Sarvesh Prabhu, a 17-year-old research intern at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), was among the many contestants at the International Science and Engineering Fair in Atlanta who were exhibiting their months-long research and developed projects. Sarvesh...
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The logical indian
2022.12.16
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AgNews
2022.12.13
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Soil is a complex ecosystem where plant roots, microbes and other organisms bind minerals and organic matter together into a dynamic structure that regulates nutrients, water, air and other resources.
Soil health for agriculture typically refers to the soil’s ability for good agricultural...
AgNews
2022.12.01
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Kenyan farmers are opting for organic farm inputs to improve the quality and safety of their products while also taking care of the environment. Many are now beginning to use biofertilizer, which is made from organic waste.
She says that most of the Farmers use rain fed agriculture and because...
AgNews
2022.11.29
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Anthracnose, target spot, white mold and Asian rust are some of the major foliar diseases that cause considerable losses to Brazilian soybean crops.
To combat these diseases, Brazilian producers make several applications of chemical fungicides annually, and, at each cycle, the resistance of...
Azolifesciences
2022.11.25
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Plant pests and diseases cause damage to crops during production and storage, reducing crop yields and negatively affecting food quality. This significantly impacts the agricultural industry; the FAO estimates that plant pests are responsible for global crop losses of up to 40% each year, and plant...
FAO
2022.11.11
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The first wave of desert locust swarms hit Somalia in 2019. Carpets of hopper bands and clouds of locust swarms resembling those of a storm started appearing throughout the country. As the locusts descended on any vegetation they could find, crops succumbed to their appetite; fields became barren...
HortiDaily
2022.10.27
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Exploring the use of digested food waste as a soil improver and biofertilizer is currently being investigated by CHAP member, IntelliDigest.
The company was recently awarded a series of grants totaling £245,000 to fund the further development of its iDigest automated bio-upcycler, which recovers...
Mongabay
2022.10.26
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Brazilian soybean producers have been highly successful in using genome technology to benefit their crops, with huge economic and environmental gains, a new paper highlights. Currently, the growers are using biofertilizer on 80% of their crops and their benefits are pushing...