Search
tag

food-forest

48 articles
PubMed → · research article

Cacti as novel edible resources for human nutrition.

If you have a sunny, dry corner of your yard, prickly pear cactus can produce edible pads and fru...

Europe PMC → · research article

Honeybee pollination enhances pollen germination, pollen tube growt...

Letting honeybees work your pear tree rather than hand-pollinating isn't just easier — the bees t...

PubMed → · research article

"Pollen diets influence gut microbiota composition and colony devel...

Every wildflower you leave standing at the edge of your garden is a vote for the gut health of na...

PubMed → · research article

Carbohydrate reserve partitioning and reproductive decline followin...

Every time you prune a mango hard or a storm strips its canopy at the wrong moment, the tree may ...

PubMed → · research article

Microbial community insights into antimicrobial rice-straw lignin f...

Backyard worm bins fed poultry manure can harbor dangerous bacteria, but layering in rice straw —...

PubMed → · research article

Development of tomatoes with high sugar and GABA accumulation and p...

Tomato plants that fruit without bees during summer heat waves could keep your garden productive ...

iNaturalist → · observation

Trending: chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) — 393 observations this week

Chokecherry thickets along your local trail edges are producing clusters of dark red fruit right ...

medicinal-plants
PubMed → · research article

Cardiometabolic and Microbiome Effects of Spices and Herbs.

Growing a window box of thyme, rosemary, and oregano — and actually cooking with them daily — cou...

postharvest-quality

Regulatory role of cell wall–modifying enzymes in fruit softening a...

That peach sitting on your counter going from perfect to mealy overnight is losing the battle aga...

Micro-Sprinkler Irrigation Efficacy: A Meta-Analysis of Water Produ...

Date palms — the trees behind the Medjool and Deglet Noor dates in your kitchen — survive where a...

soil-health
PubMed → · research article

Effects of organic amendments and crop cultivation on soil organic ...

Every time you top-dress your vegetable beds with compost and let deep-rooted plants like daikon ...

medicinal-plants
PubMed → · research article

The Role of Polyphenols in Respiratory and Gut Health: From the Per...

The elderberries, rosehips, and culinary herbs you grow out back are quietly stocking your gut wi...

postharvest-management

Regulatory role of cell wall–modifying enzymes in fruit softening a...

That peach you picked from your backyard tree turns to mush within days not by accident — a preci...

postharvest-quality

Optimal storage temperature for fresh fruits: physiological respons...

That basket of peaches or figs you just picked from your backyard tree has a clock ticking inside...

PubMed → · research article

CmBt and CmBr synergistically regulate cucurbitacin B biosynthesis ...

Melon breeders now have a precise genetic target to eliminate the mouth-puckering bitterness that...

Phenotypic Evaluation of Sunflower (Helianthus Annuus L.) Landraces...

The open-pollinated sunflowers your grandparents grew in their kitchen gardens carry drought tole...

crop-improvement
PubMed → · research article

Reconfiguring biofortification strategies to transform food systems...

Seed banks hold thousands of forgotten vegetable and grain varieties that are far more nutritious...

gut-microbiome
PubMed → · research article

Plant-based diet quality and gut microbiota in relation to cardiome...

Every fermented vegetable, bean dish, or whole grain you grow and eat is quietly shaping the micr...

Genetic control of Wheat Flour End-Use Quality and Rheology via Gen...

Wheat varieties grown in your region may soon be bred specifically for the flour qualities that d...

plant-based-diet
PubMed → · research article

(Poly)phenol profiles of plant-based diets assessed through dietary...

Every berry, herb, and leafy green you grow in your garden is packed with polyphenols that measur...

food-forest
PubMed → · research article

Status and key determinants of integrated farming systems in coasta...

Smallholder farmers growing rice, vegetables, and fish together on the same plot are quietly buil...

plant-based-diet
PubMed → · research article

The association between dietary total, animal and plant protein and...

Every bean plant, lentil row, or nut tree you tend in your garden is producing the kind of protei...

gut-microbiome
PubMed → · research article

Association between dietary intakes and gut microbiota composition ...

Every tomato, bean, and leafy green you grow and eat is quietly feeding a community of gut bacter...

urban-ecology

Changes in Neighborhood Foodscapes From 2003 to 2023 by Area Rurali...

Growing your own food starts looking a lot more purposeful when the nearest grocery store with fr...

mail Weekly plant science — one email, Saturdays.