Cutting Nitrogen Fertilizer by 15 Percent Makes Cotton Grow Better, Study Finds
A moderate 15 percent cut in nitrogen fertilizer boosted cotton yield and nitrogen use efficiency by reshaping root architecture and ...
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Late Planting and Excess Nitrogen Supercharge Cotton’s Worst Whitefly Outbreaks
A two-year Indian field study shows that sowing cotton late and applying nitrogen above recommended rates raises whitefly populations by ...
Simulating Counterfactual Histories Reveals How Little Textile Fibers Actually Substitute for Each Other
A new system dynamics model that recreates alternative market histories shows that textile fibers substitute for each other far less ...
Seeds and Labour Drive India’s Cotton and Sugarcane Farm Profits Over 26 Years
A 26-year panel analysis of Indian state-level data finds that seed investment dominates cotton profitability while hired labour drives sugarcane ...
Scientists Pin Down Genes Behind Cotton’s Defenses Against Wilt Disease
Researchers have fine mapped major QTL for Verticillium wilt resistance in cotton to compact genomic intervals and identified fifteen candidate ...
Bacterial Yellow Pigment Shows Promise as Eco-Friendly Dye for Cotton and Polyester Fabrics
Researchers in Ethiopia showed that a yellow carotenoid pigment from Micrococcus luteus can dye cotton and polyester fabrics with moderate ...
Bacterial Polymer-Boosted Gene Helps Cotton Survive Drought Through Hormone Signaling
Chinese researchers have identified the cotton gene GhJAZ8 as a key positive regulator of drought tolerance that mediates the protective ...
Cotton Gene Offers New Clue to How Plants Detoxify Cadmium Pollution
Researchers have shown that the cotton gene GhBCAT12 enables cadmium tolerance by breaking down branched-chain amino acids to supply acetyl-CoA ...
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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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