Salinity has been an enemy of agriculture for millennia because even though many crops can withstand low to moderate salt ...
The Mekong Delta's agriculture faces severe saline intrusion due to climate change, threatening rice production and farmers' ...
Paddy scientists say saline-alkaline stress has reduced crop productivity by 20 per cent on over one lakh hectares of the ...
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Wheat farming witnesses organic innovation
Amid growing concerns over climate change and prolonged droughts, Punjab's agricultural sector has developed an organic ...
Food scientists in China have found a new way to regulate plant hormones that could hold promise for boosting the yields and quality of crops such as rice, as global warming shrinks the world’s ...
Astronomers search for missing planets, a salty food movement takes hold, and it may be time to redefine the second ...
A University of Nebraska-Lincoln research team has identified new microscopic players in the global carbon cycle, a discovery ...
A research team has shown that methanogens, micro-organisms ubiquitous in low-oxygen environments like aquifers, soil and even permafrost, can propel their growth by dissolving calcium carbonate, one ...
New insecticide treatment for cabbage root maggots may soon be available to vegetable growers, courtesy of a trial conducted ...
With white wines now outpacing reds in both production and consumption, fans are seeking fresher, lower-alcohol options, and ...
The work started with a mud sample from alkaline saline wetland soil in Lincoln. The researchers already knew that any methanogens in the sample would consume hydrogen—but they did not know if ...