, wheat diseases caused the loss of approximately 560 million bushels—valued at US$2.9 billion, or $18.10 per acre, in farmer revenue—across 29 U.S. states and Ontario, Canada.

Journal

Plant Health Progress

Funder

Grain Farmers of Ontario, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

15-Sep-2025

Cheaper, sustainable plant biomanufacturing on Earth and in space

University of California - Davis
Grant and Award Announcement

Researchers at UC Davis have been awarded a $3 million National Science Foundation grant to develop new technologies and workforce training programs to grow plants in low-resource environments both on Earth and in space. 

Funder

U.S. National Science Foundation

15-Sep-2025

AI TechX awards seed funding to find AI solutions to real-world problems

University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Grant and Award Announcement

Nine projects led by faculty at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will receive the first round of funding from AI TechX, a new initiative created by UT to empower Tennessee communities and industry partners to adopt AI technologies that enable high-quality job creation. 

15-Sep-2025

Mizzou researchers enhancing soybean taste to win over more consumers

University of Missouri-Columbia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists at the University of Missouri are developing innovative ways to improve flavor of soy-based foods, deliver more health benefits and appeal to a wider audience.

Journal

Food Chemistry

15-Sep-2025

New deep learning model sharpens accuracy in wheat spike counting

Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science

A research team has now developed an advanced computer vision approach based on the YOLOX deep learning algorithm to automate spike detection.

Journal

Plant Phenomics

15-Sep-2025

Revolutionizing strawberry seedling management with automated detection system

Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science

A research team has developed an innovative automated method, SSP-MambaNet, designed to address the challenge of identifying and counting missing virus-free strawberry seedlings in nutrient pots post-transplantation.

Journal

Plant Phenomics

15-Sep-2025

Editing a single gene unlocks new strategy for sustainable resveratrol supply

Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science

Resveratrol, a plant-derived compound celebrated for its antioxidant and therapeutic potential, has long been limited by scarce natural availability and costly production methods. 

Journal

Horticulture Research