Fields That Talk in Scents: How Airborne Chemistry Could Reshape Sustainable Pest Control
A new review in The Science of Nature argues that the volatile organic compounds released by companion crops can be ...
Tag: intercropping
White Clover Understory Reshapes the Hidden Microbial World of Tea Roots
Metagenomic sequencing reveals that planting white clover between tea rows significantly reshapes rhizosphere microbial communities and boosts genes tied to ...
Root genes reveal maize and soybean play different intercropping strategies
Transcriptomic profiling of intercropped maize and soybean roots reveals the cereal amplifies nitrogen metabolism while the legume suppresses specialized metabolism ...
Aromatic Tree Neighbors Can Reshape the Taste and Aroma of Green Tea
A twelve-year field study in Jiangxi, China, reveals that the species of aromatic tree planted alongside tea bushes dramatically reshapes ...
Less Nitrogen, More Balance: Fine-Tuning Fertilizer Cuts Emissions in Desert Jujube-Cotton Farms
A two-year field experiment in Xinjiang shows that a moderate nitrogen rate of 280 kilograms per hectare minimizes the greenhouse ...
Plans Are Talking: How Plants Wire and Wireless Their Way Through the World
A new review synthesizes how plants communicate through volatile chemicals, root exudates, RNA signals, and fungal networks, and what this ...
Thirsty Soils, Hidden Phosphorus: Barley–Lentil Teams Mine Deeper When Water Runs Short
A four-year Idaho field trial shows that deficit irrigation and barley–legume intercropping, especially with lentil, steepen soil phosphorus depletion gradients ...
Mixing Maize and Soybean Could Slash Europe’s Need for Imported Soy
A new Nature Communications study estimates that maize-soybean intercropping on up to 20 million hectares could cover three-quarters of the ...
Why Mixing Crops Could Be Farming’s Best Defense Against Climate Chaos
A sweeping review finds that intercropping, agroforestry, and crop rotation can rebuild degraded soils, cut pest pressure by up to ...
Domestication May Have Blunted Pepper’s Intercropping Edge With Maize
A new Plant and Soil study finds that domesticated pepper varieties lose the root trait plasticity that helps wild ancestors ...
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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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