Red cabbage microgreens lower 'bad' cholesterol in animal study

16-Dec-2016 - Microgreens are sprouting up everywhere from upscale restaurants to home gardens. They help spruce up old recipes with intense flavors and colors, and are packed with nutrients. Now testing has shown that for mice on a high-fat diet, red cabbage microgreens helped lower their risk factors for ...

Cornell Chronicle: Leaf gene changes increase corn yield

Technique allows researchers to identify key maize genes for increased yield

12-Jan-2011 - A study published in Nature Genetics has identified the genes related to leaf angle in corn (maize) - a key trait for planting crops closer together, which has led to an eight-fold increase in yield since the early 1900s. The study, led by researchers from Cornell and the U.S. Department of ...

Sequencing of cacao genome will help US chocolate industry, subsistence farmers

17-Sep-2010 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their partners have announced the preliminary release of the sequenced genome of the cacao tree, an achievement that will help sustain the supply of high-quality cocoa to the $17 billion U.S. chocolate industry and protect the livelihoods of ...

A new way to use herbicides: To sterilize, not kill weeds

07-May-2010 - Using herbicides to sterilize rather than to kill weedy grasses might be a more economical and environmentally sound weed control strategy, according to a study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and a cooperator. Rangeland ecologist Matt Rinella at the ARS Fort Keogh Livestock ...

ARS scientists develop self-pollinating almond trees

08-Apr-2010 - Self-pollinating almond trees that can produce a bountiful harvest without insect pollination are being developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists. This is good news for almond growers who face rising costs for insect pollination because of nationwide shortages of honeybees due ...

Viral life cycle of malignant catarrhal fever explained

07-Apr-2010 - The mysterious life cycle of a sheep virus that causes malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) has been discovered by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their university collaborators — the first step in developing a vaccine against the disease. Microbiologist Hong Li and veterinary ...

Consortium receives research grant from the wellcome trust to develop improved vaccines against Foot-and-Mouth Disease

07-Apr-2010 - An international collaborative group of research institutions and industry announced that it has received approximately US$ 2 million from the Wellcome Trust for a 3-year project to develop improved Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccines. Researchers from the Institute for Animal Health (United ...

Scientists sequence genome of the woodland strawberry, a model system for rosaceae plants

Research could provide model for other plants in the Rosaceae family, including almond, apple and peach

14-Jan-2010 - The genome of a model plant related to peach, cherry and cultivated strawberry has been sequenced by a consortium of international researchers that includes scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS). The scientists announced the sequencing of the genome of woodland strawberry. The ...