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Sep. 25, 2023 It is impossible to imagine modern agriculture without plastics. 12 million tons are used every year. But what about the consequences for the environment? An international team of authors addresses ...
Mar. 16, 2022 Dry, hot regions are difficult places to grow plants because the soil dries out quickly. As a result, farmers in arid and semi-arid regions irrigate their fields with buried networks of irrigation ...
July 21, 2022 Scientists don't know much about how vegetables and other crops take up and accumulate lead in real-world settings, but new research in Chicago backyard gardens shows tomatoes are likely safe to ...
July 12, 2022 The results singled out growing-degree days as the most important climatic factor and water holding capacity as the most influential soil property for crop-yield ...
June 14, 2022 Researchers conducted an eight-year experiment that found that climate warming played a predominant role in shaping microbial biodiversity, with significant negative ...
Oct. 11, 2023 Plastic use in agriculture must be reduced in order to mitigate pollution and prevent toxic chemicals from leaching into the soil and adversely affecting human health, according to a new ...
May 22, 2023 A new study shows that the ability of microorganisms to adapt to climate warming will slow down global warming by storing carbon in ...
Sep. 6, 2023 Farmers usually plant so-called cover crops after harvesting their main crop in the Fall. This prevents erosion of the soil and nutrient leaching. The roots of these crops also stabilize the ...
Aug. 13, 2021 A new study suggests that crop insurance serves as a disincentive for farmers to adopt climate change mitigation measures on their ...
Oct. 25, 2021 Air humidity is more important than soil moisture in influencing whether it rains in the United States Corn Belt, an agricultural area in the Midwest, stretching from Indiana to Nebraska and ...