Carrot Farming Study Finds Fertilizer Strategy Should Match the Harvest Goal
A 12-week trial in Nigeria shows integrated nutrient management boosts carrot foliage while inorganic fertilizer maximizes root yield, offering goal-specific ...
Tag: sustainable agriculture
Bacterial Duo Supercharges Olive Roots and Rewrites Their Chemical Signals
Italian researchers found that inoculating olive plants with a consortium of Azospirillum and Methylobacterium boosted root and shoot biomass by ...
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 ...
How a Tiny Osmolyte Could Shield Crops From Salt, Drought and Heat
A new review in Crop Health details how glycine betaine protects crops and microbial fertilizers from salt, drought, heat and ...
Fungi and Fertilizer Team Up to Boost Forage Yields in Chicory–Clover Intercropping
A field study in BMC Plant Biology shows that pairing mycorrhizal fungal inoculation with moderate phosphorus fertilizer boosts soil microbial ...
New Model Puts a Number on How Much Mycorrhizal Fungi Help Maize Grow
Researchers in Iran have developed a mathematical modeling approach that quantifies, for the first time, how much arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi ...
Fern and Compost Combo Boosts Rice Yields by 50% in Kerala Fields
A field experiment in Kerala, India, shows that combining the nitrogen-fixing fern Azolla with compost increased paddy rice yields by ...
Can Africa Save Its Wildlife and Grow Its Economy at the Same Time?
A new scoping review of 25 years of research finds that Africa's biodiversity and its economic future rise and fall ...
Fungal Molecule on Rice Leaves Reveals New Route to Disease-Resistant Crops
A fungal metabolite from leaf-dwelling Aspergillus protects rice and other crops from fungal pathogens, pointing toward microbiome-shaping plant genes as ...
Weed-Derived Silver Nanoparticles Show Potent Control of Cucurbit Leaf Spot Disease
Researchers in India transformed leaves of the invasive weed Lantana camara into antibacterial silver nanoparticles that outperformed a conventional copper ...
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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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