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17-Sep-2025

Study provides first evidence that plastic nanoparticles can accumulate in the edible parts of vegetables

University of Plymouth
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In first-of-its-kind research, scientists from the University of Plymouth have shown how tiny plastic particles can enter vegetables through their roots and accumulate in the parts we eat.

Journal: Environmental Research
Funder: Seale-Hayne Educational Trust

17-Sep-2025

Reindeer grazing can mitigate the impacts of winter climate change on forest carbon release

University of Oulu, Finland
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Winter climate change is affecting the carbon exchange of northern coniferous forests, but the response depends upon reindeer grazing, according to a new study from the University of Oulu, Finland. The study compared areas with ongoing reindeer grazing to areas where grazing has been excluded for 25 years at Oulanka and as long as 55 years at Kevo.

Journal: Science of The Total Environment

16-Sep-2025

Sustainable, plant-based diet benefits both human and planetary health

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A diet focused on healthy plant-based foods may lower the risk of type 2 diabetes while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study by Solomon Sowah and colleagues from the MRC Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, published September 16^th in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine.

Journal: PLOS Medicine

16-Sep-2025

Study highlights importance of dedicated exits for vulnerable populations in building evacuations

Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science

A research team has demonstrated how advanced drone-based thermal imaging can be used to more accurately measure canopy temperature (CT) in wheat fields by disentangling experimental signals from environmental and technical noise.

Journal: Plant Phenomics

16-Sep-2025

Wheat: Extreme dwarfism impairs gluten composition and baking quality

Leibniz-Institut für Lebensmittel-Systembiologie an der TU München
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Wheat is one of the world's most important staple foods, especially in the form of bread. A joint study by the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich (LSB) and the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) now shows that extremely dwarf wheat has a less favorable gluten composition than semi-dwarf, dwarf, or tall wild type wheat, and therefore produces flour with poorer baking properties.

Journal: Food Science & Nutrition
Funder: This study was supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Dr. Matías Schierenbeck) and by core funding from the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research. Open access funding was enabled and organized by Project DEAL.

16-Sep-2025

Can vertical farms really feed the UK sustainably? New study weighs climate costs and benefits

University of Surrey
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Vertical farming offers a much-needed opportunity to secure food production in the face of climate change, but can it truly deliver a sustainable alternative to field-grown crops? A new study led by the University of Surrey has found that while vertical farms dramatically increase lettuce yields and use far less water, the carbon footprint still exceeds traditional lettuce farming – raising important questions about how the UK can balance food security with environmental responsibility.

Journal: Food and Energy Security

15-Sep-2025

Wheat disease losses total $2.9 billion across the United States and Canada between 2018 and 2021

American Phytopathological Society
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new multiyear study has revealed that between 2018 and 2021, wheat diseases caused the loss of approximately 560 million bushels—valued at US$2.9 billion, or $18.10 per acre, in farmer revenue—across 29 U.S. states and Ontario, Canada.

Journal: Plant Health Progress
Funder: Grain Farmers of Ontario, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture