Agriculture
Vitamin Cocktail for Seeds Shields Rapeseed From Cadmium Damage
Researchers report that priming rapeseed seeds with a combination of ascorbic acid and gallic acid dramatically restores germination, photosynthetic pigments,...
Biochar Boosts Pepper Yields Only in the Right Soil, at the Right Dose
A new pot experiment shows biochar sharply increased sweet pepper yields in low-fertility loam but plateaued in sandy loam, while...
How Insect Vectors, Bacteria and Plants Collude to Devastate Global Crops
A new review reveals how bacterial plant pathogens such as Xylella fastidiosa, Liberibacters and phytoplasmas manipulate both their insect vectors...
Heat Stress Forces Coast Redwoods to Slow Photosynthesis, Study Finds
A UC Davis study finds that coast redwoods reduce photosynthesis under heat stress, even when water is plentiful, raising concerns...
Foliar Sprays Trap Toxic Metals in Maize Leaves, Slashing Grain Cadmium and Lead
Field trials show that foliar sprays combining silicon, selenium, chitosan, fulvate, boron, and zinc boost maize yields while cutting grain...
Magnolia Flower Extract Keeps Chicken Sausages Fresher for Longer, Study Finds
A new study shows that extract from Magnolia denudata flowers improves cooking yield, water retention, and storage stability in chicken...
Why Biostimulants Fail in the Field and How Science Plans to Fix Them
A new review explains why biostimulants that shine in the greenhouse so often fail in cereal fields and maps out...
Lost Genes Reveal How Wild Rice Abandoned Perennial Life
Comparative genomics of three annual-perennial pairs of Oryza species identifies 91 gene families present in all perennial species but missing...
Shrinking AI for the Farm: Distilled Neural Networks Bring Soil Nutrient Classification to the Edge
Researchers compressed transformer-based tabular neural networks by up to 38-fold using knowledge distillation and deployed them on an NVIDIA Jetson...
When More Income Streams Mean Less Food on the Table: Tanzania’s Diversification Paradox
A seven-year panel study of Tanzanian households finds that greater livelihood diversification, when driven by necessity and low-return activities, is...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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