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Credit: Photo: Miguel Ángel Mateo, Diego Moreno Large-scale production of vegetables and fruit in Spain with intensive plastic consumption in ...
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Stealing the spotlight in the field and kitchen
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Protected areas vulnerable to growing emphasis on food security
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As the American hemp industry grows, so does our understanding of hemp diseases
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New heat method kills pathogens with minimal damage to plants
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A new archaeology for the Anthropocene era
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New study compiles four years of corn loss data from 26 states and Ontario, Canada
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The end of domestic wine in 17th century Japan
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GM plant grows insect sex pheromone compounds needed for green pest control in agriculture
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