Cropland water use efficiency hits a tipping point as air dries
A study of China's Songhua River Basin and global cropland flux sites finds that ecosystem water use efficiency declines nonlinearly ...
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AI Learns to Water Greenhouse Tomatoes Even When Its Sensors Lie
Researchers coupled the AquaCrop crop model with a disturbance-trained deep reinforcement learning agent that cut simulated greenhouse tomato irrigation by ...
CRISPR promoter editing trims rice stomata to boost water efficiency with a yield trade-off
Scientists edited the promoter of the rice gene OsGTL1 to lower stomatal density, raising instantaneous water use efficiency while revealing ...
Pulsed Drip Irrigation and Moderate Nitrogen Boost Photosynthesis in Sugarcane
A field experiment in Pernambuco, Brazil, found that pulse subsurface drip fertigation combined with a nitrogen rate of about 189 ...
Fenugreek trades water savings for lower yield and richer seed antioxidants
A two-year field study found that water-stressed fenugreek produced fewer seeds but higher levels of several antioxidant-related compounds, revealing a ...
Satellites and Crop Models Team Up to Cut Water and Fertilizer Use in Silage Maize
A new framework coupling Sentinel-1 radar remote sensing, the DSSAT-CERES-Maize model, and multi-objective optimization cuts irrigation water use by up ...
Scientists pinpoint rice varieties that thrive without transplanting, paving the way for water-saving farming
A new field study in India identifies high-performing rice genotypes for dry and wet direct-seeded systems, showing that wet direct ...
Plants Keep Losing Water at Night, and Space Farming Can’t Afford to Ignore It
A time-normalized analysis of mizuna grown in a spaceflight prototype root module shows nighttime water loss running at nearly half ...
Koi and Basil Reveal the Hidden Salt Problem in Aquaponics
A detailed multi-cycle mass balance of koi-basil aquaponics in the Texas Panhandle shows the approach is feasible with local groundwater ...
Precision Irrigation and Fertilization Boost Citrus Yields on Indian Inceptisol
A four-year field experiment on Nagpur mandarin in central India shows that canopy-based management zones with reduced irrigation and fertilizer ...
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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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