Agriculture
How Organic Matter Retains Water in Soil — Even Under the Driest Conditions
For decades, farmers, gardeners, and scientists alike have observed a curious phenomenon: soils enriched with organic matter retain moisture far...
Maximizing Potato Yields: Balancing Growth and Defense Strategies
Revolutionizing Crop Resilience: Genome-Scale Metabolic Model Unveils Potato Growth-Defence Trade-Offs As the global population surges toward an estimated 10 billion...
Oxford Study Presents New Blueprint to Address Farming’s Impact on Biodiversity
A groundbreaking study led by researchers at the University of Oxford, in close collaboration with Dutch sustainable dairy coalition Duurzame...
Advancing Precision Agriculture in Montana: Anish Sapkota Explores Water, Soil, and Beyond in Farming Systems
Emerging Horizons in Precision Agriculture: Montana State University’s Anish Sapkota Advances Crop Stress Management Through Cutting-Edge Technologies In the evolving...
Innovative OLED Materials Unlock New Possibilities for Pesticide Detection in Agriculture
In a groundbreaking initiative poised to revolutionize pesticide detection within the agricultural sector, researchers from the United Kingdom and Brazil...
Innovative Technique Enables Gene Silencing in Plants to Boost Crop Yields
Viral vector technology, central to this breakthrough, involves the deliberate modification of plant viruses. By excising pathogenic genetic elements, researchers...
Restructuring Nature-Based Climate Solutions Is Essential for Their Success
In the face of accelerating climate change, human intervention has predominantly been responsible for the significant increase in atmospheric carbon...
Global Phosphorus Summit Tackles Critical Challenges to Food and Water Security
A critical element fueling global food systems, as well as emerging green technologies, is thrust into the spotlight this September...
Japanese Agrivoltaics Pilot Combines Solar Panels and Rice Fields for Sustainable Farming
In the evolving landscape of renewable energy, the imperative to optimize land use without compromising food production has become a...
Discovery of New Mega RNA Virus Could Unlock Mystery Behind Mass Oyster Die-Offs
In a remarkable scientific breakthrough, researchers have identified a previously unknown virus responsible for the large-scale mortality events affecting farmed...
Decline in Quad Bike Fatalities Signals Progress, Yet Experts Urge Further Safety Measures
New research emerging from the University of Sydney presents a cautiously optimistic view of the impact that new safety regulations...
Revolutionizing Plant Monitoring: 3D Imaging Unlocks New Insights into Tomato Growth
In an exciting development poised to revolutionize agricultural monitoring, a research team from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has unveiled...
Data Feminism: A Guide to Agricultural Research
In the evolving landscape of agricultural research, an innovative framework known as Data Feminism is emerging as a transformative approach...
EO-Based National Agricultural Monitoring for Africa
In the rapidly evolving landscape of global agriculture, the integration of Earth Observation (EO) technologies into national agricultural monitoring systems...
Dairy Farming’s Carbon Footprint: Drained Peatlands Impact
In recent years, the urgency to understand and mitigate the environmental impacts of agriculture has intensified, particularly concerning the dairy...
In Vivo Imaging Reveals Stone Cell Formation and Lignification Dynamics in Pears
For the first time in botanical science, researchers have successfully visualized the precise spatiotemporal patterns of active lignin deposition within...
Integrating Genetics, Modeling, and Climate Data: A Breakthrough Method for Predicting Rice Flowering
In a groundbreaking advance that fuses traditional crop modeling, genomic science, and machine learning, researchers have unveiled a sophisticated approach...
Can Specific Fungi Enhance the Micronutrient Levels in Bread Wheat?
Recent advancements in agricultural biotechnology have revealed a promising strategy to enhance the micronutrient content of bread wheat, a staple...
Sustainability Accelerator Chooses 41 Promising Projects Poised for Rapid Scale-Up
The Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability’s Sustainability Accelerator is propelling a transformative wave in environmental and technological research by backing...
Lightning strikes kill 320 million trees annually, causing significant biomass loss
The Hidden Forest Killer: Lightning’s Massive Impact on Global Tree Mortality and Carbon Emissions Lightning, an awe-inspiring natural phenomenon, is...
