Publications
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Advances in identifying GM plants: toward the routine detection of 'hidden' and 'new' GMOs
(2021)
In 2018 the Court of Justice of the European Union recalled that organisms with genomes modified by artifactual techniques should be considered GMOs under European regulations. GMOs derived from cultures of cells isolated ...
Assessing the impact of pesticides on pollinators
(2023)
This chapter provides an overview of the history of pollination biology, it begins by discussing the basics of pollination and goes on to discuss pollinators and their diversity. Sections also cover the ecology and evolution ...
Understanding the value of and reasoning behind farmer adoption of carbon centric practices
(2023)
Understanding how to promote farmers’ use of carbon (C) centric practices known to increase soil C sequestration is needed to design information systems and orient policy, investment and environmental markets. Farmers ...
Altering crop management practices to promote pollinators
(2023)
Agricultural intensification, or the increase in crop production per unit of input or land area to meet the needs of a growing population, has resulted in a landscape dominated by large scale monoculture cropping. Pollinators, ...
Considerations with water for turfgrass in arid environments
(2023)
Golf course managers in arid environments must manage every drop of water like it is their last. Water restrictions continue to tighten and water costs are increasing exponentially in many areas. While superintendents in ...
Considerations with soil testing in turfgrass
(2023)
Soil testing can be a valuable method to help turfgrass managers make fertilizer decisions and choosing the most appropriate soil test extractant is key. This depends on soil properties and the availability of correlation ...
Life cycle assessment of indoor vertical farms
(2023)
Indoor vertical farms (IVF) have expanded rapidly in recent years as an approach to secure resilient food provisioning in urban areas. Sustainability is often promoted by IVFs, focusing primarily on farm-level metrics and ...