Agriculture

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…

Weedy rice is an agricultural pest that has a worldwide economic impact. It is an aggressive weed that outcompetes cultivated rice, resulting in output losses…

Toxaphene was an insecticide that was predominantly employed on cotton in the southern United States throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. Toxaphene is a compound…

An often-overlooked water plant that can double its biomass in two days, capture nitrogen from the air – making it a valuable green fertilizer —…

Smarter crop farming combats weeds, insect pests, and plant diseases by combining current technologies such as AI-based monitoring, robotics, and next-generation biotechnology with healthy and…