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Equitable, Efficient Use of Water is Key to Sustainable Population Growth
The world’s population is growing rapidly and is expected to reach nine billion by 2050. ...
Plants Use Underground Networks to Warn of Enemy Attack
Scientists from Rothamsted Research in collaboration with other UK scientists have discovered that plants use underground fungal networks...
Determining How Much Nitrogen Is Present
With a still fresh memory of the drought conditions during last year, recent rains have reduced concerns over water availability for...
Plant Protein Discoveries Ease Global Food, Fuel Demands
New discoveries of the way plants transport important substances across their biological membranes to resist toxic metals and pests,...
Crop Rotation With Nematode-Resistant Wheat Protects Tomatoes
In a study published online in Crop Science, scientists describe a nematode-resistant wheat. But while the wheat carries the resistance...
Calculator Helps with Soybean Seeding-rate Decisions
With less costly soybean seed and the wide range of which soybean plant populations produce similar yields, soybean seeding rates have...
Affluence Drives Unsustainable Consumption of Land, Sea
Global demand for natural resources is rising at an unprecedented rate, putting pressure on finite resources, ecosystems and biodiversity....
More Food, Greener Farming with Specialised Transporters for Plants
To grow more food more sustainably we need to make plants better at recruiting nutrients and water from soil to seed, according to...
Fertilizers Provide Mixed Benefits to Soil in 50-year Kansas Study
Fertilizing with inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus definitely improves crop yields, but does it also improve the soil? ...
Spotlight on Africa's Life Source - First 'Soil Atlas of Africa'
The European Commission has presented the first Soil Atlas of Africa, highlighting a vital natural resource which provides food, fodder,...
Food for 9 Billion: Perspective on Global Agriculture in 2050
Dr Dominique van der Mensbrugghe, FAO, summarized the main points of his lecture: ‘Will we run out of natural resources needed for...
Two Approaches for Optimizing Water Productivity
Agricultural Research Service researchers in Bushland, Texas, are helping farmers make the most of their water supplies in a region...
Together, Wild Bees, Honeybees Improve Crop Pollination
In order to feed a growing global population, agriculture is under pressure to increase its productivity. ...
Adoption of Direct Seeding Improves Soil Quality
Starting in the early 1980’s, prairie farmers gradually switched from conventional tillage to adopt direct seeding, the seeding of...
Deep, Permeable Soils Buffer Impacts of Crop Fertilizer on Amazon Streams, MBL Study Finds
The often damaging impacts of intensive agriculture on nearby streams, rivers, and their wildlife has been well documented in temperate...
 
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