A new CABI-led study is calling for governments to reallocate subsidies to encourage the use of lower risk control options—such as biopesticides—in the fight against the devastating maize pest fall armyworm (FAW).
Plants & Animals
Jun 17, 2020
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Exploiting quirks in plant reproduction could boost yields in two staple crops, sorghum and cowpea, for crop farming communities in sub-Saharan Africa (SA).
Ecology
Jun 9, 2020
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The canopy is thick, the air heavy. The Amazon rainforest pulsates with life, sustaining an estimated 10 million species on a few centimeters of arable soil. It's also the site of war. Paramilitary groups, coca growers, narcotraffickers, ...
Environment
May 21, 2020
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To some, farming might seem simple: plant seeds, help them grow, then sell the product. But the reality is much different. Farming requires many complex decisions throughout the year.
Environment
May 13, 2020
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Half a century ago, cassava was a simple staple crop for some smallholder farmers in Asia eking out a living in harsh landscapes.
Biotechnology
Apr 16, 2020
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By diversifying their crop rotations to create conditions that promote beneficial, predatory insects to combat pests, farmers can reduce their reliance on insecticides to control early-season crop pests, such as caterpillars, ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 16, 2020
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The soil fertility tests farmers have used for decades to measure nitrogen levels don't account for the vast majority of the nitrogen in soils, so Iowa State University scientists helped develop a new test that yields more ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 10, 2020
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University of Illinois scientists, with help from members of the Illinois Corn Growers Association, have developed a new, scalable method for estimating crop productivity in real time. The research, published in Remote Sensing ...
Environment
Mar 5, 2020
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Nigeria accounts for 60% of the world's yam output and 74% of the total production in West Africa. Grown as a staple food, the tuber of the yam plant is its economically important part. The yam tuber, as in other tuber crops, ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 25, 2020
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Holstein steers that get hormone implants grow faster than those that do not receive the implants, and they get as big as beef cattle breeds, according to Penn State researchers, who say that's good news for dairy farmers ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 17, 2020
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