Zhang Jiabao (second from left) and Jia Zhongjun (second from right), chief adviser and chief engineer of the Sci-Tech Innovation Campaign for the Black Soil Granary of the Chinese Academy of ...

A drone returns after completing a paddy field patrol at a modern agriculture experimental station in Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang, in September. SHI FENG/XINHUA For low-lying flatlands in the ...

White T-shirts get a lot of attention, but let’s not forget their equally versatile counterpart: the exceedingly wearable, deceptively simple black T-shirt. It’s a staple you can wear to work ...

As the cotton harvest approaches, its success hinges on Bajans’ willingness to unify their economic potential and the historical weight of slavery—and the trauma they carry. The Bajan ...

Introduction: Plant roots, nematodes, and soil microorganisms have a complex interaction in the rhizosphere by exchanging or communicating through biomolecules or chemicals or signals. Some ...

One of the most common row crops in Arkansas has one of the most mysterious origins. No one knows exactly when humans first started using cotton to make clothes. Scientists have found bits of cotton ...

In recent years, whiteflies and pink bollworms have wreaked havoc on the cotton crop in North India. Cotton yields are down, as is the area under cotton cultivation — the crop was cultivated in only ...

The two female-directed films that bookend Iranian New Wave, marking the beginning and final years of the movement, are now claimed as some of the greatest films of their time. Chronicling the ...

Introduction: The Northeast black soil area is an important marketable grain base in China. However, due to soil erosion, the black soil layer has been gradually thinning and its quality deteriorating ...