BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 25 -- Agriculture, a scientific open access journal on the science of cultivating the soil, growing, harvesting crops and raising livestock, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2023 edition (Vol. 13, Issue 9): * "Orange" Wine--The Resurgence of an Ancient Winemaking Technique: A Review * "Pullum Ovum". Highlighting the Nutrient Content through Innovative Determination Methods * A Back Propagation Neural Network Model for Postharvest B  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 25 -- Agronomy, a scientific open access journal on agronomy and agroecology, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2023 edition (Vol. 13, Issue 9): * A Biocontrol Strain of Serratia plymuthica MM Promotes Growth and Controls Fusarium Wilt in Watermelon * A Comprehensive Review of the Research of the "Eye-Brain-Hand" Harvesting System in Smart Agriculture * A Hybrid Prediction Model for CatBoost Tomato Transpiration Rate Based on Featur  more

CLAYTON, Australia, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation issued the following news release: * * * Canola is now Australia's second most valuable crop after wheat. * * * New analysis from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has led to the European Commission's recognition of the Australian canola industry's low-emissions credentials for the second time, enabling local canola growers continued access to lucrative international  more

BERLIN, Germany, Sept. 26 -- Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features the processing of biogenic materials for energy and chemistry, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2023 special issue entitled Wastewater Treatment Biorefineries (pp 13309-13728) (Vol. 13, Issue 15): * Nanotechnological approaches to disrupt the rigid cell walled microalgae grown in wastewater for value-added biocompounds: commercial applications, challen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, chairwoman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, announced today the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is providing $1.4 billion in Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program grants to 70 projects across the nation to  more

FORT COLLINS, Colorado, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- Colorado State University issued the following news release: Earthworms are important drivers of global food production, contributing to approximately 6.5% of grain yield and 2.3% of legumes produced worldwide each year, according to new work published by Colorado State University scientists in the journal Nature Communications. May account for as much as 140 million metric tons of food These new estimates from a trio of CSU researchers mean earthw  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today introduced the Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement (PACE) Act, legislation to improve farmers and ranchers' access to credit by modernizing loan limitations for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) loan programs. The senators are working to pass the legislation as part of the next farm bill. "Production costs for our farmers  more

ATHENS, Georgia, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences issued the following news: * * * Each year, hundreds of international researchers -- from master's degree students to academic faculty -- apply to come to the University of Georgia to work in a wide range of academic fields. * * * In the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, dozens of international research scholars work with faculty on important research that fu  more