Everybody loves roses, but we'd probably love them even more if they didn't have those sharp thorns. Well, scientists have found a way of growing thornless roses, and their findings could lead to easier-to-harvest crops.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Plants, Crops, Agriculture, Roses, Genetic engineering, CRISPR
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Genetically engineered thornless roses pave the way for better crops
Posted by ArielTechGeek 97 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
"Smart soil" grows 138% bigger crops using 40% less water
Posted by ArielTechGeek 112 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Watering and fertilizing crops to provide enough food for a changing world is a major challenge in agriculture. Now, scientists at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a “smart soil” that can keep plants better hydrated and provide a controlled release of nutrients. In tests it drastically improved crop growth while using far less water.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Plants, C
"Sentinel plants" could save crops via stress sensors in leaves
Posted by ArielTechGeek 198 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Specially tagged "sentinel plants" could soon provide an early warning of crop problems such as insect damage or bacterial infection. These plants would utilize two "glowing" sensors that react to stress-related compounds in the leaves.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: MIT, Plants, Crops, Agriculture
Scientists look to leaves for longer roots on better crops
Posted by ArielTechGeek 226 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
A new technique may make it easier to selectively breed crop plants for better, deeper roots. The non-destructive process involves quickly checking a plant's leaves to see how far down its roots go into the soil.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Pennsylvania State University, Crops, Plants, Agriculture
Study suggests red netting is best at protecting crops from insects
Posted by ArielTechGeek 266 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
When it comes to protecting crops via insect-blocking netting, you may think that the size of the holes in that netting is the most important factor. According to new research, however, the color of red netting makes an even bigger difference in effectiveness.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: University of Tokyo, Crops, Plants, Agriculture, Pests, Colors
Selective warming film protects crops and infrastructure from cold nights
Posted by ArielTechGeek 353 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
It’s a basic fact that temperatures drop at night, and that can damage crops, equipment and infrastructure. A team of scientists has created a new film that selectively absorbs and reflects different wavelengths of infrared light to efficiently keep objects warm.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Warming, Temperature, Thin Film, Heating, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Plant virus recruited to save crops from root-eating nematodes
Posted by ArielTechGeek 411 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Plant parasitic nematodes are microscopic soil-dwelling creatures that damage crops by feeding on their roots. Scientists have now developed a greener and more efficient means of eradicating them, using a modified plant virus.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Agriculture, Plants, Crops, UC San Diego, Nanoparticles, Virus
NEOM has contracted dutch greenhouse experts van der hoeven to bring efficient horticultural infrastructure to saudi arabia.
The post saudi arabia’s desert city NEOM will grow its own crops inside dutch greenhouses appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Maize crops shown to improve wheat yields, by boosting soil microbes
Posted by ArielTechGeek 453 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Farmers have long known that it's a good idea to rotate crops, and that concept is now getting a new spin. A Swiss study indicates that wheat yields are boosted when those crops are planted in fields previously used to grow maize, which altered the soil's microbiome.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Wheat, Agriculture, University of Bern, Plants, Microbes
Salted crops seen as powerful tool to combat climate crisis
Posted by ArielTechGeek 574 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Salt is one of the oldest and most famous preservatives around. But could it be used to preserve carbon deep underground for thousands of years? Researchers believe it can, and that it just might offer a way forward in combating the atmospheric carbon levels that are leading the planet into an unprecedented climate crisis.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Climate Crisis, Biomass
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