Tiny Doses of Gamma Rays Could Keep Groundnut Seeds Alive Longer
Researchers in Ghana found that gamma radiation doses of just 2 to 4 gray significantly improved germination, seedling vigour and ...
Tag: Food security
AI Fails at Reading Plant Cells Under the Microscope, New Benchmark Reveals
University of Queensland researchers have created PlantMicro, a benchmarking dataset showing that vision language models perform at barely above random ...
AI Shows a Modest but Real Boost to South African Food Production, Study Finds
A new econometric study of South African data from 1995 to 2024 finds that artificial intelligence has a positive but ...
Delayed Icing and Auction Waits Drive Costly Fish Loss at Omani Retail Market
A survey of 40 retailers at Oman's Barka fish market found that delayed icing, prolonged selling hours, and auction delays ...
Seaweed’s Global Divide: Why One Ocean Crop Splits Rich and Poor Nations
A new comparative review reveals stark disparities in how developed, developing, and least developed economies cultivate, process, and profit from ...
Food Insecurity Grips Rural Somaliland as Warming Climate Reshapes Agro-Pastoral Life
A survey of 114 agro-pastoral households in Somaliland's Arabsiyo District finds that more than 80 percent face some degree of ...
AI Turns Ordinary Photos Into Spectral Scans to Grade Cassava Starch Quality
Researchers have built an AI framework that grades cassava roots by amylose content using hyperspectral imaging and reconstructs the crucial ...
Salt-Loving Plants Hide Fungi That Could Transform Farming on Degraded Land
A new review synthesizes evidence that fungi living inside salt-tolerant halophyte plants can boost crop yields, confer salinity and drought ...
Yam Versus Potato: Head-to-Head Nutritional Showdown in Nigeria Reveals Surprising Winner
A comparative analysis of white yam and Irish potato grown in Lafia, Nigeria, finds the potato richer in protein and ...
Gut Bacteria for Plants: Endophytic Microbes Shield Rice from Salt Stress
Thai researchers found that salt-tolerant endophytic bacteria, especially the SHPP24 and SKPK29 isolates, significantly improved rice physiology, growth, and grain ...
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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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