Agriculture
Halophyte Roots Rewrite Their Microbial Worlds as Soil Salt Shifts
A new study of halophytes in arid Northwest China shows that plant species create distinct salinity conditions around their roots...
Satellites and Machine Learning Map Soil Erosion Hotspots in a Drought-Hit Indian River Basin
A new RUSLE-GIS study maps soil erosion across India's drought-prone Jonk River Basin with 97 percent accuracy, identifying steep, unprotected...
AI Reads Sugarcane Stalks to Measure Hidden Insect Damage
Brazilian researchers used a YOLO-based deep learning model to quantify internal insect injury in sugarcane stalks, showing that continuous injury...
Wild Sugarcane Relative Yields a Protein That Quietly Undermines Drought Tolerance
Researchers have shown that NpSCI2A, a protease inhibitor from the drought-hardy wild sugarcane relative Narenga porphyrocoma, acts as a negative...
Hidden Half of Wheat: Century-Old Pakistani Cultivars Reveal Surprising Root Diversity
A study of 26 historic Pakistani wheat cultivars released between 1911 and 2019 combines RhizoVision digital root phenotyping with molecular...
Labour Pipelines, Not Just Machines, Decide Whether Bananas Become Waste
A qualitative study of four Queensland banana operations finds that workforce continuity, training, and market coordination, rather than technology alone,...
Less Nitrogen, More Carbon: Straw Trick Turns Saline Soils into Carbon Sinks
A three-year field experiment in China's Yellow River Delta shows that pairing reduced nitrogen fertilizer with half-dose straw incorporation boosts...
Nine-Year Field Trial Reveals Which Perennial Grasses Best Restore Degraded Semi-Arid Soils
A nine-year Indian field trial found that guinea grass and a tri-specific hybrid grass most effectively rebuilt soil carbon, fertility,...
Climate Change Could Nearly Double the Bamboo Borer’s Global Habitat by 2100
MaxEnt modeling under CMIP6 climate scenarios projects that suitable habitat for the destructive bamboo borer Dinoderus minutus could expand from...
Tractor GPS Alone Predicts Silage Bale Yields in Real Time
A five-season study shows that GNSS distance data from ordinary baling machinery can predict how many bales remain in a...
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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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