Smart Nitrogen Fertilizers Fail to Boost Corn Yields in Atlantic Canada Trials
A three-site-year field trial in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island found that enhanced-efficiency nitrogen fertilizers rarely outperformed conventional urea ...
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Hybrid Grafting Unlocks the Photosynthetic Secret Behind Supertree Growth in Catalpa
A new study shows that scion genetic background dominates growth variation in grafted Catalpa, with a C. fargesii × C. ...
High-testing soils still starve potatoes of phosphorus, three-year study reveals
A three-year University of Florida field study shows that potato fields classified as high in soil-test phosphorus can still respond ...
Institutions, Not Just Genes, Explain the Maize Yield Gap Between China and the U.S.
A new review argues that the roughly twofold maize yield gap between China and the United States stems from structural ...
Salt-Stressed Soils Are Quietly Draining the World’s Nitrogen
A Nature Food commentary argues that soil salinization imposes hidden costs by reducing nitrogen-use efficiency and increasing reactive-nitrogen losses, strengthening ...
Smart Soil Strategies Could Boost Rice Yields and Slash Emissions Across Asia
A systematic review of 109 studies finds that precision nutrient management, alternate wetting and drying irrigation, and urea deep placement ...
Moderate Biochar Rates Unlock Higher Vegetable Yields and Nitrogen Efficiency in Southern China
A two-year field experiment in Guangdong Province found that applying 20 tons of rice-straw biochar per hectare increased vegetable yields, ...
Citric Acid and Biochar Turn Biodegradable Cellulose into a Smarter Slow-Release Urea Fertilizer
Brazilian researchers engineered a biodegradable carboxymethyl cellulose matrix crosslinked with citric acid and reinforced with biochar that dramatically slows urea ...
Splitting Nitrogen Fertilizer Doses Boosts Maize Yields and Cuts Pollution
A two-year Texas field study shows that splitting nitrogen fertilizer between planting and silking, and cutting rates during drought, maintains ...
Scientists Discover the Missing Co-receptor That Lets Plants Signal Nitrogen Hunger Across Their Entire Body
Researchers at Nagoya University have identified CERI, an LRR co-receptor kinase that partners with CEPR1 in a CEP-dependent manner and ...
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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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