
Tag Archives University of Illinois

New path to monitor soil carbon
An eye in the sky and machine-learning methods could be as accurate as old-fashioned soil testing

Destructor’s weed escapes still fail to germinate
Microscopic abrasions allow microbes to infect embryonic weeds

New mutations for herbicide resistance rare
Most resistance seems to come from pre-existing genetic conditions

Editorial: The Trump discount

The ‘breadbasket’ of the tropics?
Brazil’s tropical grain growers are upending the conventional wisdom on grain production

Wild vine boosts soybean yield
Researchers were looking for resistance genes and found a yield boost too

Soy protein concentrate a replacement in piglet diets
It’s a functional — and less expensive — alternative to animal protein sources

Palmer amaranth resistance more complex
Two new mechanisms for herbicide resistance have been found in Palmer amaranth

Gluten-free diet may increase risk of toxic metal exposure
A new study finds wheat substitutes can bioaccumulate things like arsenic and mercury

Study says CO2 benefit of global warming overestimated
While higher CO2 levels can mean greater growth it appears they also set plants up to be more susceptible to drought losses