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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Scientists Map How Lemongrass Makes Its Signature Lemon Scent, and Where the Evidence Runs Thin
A structured review of 95 studies maps which steps of citral biosynthesis in lemongrass are experimentally validated and which still ...
Hyperspectral Cameras and Machine Learning Sort Hybrid Faba Bean Seeds
German researchers show that hyperspectral imaging combined with machine learning can distinguish parental and hybrid faba bean seeds, opening a ...
Drone Data Reveals the Critical Wheat Growth Window That Predicts Yield
A multi-year Texas study combining drone imaging, machine learning, and explainable AI shows that wheat yield is best predicted from ...
Crushing Rice Seeds Under Pressure Leaves Genetic Scars That Last Nine Generations
A rice lineage derived from seeds treated with 100 megapascals of hydrostatic pressure still shows reduced height, tiller number, and ...
Smart Vibration System Lines Up Maize Ears Without Breaking Them
Researchers at Shihezi University combined discrete element simulation, machine learning, and a grey wolf optimizer to achieve near-perfect ordered conveying ...
Hidden Diversity in a Wild Camellia: Pollen and Flower Traits Reveal Three Distinct Germplasm Groups on Fanjing Mountain
A morphological study of wild Camellia rosthorniana accessions from China's Fanjing Mountain region reveals three distinct germplasm clusters with high ...
Soybean Genotype Shows Remarkable Drought Tolerance in Field Trial
A field experiment in Bangladesh identified the soybean genotype AGS 383 as the most drought-tolerant of three tested lines, thanks ...
Scientists Map the Genes That Let Wheat Feed Livestock and Fill Grain Bins
A multi-location genome-wide association study of 182 soft red winter wheat lines in Georgia has identified dozens of QTL, including ...
Moroccan Oases and Atlas Mountains Hide a Surprising Wealth of Fig Tree Genetic Diversity
A new ISSR marker study of 93 Moroccan fig cultivars reveals exceptionally high genetic diversity, with 89 percent of variation ...
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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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