Smithsonian Magazine15h
Smithsonian Scientists Discover That Traditional Agricultural Practices in the Amazon Helped Yield an Enduring Crop Clone
Genetic analyses and interviews with Indigenous farmers revealed that most manioc crops resemble each other across time and ...
TechBullion18h
Humic Acid in Soil Management: How It Enhances Plant Nutrition
Humic acid plays a crucial role in soil health and plant nutrition. As a key component of organic matter, it enhances soil ...
AgriLife Today1d
A moonshot scientist’s giant leap for plant-kind
“Chickpeas are an underdog in the plant world. They’re hardy, tough and can survive in a wide range of environments. If we can grow them on the moon, they might be able to provide food and contribute ...
Growing minds, growing food: Hydroponic lettuce takes root at Bay Middle School
BAY VILLAGE, Ohio -- It’s salad days for Bay Middle School seventh-graders -- in more ways than one. A group of boys is ...
Vertical farming research sheds light on producing medicinal compounds
New research on using controlled environment agriculture (CEA) to grow plants with medicinal properties could lead to ...
We Tested 8 Hydroponic Systems, and Our Favorite is One of the Least Expensive
The best hydroponic systems let you grow herbs and plants year-round without soil. We tested each top system for 6 weeks to a ...