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Germination and Growth Improved with Spice Extract Treated Seeds!

Discover how botanical extracts from turmeric and neem significantly improved chickpea seed germination, growth, and yield. A promising natural alternative to chemical seed priming agents for sustainable agriculture.
2024.04.24
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Advocating for Crop Rotation and Intercropping: A Future with Increased Yields through Altering Soil Microbial Community Structures.

Discover how rotating and intercropping crops like peanut, rapeseed, and maize can reshape soil microbiota, enhance nitrogen fixation, and increase yield. A new perspective on plant-microbe symbiosis and sustainable agriculture.
2024.04.07
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Unlocking the Secret of Orange Flavor: The Genetic Key to HLB-Resistant Citrus

Scientists have identified 26 key compounds and the CsAAT1 gene that define the taste of orange juice. Learn how this breakthrough is driving the breeding of HLB-resistant citrus varieties and the global fight against citrus greening disease.
2024.04.01
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Tea-Based Natural Nano-Pesticide: Chitosan Particles to Protect Rice from Diseases

A natural nano-pesticide made from tea-derived polysaccharides and chitosan shows strong inhibition against rice blast and bacterial blight. Learn the science and potential agricultural applications.
2024.03.29
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Plant Hormones in Agri-Food Waste Compost: A Natural Growth Promoter for Sustainable Farming

Compost from agri-food industry waste contains diverse plant hormones like auxins and cytokinins, offering natural growth promotion for crops.
2024.03.22
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America’s Strawberry Green Revolution: 2,755% Yield Surge

Since the 1960s, US strawberry yields have risen 2,755%. Discover how breeding and farming innovations fueled this hidden Green Revolution.
2024.03.21
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Boosting Rice Yield: OsMYB8 Aligns Japonica–Indica Flowering

A key gene, OsMYB8, controls flowering time differences between japonica and indica rice, paving the way for high-yield hybrid varieties.
2024.03.15
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Microbe-Supplied Plant Hormones: A New Strategy for Sustainable Agriculture and Growth Control

Plant hormones are key regulators of growth. Recent research shows that microbes can synthesize natural plant hormones and deliver them to plants. Discover how this can boost yields and support sustainable farming practices.
2024.02.29
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Ethanol Boosts Tomato Heat Tolerance — A New Agricultural Strategy from RIKEN

RIKEN scientists discovered that low-concentration ethanol spray boosts tomato heat tolerance and yield. Learn how this low-cost method could transform agriculture in a warming world.
2024.02.19
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