Beef and Sheep Adviser Colin McEvoy remarks: “Northern Ireland (NI) farmers are increasingly facing environmental, production ...

Researchers from Australia and China have identified crucial structural variations that determine seed size and weight in ...

The vice president of innovation and agronomy at Helm Crop Solutions says the importance of sulfur and calcium to many crops is becoming better known. Tim Eyrich (EYE-rick) says the nutrients are key ...

Researchers from Australia and China have identified crucial structural variations that determine seed size and weight in ...

Intercropping creates a living web of soil-building and nutrient-exchange underground. When legumes fix nitrogen, root ...

“As long as these vegetables have water early in their growing season, they tolerate drought,” Myers said. “In fact, many ...

Oklahoma State University multidisciplinary scientists are teaming up to research how cover crops can improve the ...

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is an indigenous and staple crop in sub-Saharan Africa, but it has an enemy: an insect called the legume pod borer (Maruca vitrata). This pest can cause yield losses of more ...

Eggplants can produce up to a dozen fruits per plant, potentially more depending on the type and the growing conditions.

The iconic pea plant experiments of Gregor Mendel laid the foundations for the science of genetics. Now 160 years on, an ...

Since nitrous oxide is emitted into the air when there is excess nitrogen in the ground, keeping plants growing year-round ...