Chlorophyll a fluorescence (ChlF) has been a pivotal tool in understanding plant photochemistry, offering insights into the energy transfer processes within chloroplasts and the efficiency of Photosystem II (PSII). Researchers ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 13, 2024
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On a beach in North Carolina, researchers have been poking and prodding the sand to study how moisture levels affect sounds as they move across the environment.
Earth Sciences
Dec 10, 2020
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A University of Southampton researcher has helped to develop a wireless network of sensors that is set to revolutionise soil-based salinity measuring.
Environment
Mar 13, 2014
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The term fertigation is used in agriculture to refer to the combination of irrigation and fertilisation, in one step. Now, an EU-funded project, called OPTIFERT, aims at developing an automatic system that enables farmers ...
Environment
Sep 19, 2013
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It has been just over a month since Hurricane Sandy devastated the coastal communities of New York and New Jersey, causing billions of dollars in damages and affecting tens of millions of people. According to scientific ...
Environment
Dec 13, 2012
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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agronomist Greg McMaster has developed computer software that tells farmers when to spray pesticides. McMaster works at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Agricultural Systems Research ...
Ecology
May 12, 2011
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Rising sea levels and coastal development are threatening coastal freshwater wetlands with saltwater intrusion. While most ecosystem restoration projects have focused on surface water and groundwater, new research finds that ...
Environment
Sep 7, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sometimes, when harvest conditions are less than ideal, silage with lower-than-optimum moisture levels is put into a silo, potentially leading to excessive heating and a spontaneous-combustion fire.
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