#Microplastics may threaten global #food supply by disrupting #photosynthesis.

#agriculture #plants #food_security

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-microplastics-threaten-global-food-disrupting.html

Scientists find structural variation that boosts grain number in sorghum

#intrachromosomal_inversion #DG1_promoter #ORF1 #agriculture #food_security

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-scientists-variation-boosts-grain-sorghum.html

#Nitrogen for nothing and your #protein for free.

#nitrogen_fixation #nitrogenase #bacteria #mightymicrobes #food_security #bioengineering #DNA #mitochondria #plants #agriculture

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-nitrogen-protein-free.html

#Spectroscopy study reveals how #agave #plants #survive extreme #droughts.

#water #fructans #tissues #food_security #sustainability #agriculture

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-spectroscopy-reveals-agave-survive-extreme.html

Discovery of common 'weapon' used by #disease-causing #fungi could help engineer more resilient #food #crops.

#NUDIX_hydrolase #rice #food_security #agriculture #Magnaporthe #phosphate #sensing #signalling

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-discovery-common-weapon-disease-fungi.html

Too much of a good thing: How high #nitrogen levels compromise #plant

#pathology #agriculture #food_security #peptide_hormones #phytocytokines #bacteria #immune_response #Pseudomonas #CEP_signaling

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-good-high-nitrogen-compromise-immunity.html

Study reveals fewer #mold #toxins in #organically grown #grain, compared to grain grown conventionally.

#agriculture #food_security #mycotoxin

https://phys.org/news/2024-05-reveals-mold-toxins-grown-grain.html

Long-term green #manuring strengthens core #microbiomes in driving multiple functions across vertical #soil profiles: Study.

#agriculuture #carbon #nitrogen #wheat #phylotypes #food_security

https://phys.org/news/2023-12-long-term-green-manuring-core-microbiomes.html

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