Diversified olive farms in northwestern Tunisia score higher on agroecology
A cross-sectional study of 60 smallholder olive farms in northwestern Tunisia found that fully integrated crop, tree and livestock systems ...
Tag: semi-arid agriculture
Desert Plant’s Hidden Bacterial Allies Revealed in Compartment-Specific Microbiome Study
A new study maps the compartment-specific bacterial communities of the desert plant Citrullus colocynthis in semi-arid Morocco, revealing functionally diverse ...
Sudan’s Clay Soils Hold a Hidden Carbon Map — and Satellites Just Drew It
Researchers have produced the first validated map of soil organic carbon stocks across Sudan's Blue Nile clay plains using regression ...
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 ...
How a Simple Sowing Trick Boosts Forage Yields on Egypt’s Salty Coastal Farms
A field trial in Northwestern Egypt shows that dibbling, a simple hill-sowing technique, can raise saline forage yields by up ...
Fifteen Exotic Groundnut Varieties Reveal Yield and Nutrition Trade-Offs in Northern Cameroon
A new study of fifteen exotic groundnut varieties grown across three sites in Northern Cameroon reveals strong genetic variability, a ...
Sunflower Genes Could Hold the Key to Climate-Proof Crops in the World’s Driest Farmlands
A new review argues that sunflower's remarkable tolerance to combined drought, heat, salt, and pathogen stress makes it a powerful ...
Farmers’ Knowledge and Field Science Agree on How to Save Ethiopia’s Rangelands
A new study in northern Ethiopia shows that combining scientific field measurements with farmers' indigenous knowledge reveals how grazing exclusion ...
Rotten Papaya and Banana Turn Waste Into Powerful Seed Boosters for Maize and Beans
A Tanzanian study shows that cheap water extracts made from market-discarded overripe papaya, banana, pineapple, and lemon significantly boost germination ...
Conservation agriculture shows limited soil gains on Namibian smallholder farms
A two-year field study in Namibia's Kavango East and Zambezi regions finds that farmer-managed conservation agriculture produces only modest 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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