Agriculture
Light to Read the Soil: Spectroscopy Moves Toward Rapid Fertility Testing
A comprehensive review finds that diffuse reflectance spectroscopy can reliably predict many soil fertility properties within seconds, but transferability, chromophore...
Groundnut Stem Rot Resistance Is Inherited Through Incomplete Dominance, Study Finds
A new genetic study shows that resistance to stem rot in groundnut is controlled by a single gene with incomplete...
Salk Institute Takes Deeper-Rooted Carbon-Storing Crops From Lab to Field With $18 Million Boost
The Salk Institute has received an $18 million Bezos Earth Fund grant for its three-year ROOTS project, which will use...
Thermotolerant yeast outperforms baker’s yeast in oven rise during bread baking
Researchers at KU Leuven found that thermotolerant Kluyveromyces marxianus strains can outperform industrial baker's yeast in oven rise during bread...
Pumpkin Peel and Seed Waste Yield Antibacterial Compounds and Valuable Oil
A new study shows that pumpkin peel and seed waste are rich in antibacterial phytochemicals and yield 18 percent seed...
Farmers Buy Digital Tools but Often Ignore the Data They Generate
A survey of nearly 400 Western Canadian producers shows that psychological factors, not demographics, determine whether farmers actually use the...
Mining for Vanadium Rewrites the Microbial Recipe of Nearby Cropland Soils
Field sampling near China's Hongge vanadium–titanium magnetite district shows that mining reshapes cropland soil chemistry and reorganizes bacterial and fungal...
A Genetic Saboteur: Scientists Uncover Why Rice Surrenders to the Cold
Researchers have identified the rice transcription factor OsbHLH6 as a negative regulator that represses the cold-resilience gene OsMADS57 and disrupts...
Turning Down the Volume: Calm Background Music May Steer Diners Toward Healthier Food Choices
New research suggests that low-arousal, calming background music can nudge diners toward consuming more healthy food.
Lily Bulb Waste Extract Boosts Broiler Growth, Meat Quality, and Gut Health
A water extract from discarded lily bulb cores improved growth, feed efficiency, meat quality, and gut health in yellow-feathered broilers,...
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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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