Organic Iceberg Lettuce Beats Conventional Farming on Profit in Bangladesh Trial
A Bangladesh field trial found that Iceberg lettuce grown with organic fertilizer delivered the highest benefit-cost ratio despite a lower ...
Tag: crop yield
Man-Made Soil Pores Boost Crop Yields by Helping Roots Break Through Compacted Ground
German researchers show that manually created vertical macropores help crop roots bypass compacted subsoil, boosting grain yields by up to ...
Chitosan Nanoparticles Boost Selenium and Iodine Uptake in Spinach Across Three Seasons
A three-season field trial shows that chitosan nanoparticles deliver selenium and iodine into spinach far more efficiently than conventional fertilizers ...
More Is Better: Ghana Maize Farmers Gain When Climate-Smart Adoption Goes Deep
A dose-response study of 2,151 Ghanaian maize farmers finds that intensive adoption of climate-smart technologies raises yields by 21 percent ...
Scientists Uncover Shared Genetic Switches That Control How Long Sorghum Grains Fill and How Big They Get
A massive genomic study of 904 sorghum varieties reveals that grain filling duration and kernel weight share overlapping genetic controls, ...
Textile Cover Boosts Strawberry Yields More Than Threefold in Field Tests
A knitted three-dimensional textile cover developed at North Carolina State University more than tripled strawberry yields in tunnel field tests ...
Algae Could Replace Fertiliser on Barley Farms Without Sacrificing Yield or Whisky Quality
A field-scale trial shows that barley fertilised with Chlorella vulgaris biomass matches mineral fertiliser in yield and nearly all malt ...
Rising CO2 May Speed Potato Leaf Aging by Weakening Antioxidant Defenses
New research shows that elevated CO2 accelerates leaf senescence in potato by impairing the ascorbate-glutathione antioxidant cycle, while nitrogen supply ...
Biodegradable Nanoparticles Boost Grape Yields by Shielding a Fragile Plant Hormone
A field study in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture shows that loading the plant hormone gibberellic ...
Chelated Zinc Boosts Groundnut Yields in Tricky Calcareous Soils
A field trial in Tamil Nadu shows chelated zinc EDTA outperforms zinc sulphate for groundnut in calcareous soil, with 10 ...
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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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