A Potential Super Wheat for Salty Soils has been Developed by Scientists
A number of novel wheat cultivars have been created by scientists at the University of Gothenburg that can survive soils with greater salt concentrations. They…
Agriculture
After Decades of Nonstop Corn, Cover Crops are Insufficient to Improve the Soil
Even though continuous corn is planted in around 20% of Illinois cropping systems, it is quite difficult to locate areas that have been this way…
Researchers Use Gene Hunting to Uncover Sorghum’s Awn Elongation Inhibition Mysteries
The morphology of some grasses, including wheat, rice, barley, and sorghum, has changed as a result of domestication for human use over time. Awns, the…
How to Improve Crop Survival in Floods?
Researchers demonstrate which signaling pathways help plants resist flooding. The molecule ethylene alerts plants when they are submerged in water and activates the emergency supply…
According to a Study, Farms that Use Soil-Friendly Practices Produce Healthier Food
Everyone is aware that eating fruits and vegetables is beneficial to one’s health. However, nowadays, supermarkets provide a bewildering assortment of choices: organic, conventional, CSAs,…
The Snowpack’s Critical Benefits for Winter Wheat are Disappearing
Scientists at the University of Minnesota are working with a global team to investigate the complex consequences of climate change on winter crops. For some…
The Discovery of Wheat’s Clustered Chemical Defenses Opens Up New Research Possibilities
Research cooperation has aided in the understanding of the chemical defenses that protect wheat plants from disease, potentially opening up new research possibilities in this…
Agrominerals
Agrominerals are important minerals in agriculture and horticulture because they can provide essential plant nutrients. Some agrominerals are naturally occurring or can be processed for…
In Agricultural Fields, Pharmaceutical Residues in Sewage Sludge and Cattle Manure have no Discernible Harmful Effect
According to 14-year-long tests by the University of Copenhagen, pharmaceutical residues and chemicals from personal care items in sewage sludge and bovine manure had no…
According to a New Study, Restoring Tropical Peat-lands Benefits Bird Diversity While Having no Negative Impact on Oil Palm Farmers’ Livelihoods
A new study has found that oil palm can be farmed more sustainably on peatlands by re-wetting the land conserving both biodiversity and livelihoods. The…
Toxin-free Corn Cultivation
Corn that has been genetically modified to produce ninja-like molecules can assault invading fungi, halting the creation of carcinogenic poisons. These specific RNA molecules sit…
Vertical Agriculture
Vertical farming is an agricultural practice in which crops are cultivated on top of each other rather than in regular horizontal rows. Growing vertically conserves…
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