A new study by Caroline Ganglo and Stefan Karlowsky from the Leibniz Institute for Horticultural Sciences (IGZ) investigated whether human excreta-derived fertilizers are suitable for replacing mineral fertilizer in kohlrabi ...
Agriculture
Jul 15, 2026
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Plants do not wait hours to respond to intense sunlight—they react within minutes. Researchers at Bielefeld University and the Australian National University have discovered a new signaling pathway that enables plants to ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 14, 2026
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A new study tracking soil microbial communities across six years of experimental drought in a tallgrass prairie finds that prolonged water stress diminishes biodiversity, pushing communities toward less predictable, harder-to-reverse ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 14, 2026
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Humans have been turning seeds and soil into food for thousands of years.
Agriculture
Jul 14, 2026
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Agriculture and biodiversity restoration do not have to be at odds. A new study by the WILD research group at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and UCLouvain, published in the journal Biological Conservation, demonstrates ...
Ecology
Jul 14, 2026
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Climate change is transforming livestock farming—and at a faster rate than many anticipate. More frequent and intense heat waves place a heavy physiological strain on dairy cows.
Plants & Animals
Jul 14, 2026
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Rain or shine, Aussie farmers and farming communities have always looked out for one another. But when it comes to their own mental health, asking for help hasn't always come easily.
Agriculture
Jul 14, 2026
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Researchers have discovered that a group of viruses known to infect an agriculturally important plant pathogen has remained genetically stable for an astonishing four decades. The discovery of a disease-fighting virus that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 13, 2026
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Water-saving irrigation practices, including intermittent irrigation, are essential for sustainable rice cultivation amid growing freshwater shortages. However, periodic drainage creates aerobic soil conditions that drastically ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 13, 2026
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If we want to dismiss something as irrelevant, we'd say that it's "as boring as watching the grass grow." And yet grasses—including corn, wheat and rice—make up most of the plant-based calories humans eat, as well as most ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 11, 2026
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