Research results demonstrate the potential of GM cowpea to enhance yields and profitability for resource-poor farmers.
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African governments must use the COP29 global climate change conference to make sure that artificial intelligence-driven advancements in agriculture and food production benefit all on the continent.
What if plants in the area surrounding a nuclear reactor could act as radiation detectors, with the help of a drone?
Farmers worldwide say Monsanto’s policy of charging for every use of its genetically modified seeds violates their planting rights. But judges in these patent law cases aren’t so sure.
A tree-killing beetle has invaded South Africa. This is what should be done.
The beetle and the fungus have devastated trees in California in the US as well as in Israel. Now they’re in South Africa.
New research shows bees see a blue halo around flowers thanks to nanostructures on its petals.
Do androids smell electric roses?
Smarter plant breeding practices are crucial in a world where climate change, deforestation and species reduction are an increasing problem.
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Associate professor, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Associate Professor, University of Pretoria
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Emeritus Fellow in Plant Biochemistry, University of Westminster
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Anthropologist and Research Associate, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID)
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Graduate Research Assistant in Plant Science, University of Tennessee
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Principal Research Scientist, CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute
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Research Scientist and Plant Breeder, CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute
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Honorary Research Fellow, CSIRO
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Research Scientist, CSIRO
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Postdoctoral Fellow Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee