Agriculture
Wolf-Inspired Algorithm Boosts Sensor Coverage in Smart Greenhouses
Inside a modern commercial greenhouse, the difference between a thriving crop and a struggling one often comes down to data....
Moth Olfactory Receptor Keeps the Same Chemical Codes Across Two Crop Pests
Insects navigate their world largely through smell, relying on an intricate array of chemosensory proteins to detect everything from host...
Goat Farming in Tanzania Stays Traditional, New Survey of 450 Households Reveals
In the semi-arid heartlands of central Tanzania, goats are more than livestock; they are walking savings accounts, insurance policies against...
Soil Texture Emerges as the Hidden Variable Deciding When Crops Truly Need Water
A single irrigation sensor can mean the difference between a thriving field and a thirsty one, but new research suggests...
Gamma Rays Help Scientists Breed Superfood Chia for India’s Drylands
Chia, the tiny seed that has become a global superfood sensation, may soon have a new home on India’s rainfed...
Pomegranate Peel Extract Extends Shelf Life of Marinated Korean Native Chicken
A fruit peel most people throw away may soon help keep one of Korea’s best-loved chicken dishes fresh for longer....
Salt-Tolerant Coastal Plants Reveal Potent Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Compounds
Two unassuming plants that thrive in the salt-sprayed marshes of India’s Cuddalore coast are emerging as serious candidates in the...
Pearl Millet Hybrid Packs High Yields and Heavy Doses of Iron and Zinc Into a Single Grain
On the sun-baked experimental farms around Jaipur, in India’s Rajasthan state, plant breeders have quietly achieved something that nutrition scientists...
Solomon’s Seal Polysaccharide Targets Fatty Liver Disease in Diabetes
A natural sugar molecule purified from the rhizome of a traditional Chinese medicinal herb may offer a new way to...
Thirty Years of Manure and Fertilizer Reveal Bottom-Up Rules That Reshape the Soil Food Web in Rice–Wheat Fields
Beneath every rice paddy and wheat field lies an intricate economy of organisms, from bacteria and fungi to nematodes, mites,...
Wheat Faces Rising Heat, Salt and Drought: Scientists Map the Genes That Could Save It
Wheat feeds more of humanity than almost any other crop, and the pressure on it has never been greater. Meeting...
Cotton Farms in Benin Show Steady Productivity and Profit Growth, Study Finds
Cotton is far more than a crop in Benin. It anchors the national economy, accounts for roughly 90 percent of...
Ancient Rice Landraces Reveal Genetic Secrets of Vigorous Early Seedling Growth
Rice feeds more people than any other cereal, yet the way it is grown is changing fast. Across Asia, farmers...
New LC–MS/MS Method Tracks 18 Anthelmintic Residues in Meat and Seafood
Every year, livestock and farmed fish around the world receive billions of doses of anthelmintics, the drugs that rid animals...
Nanoporous Crystal Fertilizers Boost Crops, But Safety Evidence Lags Behind
A new systematic review and meta-analysis has delivered the first quantitative verdict on one of agriculture’s most tantalizing nanomaterials: metal-organic...
Agarwood Trees Planted by Refugees Now Store Surprising Carbon in Nepal
Deep in the eastern lowlands of Nepal, a tree with one of the most storied reputations in the history of...
Underutilized high protein crops in India and pathways for scaling their contribution to protein security
India’s diets remain dominated by rice and wheat, and the nutritional consequences are now starkly quantified. A new review published...
Lab-Grown Gotu Kola Could End the Wild-Harvest Crisis for a Multi-Billion Dollar Skincare Ingredient
Gotu kola, the humble creeping herb known scientifically as Centella asiatica, has quietly become one of the most sought-after plants...
Strategic Foresight Reveals How Climate-Neutral Farming Transitions Can Survive a Turbulent World
The transition to climate-neutral agriculture is one of the most consequential undertakings of the twenty-first century, and a new analysis...
Color-based prediction of mango total soluble solids and vitamin C using reflectance color measurement
The relationship between surface color and internal fruit quality represents one of the most extensively studied phenomena in postharvest science,...