Agriculture
Massive Genetic Sweep Reveals DNA Switches That Control Starch Quality in Bread Wheat
A genome-wide association study of nearly 1,500 bread wheat accessions has identified six robust genomic loci and five favorable alleles...
Nanobiochar Emerges as a Multilevel Shield Against Soil Salinity Stress in Crops
A new review in Plant and Soil details how nanoscale biochar helps crops tolerate soil salinity through physiological, molecular, and...
Stinkhorn Mushroom Rewrites Its Soil Microbiome Through a Hidden Metabolic Cascade
A multi-omics study of the stinkhorn fungus Phallus rugulosus reveals that its mycosphere selectively enriches anaerobic, element-cycling microbes whose functional...
Nitrification Inhibitor DMPP Reshapes Cotton Roots and Lifts Yields in Saline Soils
A nitrification inhibitor called DMPP shifts cotton root nitrogen assimilation, boosts root growth and exudation, and significantly raises seed cotton...
AI Ensemble Maps Where Licorice Can Survive a Warming Century
An ensemble machine learning study combining six algorithms and four CMIP6 climate models projects that licorice habitat in Iran will...
Salt in the Water, Hunger in the Fields: Rice Hits a Yield Cliff at Just 1.4 Parts Per Thousand
A controlled greenhouse study of Vietnamese rice finds that irrigation water salinity of only about 1.4 parts per thousand triggers...
Cold Beats Packaging: Temperature Emerges as the Key to Keeping Garlic Fresh
A 30-day study of peeled garlic cloves found that refrigeration at 4 degrees Celsius preserved weight, firmness, and microbial safety...
Caffeine-Free Tea Plant Reveals Its Chemical Secrets Across Eight Tissues
A comprehensive survey of the rare Chinese tea plant Camellia ptilophylla maps caffeine-free alkaloid chemistry, root-only theanine, and 89 aroma...
Lightweight AI Model Grades Pitaya Ripeness in the Orchard in Real Time
Researchers built a slimmed-down YOLO-based vision model that sorts dragon fruit into raw and ripe classes with over 98% accuracy...
From Leaf Chemistry to Microbial Crews: Tree Size Rewrites the Rules of Decomposition
A temperate forest experiment shows that as trees grow larger, the main driver of leaf litter decomposition shifts from litter...
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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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