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Researchers from the St. Petersburg Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SPb FRC RAS) have developed a method for obtaining humic acids from organic lake sediments (sapropel), which serve ...

Researchers from the St. Petersburg Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SPb FRC RAS) have developed a method for obtaining humic acids from organic lake sediments (sapropel), which serve ...

Researchers from the Università Cattolica at Piacenza, have developed a new fertilizer from food chain waste, specifically from the waste of the productions of lactic acid bacteria that currently have to be ...

A transnational team of European researchers has discovered solanimycin, a new antifungal antibiotic. The substance, which was first isolated from a pathogenic bacterium that infects potatoes, seems to be produced by a ...

The growing threat of antimicrobial resistance has led researchers to search for new compounds everywhere, according to a news release issued by the American Society for Microbiology. This week in mBio, a multinational team of ...

According to a news release issued by Utrecht University in the Netherlands, a project aimed at developing new tools to predict and optimize potato plant growth by mapping the microorganisms living on potato tubers ...

The growing threat of antimicrobial resistance has led researchers to search for new compounds everywhere. This week in mBio, a multinational team of researchers in Europe report the discovery of a new antifungal antibiotic ...

Minimizing soil disturbance is one of the key tenets promoted to build soil health in agricultural systems. Many farmers across the country have adopted reduced and no-till systems to build soil carbon, ...

Since its founding in 2011, global manufacturer BioLogiQ has been working on a way to create eco-friendly plastic products made from renewable materials like potato waste. “ We started making plastic from ...

Polysulphate research from Dr. Carl Rosen shows an increase in total AND marketable yields when compared to grower standard practice Despite its vital role in optimum crop performance, sulfur has not always ...

Free-to-attend ‘AgTech’ events explore topics shaping startup innovation scene: robotics, digitalization, circular economy and soil healthLaunch event: 18 January 2022, 4-5 p.m. CET: ‘Agricultural robots: How robotics is changing agriculture’Also this week: ...

Abstract Potato wart disease is considered one of the most important quarantine pests for cultivated potato and is caused by the obligate biotrophic chytrid fungus Synchytrium endobioticum. This review integrates observations from early potato ...

Editor’s note: The VISION Conference 2022 will feature expanded exploration of where innovation is rapidly driving change, including trends in high-value specialty crops, sustainability and carbon sequestration programs, and high-tech controlled environment production systems. ...

Soil and plant additives are considered bearers of hope when mineral fertilizer prices are unaffordable and chemical agents are no longer available. These new bioproducts will be on the market for the first ...

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The potato is one of the plants with a high potassium demand. This element is taken up in significant amounts, affecting both the size and quality of tubers, and increasing plant disease resistance. ...

When growing potatoes, the pH of the soil is important. It affects susceptibility to diseases.

Good soil is fundamental to growing healthy, productive, and profitable crops. Jay Hao, Professor of Plant Pathology for the University of Maine, is working to reduce pathogens and improve soil health, by ...

In recent decades, the market for fresh produce – and, in particular, minimally processed, ready-to-eat products like fresh-cut lettuce – has grown substantially. At the same time, outbreaks related to foodborne pathogens, and ...

Ways fixation might occur naturally or industrially

The goal: extended shelf life of fresh-cut produce. The enemy: ethylene gas produced by ripening fruit and vegetables that causes spoilage and decay. The solutions: better packaging methods and newways to control ...

fumigation with chloropicrin is reported to actually increase the population of the fungus Trichoderma spp.

What form the basis of the usable soil capacity?

Crop scientists over the years have learned a great deal about how plants grow above the ground, but much less is known about roots and their soil interactions. Now, a Cornell project ...

The expression “genetically modified organisms” (“GMOs”) is not only void of scientific value, but has negative effects on agricultural progress and food policy. The history of crop domestication offers many examples of ...