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10/23/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Organic farming promotes better plant biodiversity
Vineyards are an ancient and valuable means of agriculture in the southern reaches of Europe. Although many have been taking up organic farming in recent years, most continue to manage their crops through the use of chemical fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides. Spanish researchers evaluated how the adoption of organic farming methods could further benefit the agricultural […]
10/17/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Organic vineyard plots are more biodiverse than conventional crop management plots
Researchers from Spain, while looking for ways of preserving biodiversity while also enabling agricultural plantations like vineyards, reported that organic farming practices could turn vineyards into biodiversity hot spots that could stop the decline of butterfly and moth populations across the continent. The researchers were supported by the Museu de Ciències Naturals de Granollers. They published their […]
10/17/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Sustainable deployment of manure found to increase maize yield
During a multi-year study, Spanish researchers investigated the efficacy of substituting cow manure for chemical fertilizers in maize crop that was being grown in Mediterranean conditions. They found that manure-based fertilization could benefit both the yield of the crop and the quality of the soil. The study was supported by the Universitat de Lleida. Its results were […]
10/17/2018
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By Edsel Cook
A tropical fruit found to be an effective natural fruit fly killer
There is an irony about a tropical fruit providing a natural means of killing a fruit fly. Brazilian researchers investigated the possibility of using extracts from the seeds of Annona (Annonaceae) fruits as organic insecticides against the spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii). They reported that the seed extracts could kill the fruit flies and stop them from […]
10/17/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Controlling the soil-borne fungus Verticillium dahliae using natural approaches
American researchers tackled the means by which the spread of the pathogenic soil fungus Verticillium dahliae could be managed through natural means. They envisioned an approach where farmers would avoid planting infected seeds and instead cultivate broccoli crops that are immune to Verticillium wilt. The University of California supported this review. The researchers published their efforts in the […]
10/06/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Disease-causing bacteria attack tomato and pepper plants by injecting a protein that manipulates nutrients and hormone balance
Xanthomonas bacteria are known to damage economically important crops by using destructive effector proteins that break down plant cells. Recently, a German research group discovered the specific means by which one of these effectors interrupted a plant’s nutrient supply and disrupted its hormones, reported a ScienceDaily article. The researchers hail from four respected German institutions: […]
10/05/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Essential oils provide a natural way to reduce crop diseases
Essential oils are being thoroughly studied for their numerous benefits on human health. But they are also capable of protecting plants from fungal diseases that would ruin entire crops. Brazilian researchers investigated the anti-fungal activity of essential oils from 17 different plants against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, the fungus that causes white mold. White mold is also known as white rot […]
10/02/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Want bigger, healthier potatoes? Use straw mulch; it improves soil quality and suppresses weeds
Want to get the most yield and the biggest tubers from your crop of potatoes, protect them from certain pests and weeds, and not use any artificial chemicals? An American study reported that adding straw mulch to the soil around emerging potatoes will result in bigger, healthier tubers. Mulch was also shown to protect the […]
10/01/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Researchers look into more ways of turning food waste into good livestock feed
A lot of perfectly good food goes to waste every day, especially in developed countries. Researchers believe that some of that food waste can be converted into animal feed for livestock, a biological means of recycling food into a fresh supply. Redirecting otherwise wasted food to animals would reduce pollution associated with this wastage. It would […]
09/30/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Functional recycling: Spent coffee grounds can make soil more fertile
Once you are done with your cup of brewed coffee, what do you do with the used grounds? Do you throw them away as garbage or consign them to the compost heap? Spanish researchers believe that using spent coffee grounds as a means of organic soil amendment will offer many benefits in agriculture and for […]
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