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Category: crops

agriculture / crops / Earth and Environment / nematodes / paper / plants

Banana paper shell boosts yam size and yield

Wrapping yam seeds in banana paper resulted in larger yams and higher crop yields, a new study in Africa shows.

agriculture / crops / Earth and Environment / irrigation / soil / water

Wireless tech monitors soil moisture in real time

A new wireless system that measures soil moisture in real time could both improve crop yield and reduce water consumption.

agriculture / crops / Earth and Environment / insects / invasive species

Grape-killing bug could invade California wine country

The spotted lanternfly, an invasive Insect that kills grapes and other crops and trees, could reach the California wine region by 2027, researchers say.

climate change / conservation / crops / Earth and Environment / evolution / plants

This ‘extreme’ plant thrives in conditions that would kill others

Some plants aren’t good at handling stress. But “extreme” plants not only survive in stressful conditions, they thrive in them.

agriculture / climate change / crops / droughts / Earth and Environment / rain

‘Flash droughts’ work fast to devastate crops

Flash droughts don’t last long, but can be disastrous. A new study shows they’re more frequent and coming on faster, likely due to climate change.

agriculture / climate change / crops / droughts / Earth and Environment / rain

‘Flash droughts’ work fast to devastate crops

Flash droughts don’t last long, but can be disastrous. A new study shows they’re more frequent and coming on faster, likely due to climate change.

bees / crops / Earth and Environment / pollinators / soybeans

Soybeans grow larger when bees are near

“…plants in fields that were adjacent to pollinator habitat produced seeds that were 6.5% heavier than the seeds from plants in distant fields.”

antibiotics / bees / crops / Earth and Environment

Crop antibiotic dulls bumblebee foraging skills

Streptomycin, an antibiotic used on food crops, affects bumblebee behavior, including their cognition and their ability to forage.

corn / crops / domestication / genetic engineering / Science and Technology

Ancient corn ancestor genes could make crops better today

How did teosinte, a wild grassy plant, turn into corn, the crop grown around the world? Scientists are using gene editing tech like CRISPR to find out.

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