Ecology

Aerial imagery is a valuable component of precision agriculture, providing farmers with important information about crop health and yield. Images...

Seed germination depends on light in many plants. But not always: Aethionema arabicum, a plant adapted to challenging environmental conditions,...

Rice is one of the most important crops in the world and constitutes the primary food source for over half...

In a study published in Cell Reports, Prof. Song Xianjun's group from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of...

A team of biotechnology researchers working at the University of East Anglia has developed a new way to increase disease...

Germination is a crucial stage in the life of a plant, as it will leave the stage of seed resistant...

New research from the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering into biodegradable sensors may change the way farmers track,...

XAG and FarmInno will launch fully autonomous agricultural drones into the skyPhoto: futurefarming.comXAG and FarmInno will launch fully autonomous agricultural...

Rosselkhozbank accepts applications from agricultural producers for preferential loans for seasonal field work. This was reported on the website of...

The Office of the Rosselkhoznadzor for the city of Moscow, the Moscow and Tula regions monitored the quarantine phytosanitary condition...

It is well known that nitrogen (N) deposition can affect plant community assembly in the temperate desert steppe, thus resulting...

The agricultural enterprises of the Steppe Agroholding are completing preparations for the spring sowing campaign. Fertilizers, spare parts and other...

The world has long begun a boom around organic products that must meet certain criteria, including being environmentally friendly. And...

Climate change is aggravating the impact of droughts on all plant ecosystems worldwide. Although new tools have been developed to...

Rice (Oryza sativa L) is the world's most widely used cereal for human consumption and the second most produced in...

Iowa State University researchers may have solved a long-standing challenge associated with accelerated development of pure genetic lines. Use of...

Land availability, rising social and regulatory pressures, and soaring costs are also major challenges for seed producers. But in general,...

The products are actively used by enterprises of the road construction industry. Since August 2022, the Intech company has been...

What mechanisms are behind the formation of flowers? To answer this question a 25-year-old enigma has just been solved: the...

Smart electronic soil sensors could enable farmers to deliver tailored doses of water to their crops, maximizing food production while...

Agriculture is considered a major disturbance for ecological systems—the recovery of degraded or formally used agricultural land might take a...

Pesticides have proven effective in protecting crop yield against plant pathogens, but the environmental detriment to nontarget organisms has prompted...

In Novosibirsk, a seminar was held on the topic "Application of ultra-low-volume spraying from UAVs (agrodrones): advantages and prospects." Among...

A laboratory for software development and assembly of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will be created on the basis of the...

While phosphorus is an essential element for plant metabolism and growth, its future supply under elevated levels of atmospheric carbon...