News tagged with early planting

Microbes travel through the air; it would be good to know how and where

Preliminary research on Fusarium, a group of fungi that includes devastating pathogens of plants and animals, shows how these microbes travel through the air. Researchers now believe that with improvements on thi ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Sep 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Sheffield experts prove British summer is advancing

The onset of summer in England has been advancing since the mid 1950s, research from a pair of University of Sheffield geographers has shown.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 06, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sudden Collapse in Ancient Biodiversity: Was Global Warming the Culprit?

Scientists have unearthed striking evidence for a sudden ancient collapse in plant biodiversity. A trove of 200 million-year-old fossil leaves collected in East Greenland tells the story, carrying its message ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 18, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (17) | comments 5

Plant soybean early to increase yield

Over the past decade, two-thirds of Indiana growers have shifted to planting their soybean crop earlier because they believe that earlier planting increases yield. Planting date is probably one of the most important yet least ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0