Crop nutrition and quality formation are complex processes influenced by genotype, environment, and management practices.

Greenhouse horticulture -- Fertilizers and soil improvers -- Soil solution -- Soil and substrate testing to estimate nutrient availability and salinity status -- Tissue tests -- Water uptake and water ...

ST. LOUIS, MO, June 6, 2023 – In collaboration with researchers at Purdue and Hamline Universities, Ivan Baxter, PhD, member, at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center will lead a four-year, $2.5 ...

Regenerative farming practices such as soil-building techniques that minimize plowing, use cover crops, and plant diverse crops positively affect the nutritional content of the food, claims research.

Global climate variability and evolving agronomic practices have intensified research into optimising fruit quality and yield in tree crops. Integrative approaches now combine precise crop monitoring, ...

The ongoing saga of chronic loss of nutrient value in plant crops is complex. Crops now deliver less nutrients in the diet. The food chain, long since condemned to corporate eloquence and inertia, is ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Tree planting is widely promoted as a solution to challenges ranging from climate change to biodiversity loss, desertification, and more. One ...

By planting and nurturing trees on farms, the nation can empower its farmers, strengthen its economy and safeguard its ...

Fruit and seed production in plants, crucial for reproduction and evolution, is influenced by various factors. Alternate bearing in trees, like apple and dogwood, involves fluctuating fruit production ...