Biochar-Coated Urea Boosts Maize Yields and Slashes Nitrogen Waste in Field Trial
A field trial in Bangladesh found that urea coated with biologically activated biochar raised maize grain yield to 9.84 tonnes ...
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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 ...
Sorghum Could Replace Most Maize in European Livestock Feed as Climate Warms
A new study in Earth's Future projects that climate change will boost European sorghum yields enough to replace roughly 90 ...
Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Help Maize Fight Microplastics and Copper, Until Stress Overwhelms Them
A new pot experiment shows that iron oxide nanoparticles support maize growth and antioxidant defenses under low to moderate combined ...
Soil bacterium’s genome reveals how it unlocks phosphorus to boost maize growth
Whole-genome sequencing of the soil bacterium Enterobacter ludwigii I42 reveals the genetic basis of its ability to unlock soil phosphorus ...
Heavy Metals in Nigerian Smallholder Farms Reveal Maize as Top Dietary Risk
A new study of fertilized smallholder farms in Kaduna State, Nigeria, finds that maize and cassava carry the highest heavy ...
Sunlight During Cold Prepares Maize for Salt Stress, Study Finds
New research shows that light intensity during cold acclimation reprograms metabolism and gene expression across maize organs, fundamentally altering how ...
Worm-Compost and Bacteria Team Up to Cut Maize Fertilizer Use by a Quarter
A field trial in the Indian Himalayas shows that combining 75 percent of the standard mineral NPK dose with vermicompost ...
Tiny Particles, Big Harvests: How Nanoparticles Could Shield Cereal Crops From Drought
A new review in Discover Plants maps how metal oxide, silicon, carbon-based, and polymer nanoparticles modulate water relations, photosynthesis, and ...
Maize Roots Secretly Feed Peanut Potassium in Intercropping Breakthrough
New research shows that maize root exudates rich in organic acids acidify the rhizosphere and unlock soil potassium, rescuing potassium-stressed ...
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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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