Global Warning: How The Cattle Industry Is Ignoring Methane Emissions
A promise by more than 105 nations to join a US-led and EU-led coalition to cut 30% of methane emissions…
Chive Cultivation Guide: Planting, Growing, and Harvesting Chive At Home
Chives are a gorgeous edible flowering perennial member of the onion family. They’re also an excellent pest-deterrent companion plant. Here’s how…
Dragon Fruit, a Boon for Farmers in Kachchh
Kachchh is located in the semi-arid zone of Gujarat and is known for its harsh weather conditions, with summer temperature…
Healthy soils are life-giving black gold
The number of microscopic organisms that live in a shovelful of rich garden soil exceeds the number of plants and…
Scientists take step to improve crops’ photosynthesis, yields
Blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) are known to photosynthesize more efficiently than most crops, so researchers are working to put elements from…
Pest attack-order changes plant defenses
A piercing-sucking, virus-carrying aphid has long worried pea plant farmers, but a more innocuous-seeming weevil that only takes tiny bites…
Upcycled manure may ignite new sustainable fertilizing trend
Judiciously decomposing organic matter from 700 degrees Fahrenheit to 1,200 degrees F, without oxygen – a process known as pyrolysis,…
Coconut tree cloning breakthrough will help propagation and preservation
The coconut is the sixth most cultivated fruit on earth and demand for it continues to rise. In recent years,…
Grapevines are more drought-tolerant than thought
The latest word on the grapevine is promising. During more than a decade of observation, grapevines in Napa, Calif., and…
A new way to genetically tweak photosynthesis boosts plant growth
A genetic hack to make photosynthesis more efficient could be a boon for agricultural production, at least for some plants.…