http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. The energy generated in places where fresh water and salt water meet is known as blue energy. This is a relatively new but highly promising renewable energy source. Piotr Długołęcki of the University of Twente and the Wetsus centre of excellence for sustainable water technology has further refined the method that is most commonly used to generate blue energy in the Netherlands. This method produces three to four times as much energy as previous processes. http://www.physorg.com/news177786214.html Technology Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:20:02 EST news177786214 Over the past decade, two-thirds of Indiana growers have shifted to planting their soybean crop earlier because they believe that earlier planting increases yield. Planting date is probably one of the most important yet least expensive management decisions that significantly affects soybean yield. Few scientists, however, have studied the effect of early-planting dates on soybean yield components and the impact of early planting on seed composition. http://www.physorg.com/news152804395.html Other Sciences Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:40:29 EST news152804395 (PhysOrg.com) -- A cow with a name produces more milk than one without, scientists at Newcastle University have found. Drs Catherine Douglas and Peter Rowlinson have shown that by giving a cow a name and treating her as an individual, farmers can increase their annual milk yield by almost 500 pints. http://www.physorg.com/news152379845.html Other Sciences Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:44:27 EST news152379845 Global yields of most biofuels crops, including corn, rapeseed and wheat, have been overestimated by 100 to 150 percent or more, suggesting many countries need to reset their expectations of agricultural biofuels to a more realistic level. http://www.physorg.com/news151161280.html Space & Earth Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:14:40 EST news151161280 (PhysOrg.com) -- The well-documented worldwide decline in the number of bees and other pollinators is not, at this stage, limiting global crop yields, according to the results of an international study published in the latest edition of the respected science journal, Current Biology. http://www.physorg.com/news145545325.html Biology Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:15:25 EST news145545325 The increasing popularity of reduced tillage on crops has not only been an important development in combating soil erosion, but it has also been associated with increasing organic material and producing high crop yields. http://www.physorg.com/news145531536.html Biology Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:25:36 EST news145531536 With significant increases in the price of fertilizer and grain, site-specific management - especially in variable rate nitrogen application -- can have a significant impact on yield and profitability, as reported in the latest issue of Agronomy Journal. http://www.physorg.com/news139673595.html Space & Earth Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:13:15 EST news139673595 At the end of the day, drought tolerance in corn has to equate to good yields and good quality, not just good looks, said a Texas AgriLife Research scientist. http://www.physorg.com/news138901702.html Biology Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:48:22 EST news138901702 Crop yield is highly dependent on soil plant-available water, the portion of soil water that can be taken up by plant roots. Quantitative determination of the maximum amount of plant-available water in soil using traditional methods on soil samples remains challenging, especially at the scale of an entire field. http://www.physorg.com/news134135581.html Space & Earth Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:53:01 EST news134135581