Agriculture

Overuse of chemical pesticides has driven resistance in agricultural pests, including the adaptable two-spotted spider mite. Researchers have discovered novel elicitor proteins, Tet3 and Tet4,…

There’s a longstanding attitude in many farming communities that trees and agriculture don’t mix. But agroforestry – the intentional integration of trees and shrubs in…

Scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) and the Prince of Songkla University in Thailand have demonstrated that Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bats…

Researchers revealed that zinc is essential in the nitrogen fixation process of legumes. This study, together with the transcriptional regulator Fixation Under Nitrate (FUN), has…

Plaggen soil, also known as plaggic anthrosol, is a form of soil that developed in parts of northwest Europe during the Middle Ages as a…

Arable land is any terrain that can be ploughed and utilized to raise crops. It refers to terrain that is suited for agricultural development, specifically…

Biosalinity is the study and application of using saline (salty) water to irrigate agricultural crops. It refers to an organism or ecosystem’s ability to withstand…

Soil defertilisation is the technique of lowering soil fertility in order to limit the number of plants that can grow on it. It is often…

Foliar feeding is a technique for feeding plants that involves delivering liquid fertilizer directly to the leaves. It is a technology in agriculture and gardening…

Drip irrigation, often known as trickle irrigation, is a sort of micro-irrigation system that allows water to slowly flow to plant roots from above or…

Fertigation is the process of injecting nutrients into an irrigation system to alter the soil, water, or other water-soluble product. It is an agricultural technology…

Potassium deficiency in agricultural soils is a mostly unknown but potentially substantial threat to global food security if not addressed, according to new research conducted…