Natural stocks of phosphorous are expected to last for the next 60 years, but researchers from Kazan University in Russia are looking for ways to prevent a catastrophe as excess phytate levels in the soil pose a long-term risk for sustainable agriculture.
Scientists from the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) have successfully completed the trials of Golden Rice in the screen house, and are now set for the next step—confined field trials.
Two research teams led by Wolf Frommer at the Carnegie Institution for Science have identified sugar transport proteins which play key roles in various plant processes.
Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) developed a strain of dulse, a red seaweed, to taste like bacon. This new strain of dulse has twice the nutritional value of superfood kale.