Analyzing the relationship between olive roots and Verticillium wilt
Credit: Plant and Soil (2022). DOI: 10.1007/s11104-022-05770-1 A new method developed at the University of Córdoba has tested how substances...
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First assessment of livestock predation risk from brown bears in Romania
Distribution of recorded bear predation events in Eastern Carpathians, Romania, 2008–2016. Credit: Conservation Science and Practice (2023). DOI: 10.1111/csp2.12884 Brown...
Mushrooms emerge from the shadows in pesticide-free production push
Poland, the Netherlands and Spain are Europe's largest mushroom producers. Credit: barmalini, Shutterstock.com From stir-frys to stroganoffs, the tasty fungus...
Decline in wild bee species richness associated with honey bee abundance in an urban ecosystem
Map of study sites across the Island of Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Herbaceous vegetation was quantified as greenery under three meters...
Tracing the evolution of wheat spikes since the Neolithic revolution
The wheat spike has existed predominantly with awns for more than ten millennia after the domestication of wheat. Credit: Rut...
Strengthening sorghum against a worldwide fungal threat
Disease symptoms and fungal growth in sorghum lines. (a) Disease symptom and resistance responses at 7 days after drop-inoculation (dai) of...
What Zambia is doing right
Poverty reduction (positive numbers indicating a reduction in poverty headcount) by household type following a simulated increase in the number...
Impact of bulk density and content of rock fragments
Violin plot of the differences (%) between the mean total bulk density of a JB category (BDdb) according to national...
Almost all of Africa’s maize crop is at risk from devastating fall armyworm pest, study reveals
Fall armyworm is a major threat to the majority of Africa’s maize crops. Credit: CABI Almost all of Africa's maize...
Copying nature to help plants resist viruses
Plants in greenhouse. Credit: Kyoka Kuroiwa - INRAE For thousands of years, crops have been shaped by domestication processes. Farmers...
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