New Sensors Reveal When a Plant Begins to Experience Drought Conditions
Researchers have developed sensors that can be printed onto plant leaves and reveal when the plants are experiencing drought conditions. Forgot to water that plant…
Agriculture
High-Speed Images Reveal How Raindrops Spread Pathogens Among Plants
A new theoretical model describes the relationship between a leaf’s flexibility, the fragmentation of the fluid, and its resulting pattern of raindrop-induced dispersal. Using high-speed…
New Research Shows Plants May Use “Language” to Communicate
New research from Virginia Tech reveals that plants may use a newly discovered molecular language to communicate with each other, opening the door to a…
Urine Used as Fertilizer to Boost Crop Yields
Last year, in Sotang, Nepal, the Dzi Foundation helped build over 1,000 toilets for the nearly 6,500 residents of the village. The villagers were given…
Dryland Farmers Work With Little Water
A new generation of extremely efficient farmers sees irrigation as a non-viable alternative. These farmers use dryland farming, which has helped farmers to get through…
As Much as One-Third of Greenhouses Gases Come from Agriculture
One-third of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions stem from the global food system, which encompasses the manufacturing of fertilizer, to food storage and packaging. These…
Low Oxygen Levels Trigger the Formation of Plant Sex Cells
Using a simple approach, a team of scientists at Stanford University demonstrated that low oxygen levels deep inside the developing flowers are all that is…
Preserving Biodiversity When Agricultural Production Increases
A new study from researchers at Stanford University looks at how to preserve biodiversity while increases in agricultural production to feed people continue. To keep…
Increased Number of Plant Species Responding to Global Warming
A new study from a team of biologists suggests that many wild plant species are feeling the effects of global warming, even the species that…
Widespread Presence of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Agricultural Soils
With infectious disease deaths on the rise, a new study gives reason for concern. Researchers found that agricultural soils contained more diverse populations of drug…