Hidden potassium in soils may cut fertilizer waste, greenhouse study finds
A 13-month greenhouse study found that 50% to 74% of potassium absorbed by unfertilized alfalfa came from non-exchangeable mineral reserves ...
Tag: Mediterranean Agriculture
Climate-resilient livestock: welfare, technology and adaptation converge
A new review argues that climate-resilient livestock systems require integrating animal welfare, genetic resources, precision technology and trade-off-aware assessment rather ...
Selenium spray boosts durum wheat grain quality and cuts mycotoxins in Mediterranean trials
A two-year Italian field study found that foliar selenium biofortification raised grain selenium, iron and zinc under water-limited conditions while ...
Agronomic performance and leaf-morphological evaluation of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) germplasm under the environmental conditions of Adana
A two-season field study of 90 basil genotypes in Adana found that MT30 and MT76 had the highest measured fresh ...
Triploid Mandarin Hybrid W9 Keeps Its Antioxidant Edge Through the Cold Season
A four-season field study in Corsica shows that the new triploid mandarin hybrid W9 maintains superior antioxidant defense and redox ...
Drought and Wild Shrubs Amplify Xylella Damage in Almond Orchards, Study Finds
A University of Córdoba study finds that drought and pathogen-hosting shrubs in the surrounding landscape intensify the impact of Xylella ...
Eleven Years of Soil Data Reveal Cracks in Carbon Accounting Models
An eleven-year field experiment in a Spanish organic olive grove shows that the widely used RothC model overestimated soil carbon ...
Rice Straw and Sewage Sludge Compost Boosts Citrus Soil Health Without Hurting Fruit
A two-season field trial in Valencia shows industrially composted rice straw and sewage sludge improves citrus orchard soil fertility and ...
Three EU Projects Join Forces to Detect Plant Pests Before They Spread
A new joint factsheet from the Horizon Europe projects FORSAID, CERBERUS and STELLA outlines how AI, remote sensing and citizen ...
Boosting Sustainable Crops: Agrivoltaics Optimize Fertilizer Use
Agrivoltaics, the innovative integration of solar photovoltaic panels with agricultural practices, is rapidly emerging as a transformative technology poised to ...
