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Ecological Knowledge Offers Perspectives for Sustainable Agriculture
April 29, 2013 — A smart combination of different crops, such as beans and maize, can significantly cut the use of crop protection agents and at the same time reduce the need for fertilizers. Integrating ecological ... > full story -
Fertilizers Provide Mixed Benefits to Soil in 50-Year Study
April 29, 2013 — In a Kansas study, 50 years of inorganic fertilization increased soil organic carbon stocks but failed to enhance soil aggregate stability —- a key indicator of soil structural quality that ... > full story -
New Excavations in Sweden Indicate Use of Fertilizers 5,000 Years Ago
April 26, 2013 — Researchers have spent many years studying the remains of a Stone Age community in Karleby outside the town of Falköping, Sweden. The researchers have for example tried to identify parts of the ... > full story -
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Europe Needs Genetically Engineered Crops, Scientists Say
April 25, 2013 — The European Union cannot meet its goals in agricultural policy without embracing genetically engineered crops. That's the conclusion of scientists based on case studies showing that the EU is ... > full story -
New Grass Hybrid Could Help Reduce the Likelihood of Flooding
April 25, 2013 — Scientists have used hybridized forage grass to combine fast root growth and efficient soil water retention. Field experiments show Festulolium cultivar reduces water runoff by up to 51 percent ... > full story -
Just What Makes That Little Old Ant… Change a Flower's Nectar Content?
April 24, 2013 — Ants play a variety of important roles in many ecosystems. As frequent visitors to flowers, they can benefit plants in their role as pollinators when they forage on sugar-rich nectar. However, a new ... > full story -
Deep, Permeable Soils Buffer Impacts of Crop Fertilizer on Amazon Streams
April 24, 2013 — A new study in the fast-changing southern Amazon -- a region marked by widespread replacement of native forest by cattle ranches and croplands -- suggests that some of the damaging impacts of ... > full story -
High-Nutrition and Disease-Resistant Purple and Yellow-Fleshed Potato Clones Obtained
April 24, 2013 — Agricultural researchers have created four new potato clones which are characterized by their high antioxidant content, their good production both in size and number of tubers, as well as by their ... > full story -
Strengthening Legumes to Tackle Fertilizer Pollution
April 23, 2013 — Scientists create the first model of legume iron transportation aimed at maximizing nitrogen fixation, even in poor ... > full story -
Source of Organic Matter Affects Bay Water Quality
April 23, 2013 — Organic carbon in runoff from urbanized landscapes is more likely to persist as it is carried downstream, thus contributing to low-oxygen "dead zones" in coastal ... > full story
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