Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Agriculture

  1. Molecular markers improved garlic characterization and conservation
    Explore how molecular markers advance garlic genetic characterization and conservation, from early markers to high-resolution platforms enabling cultivar identification and breeding innovation.
  2. Cats for rodent control on dairy farms are not yet supported
    Position paper examining insufficient empirical evidence for deploying desexed cats to control rodents on Australian dairy farms, outlining required monitoring and modeling studies.
  3. EU agricultural assets face stranding under reduced animal-food consumption
    Quantifies stranded-asset exposure in EU27+UK agriculture: 78% of fixed assets tied to animal-sourced food; scenarios indicate 18–77% could be stranded under dietary shifts.