Feb. 6, 2025 — A study has identified key genetic pathways in corn that help its roots branch out to find water in soil; the varieties adapted to temperate regions like the U.S. corn belt showed ...

Putricia has been placed behind a velvet rope in Sydney's botanic gardens An endangered plant known as the "corpse flower" for its putrid stink is blooming in Australia - and captivating the ...

Globally, more than a third (34%) of the total electricity used to make aluminium now comes from zero-emissions sources – almost entirely from hydroelectric plants. Hydropower is well suited to ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Thousands of sheep graze across rural Texas plains to maintain vegetation at one of the country’s largest ...

The Department of Homeland Security unveiled a list of artificial intelligence uses that are prohibited for agency missions as part of a new directive quietly introduced this week. The directive, ...

If we could use mutually beneficial relationships between plant roots and soil microbes to enhance nutrient uptake, then we could potentially reduce use of inorganic fertilisers. Researchers in ...

Promoting mutually beneficial relationships between plants and soil microbes that enhance nutrient acquisition by plants could improve crop production without increasing inorganic-fertilizer use.

If we could use mutually beneficial relationships between plant roots and soil microbes to enhance nutrient uptake, then we could potentially reduce the use of inorganic fertilizers. Researchers ...

If you already have something in mind, use the table of contents above to jump around the assortment of realistic faux plants we’ve curated below. Update on January 9, 2025: Added some new ...

“If we were living here 200 years ago, we’d all know about it, because it was used by first peoples all the time,” he said of yerba santa. “It’s got resins that protect the plant and ...

Smart farming, also known as precision agriculture, leverages advanced technologies like AI, robotics, and IoT to optimize agricultural practices. The approach addresses key challenges such as ...

With hundreds of social media posts touting the apparently transformative effect banana peels can have on plant growth, I set out to learn if there was any evidence for… ...