Compost improves apple orchard sustainability
As the saying goes, an apple a day keeps the doctor away. But what's the key to growing a quality apple?
Agriculture
Jun 21, 2021
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News tagged with orchard
Antibiotics protect apples from fire blight, but do they destroy the native microbiome?
Like humans, certain plants are treated with antibiotics to ward off pathogens and protect the host. Saving millions, antibiotics are one of the 20th century's greatest scientific discoveries, but repeated use and misuse ...
Agriculture
Apr 21, 2021
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Desert country Jordan aims for green with 10-million tree campaign
On a bare hill in Jordan's verdant Ajloun region, dozens of people plant saplings as part of a reforestation effort that aims to reach 10 million trees in 10 years.
Environment
Mar 9, 2021
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Researchers find 'sweet spot' for kiwifruit pollination
Plant & Food Research scientists and collaborators from the U.S. have compiled more than 30 years of field-based data from kiwifruit research to create "digital twins" of pollination processes in kiwifruit orchards, and have ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 26, 2020
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Almond orchard recycling a climate-smart strategy
Recycling trees onsite can sequester carbon, save water and increase crop yields, making it a climate-smart practice for California's irrigated almond orchards, finds a study from the University of California, Davis.
Environment
Apr 1, 2020
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Drones used to release sterile insects to disrupt orchard pests
Chris Adams and Larry Gut, entomologists in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University, are using large drones to release sterile insects as a more sustainable and cost-effective way to ...
Ecology
Nov 11, 2019
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Unlocking cedar's hidden potential against pests
Trained as an entomologist, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) chemist Fred Eller still has a soft place in his heart for insect-related research. When he noticed ants climbing up the pole of his backyard hummingbird feeder ...
Ecology
Oct 11, 2019
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Orchards in natural habitats draw bee diversity, improve apple production
Apple orchards surrounded by agricultural lands are visited by a less diverse collection of bee species than orchards surrounded by natural habitats, according to a new Cornell University-led study, published in the journal ...
Ecology
Jan 17, 2019
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More flowers around apple orchards can yield higher harvest
Apple growers should increase the amount of flowers around their apple orchards if they want to increase their harvest. A new study by researchers from Stockholm University, among others, shows that more pollinators, such ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 13, 2018
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Eye-in-the-sky to save olive trees
A new airborne remote-imaging method that scans entire orchards can identify olive trees infected by a devastating bacterium before visible symptoms appear, according to new research.
Ecology
Jun 25, 2018
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