Agriculture
Slow-Release Fertilizer Unlocks Bigger Maize Yields on China’s Salt-Damaged Farmland
A two-year field trial in Ningxia shows that replacing half of conventional urea with polymer-coated controlled-release fertilizer raises maize yields...
Rice Genotypes Ranked for Stability Across India’s Himalayan Hill Farms
A five-year, five-location trial across India's Himalayan hill states used AMMI, GGE biplot, and BLUP analyses to identify high-yielding, stable...
Mangrove Chemical Secrets Could Help Breed Salt-Proof Crops
A first-of-its-kind systematic review reveals how mangrove secondary metabolites and biosynthetic genes underpin salt tolerance, opening a path toward engineering...
Order Matters: Simulations Reveal How to Pair Genomic Prediction with Selection Indices for Better Rice Breeding
Stochastic simulations of a 30-year rice breeding program show that applying genomic prediction to individual traits before constructing a Pesek–Baker...
Poultry Manure and Smart Genotype Choices Boost Bambara Groundnut Yields in Burkina Faso
A field trial in Burkina Faso shows that matching specific Bambara groundnut genotypes with moderate doses of poultry manure can...
Rice Plants Broadcast Their Defenses as Electrical Signals Scientists Can Now Read
Chinese researchers have shown that simple electrical measurements of rice leaves can identify which pest is attacking, track the plant's...
Palm Waste Biochar and Compost Team Up to Supercharge Depleted Tropical Soils
A Ghanaian study shows that combining oil palm waste biochar with poultry manure compost boosts soil microbes, enzymes, and nutrient...
A Single Potassium Channel Emerges as a Surprising Clue to Oil Palm Yields
Researchers have characterized EgKT2-1, an inwardly rectifying Shaker-type potassium channel in oil palm whose expression is nearly fourfold higher in...
Crop genomics pioneer Rajeev Varshney elected Fellow of Australia’s technology academy
Murdoch University crop geneticist Professor Rajeev Varshney has been elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and...
Japan’s Wild Boar and Deer Offal Could Become Functional Foods, New Screening Suggests
A screening study of eight tissues from wild sika deer, wild boar, cattle, and pigs found that wild boar liver...
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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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