Machine learning uncovers ‘genes of importance’ in agriculture and medicine
Machine learning can pinpoint “genes of importance” that help crops to grow with less fertilizer, according to a new study…
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Agriculture is a dynamic and interconnected field that touches every aspect of human life, from the food we eat to the environment we live in. This featured category brings together a diverse range of topics, offering insights into the challenges, innovations, and opportunities shaping the future of agriculture.
As globe warms, infected pines starve and disease-causing fungi thrive
The high heat and low water conditions produced by global warming weaken pine trees’ resistance to disease by hindering their…
Biotic Factors
Biotic factors refer to living components of an ecosystem, such as plants & animals. These interact with each other & with abiotic factors.
Nanoparticles And Sustainable Agriculture
Conventional agriculture often relies on bulky doses of fertilizers and pesticides that have adversely affected living beings as well as…
Pesticides
Pesticides are chemical compounds that are used to prevent, destroy, or control pests, including insects, rodents, and unwanted plants.
Hibernating corals and the microbiomes that sustain them
As winter approaches, many species of animals — from bears and squirrels to parasitic wasps and a few lucky humans…
Cropping Pattern
Cropping pattern is the arrangement of crops in a specific sequence or order to make the most efficient use of available resources.
Oft-overlooked grasslands build biodiversity, resilience over centuries
Grasslands’ biodiversity and resilience to disturbances such as fire, heat and drought is the result of a slow process over…
How women can reduce the risk of hip fracture
Increasing intake of protein and drinking regular cups of tea or coffee is a way women could reduce their…
New clues about how carbon dioxide affects bumble bee reproduction
While a beekeeper puffing clouds of carbon dioxide into a hive to calm the insects is a familiar image to…