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• New Research Transforms Biomass Processing Wastewater Into High-Efficiency Liquid Fertilizer for Sustainable Agriculture

  Published: Apr 28, 2026

  Section: Research

  A review published in the journal Biochar reveals that the liquid byproduct of hydrothermal carbonization, previously treated as waste, can increase crop yields by nearly 30 percen...

• Air Quality Co-Benefits of Climate Policy Could Protect Millions from Hunger Risk

  Published: Mar 16, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  A collaborative study involving six global agroeconomic models has found that the reduction of tropospheric ozone—a byproduct of climate mitigation—can partially offset the food se...

• Scientists Unlock Hornwort Molecular Velcro To Enhance Photosynthesis Efficiency and Global Crop Yields

  Published: Mar 11, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  Researchers from the Boyce Thompson Institute and international partners have discovered a unique protein segment in hornworts that causes the photosynthesis enzyme Rubisco to clus...

• Standard measurement of genetic progress in agriculture may significantly overestimate gains in intrinsic crop yield potential

  Published: Mar 4, 2026

  Section: Research

  A study by an international research team, including scientists from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, suggests that the perceived success of plant breeding is skewed by a failur...