Dense Planting Supercharges Slow-Release Fertilizer for Greener, Higher-Yielding Rice
A three-year Chinese field trial shows that pairing controlled-release blended fertilizer with dense planting raises rice yields by up to ...
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Green Manure Plus Rice Straw Cuts Fertilizer Use and Air Pollution in Rice Fields
A two-year field experiment in southern China shows that co-incorporating leguminous green manure and rice straw with 40 percent less ...
Clay-Based Fertilizer Loaded With Microbes Cuts Nitrous Oxide and Boosts Crop Nutrients
Urea-loaded nanoclay biopolymer composites carrying phosphorus- and zinc-solubilizing bacteria reduced nitrous oxide emissions by up to 29 percent while boosting ...
Delayed Nitrogen Splits Boost Coastal Maize Yields in Saline Soils
A three-year Bangladeshi field trial shows that delaying nitrogen fertilizer until 15 days after sowing and applying it in three ...
Sulfur-Coated Urea Helps Wheat Fight Salt Stress and Use Nitrogen Better
A new study finds that polymer-sulfur-coated urea substantially improves antioxidant defense, nutrient balance, secondary metabolites, and nitrogen use efficiency in ...
Deep Placement and Legumes Emerge as Top Ways to Boost Nitrogen Efficiency in Maize
A global meta-analysis of 97 studies finds that deep fertilizer placement, legume intercropping, and digital decision-support tools significantly improve nitrogen ...
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 ...
Drone AI Cuts Fertilizer Use by 22 Percent While Boosting Sugarcane Yields
A field-validated system combining drone multispectral imaging, explainable XGBoost AI, and edge-controlled variable-rate application cut nitrogen fertilizer use by 21.8 ...
New Rice Gene Discovery Could Cut Fertilizer Use While Keeping Yields High
Chinese researchers have identified a novel rice locus, qNUE6, and pinpointed the nitrate transporter gene OsNRT1.2 as a positive regulator ...
Slow-Release Fertilizer Unlocks Bigger Maize Yields on China’s Salt-Damaged Farmland
A two-year field trial in Ningxia shows that replacing half of conventional urea with polymer-coated controlled-release fertilizer raises maize yields ...
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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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