(Beyond Pesticides, August 10, 2022) Cover crops added in-between rows of organic corn while they are still growing can provide a range of benefits that improve a farm’s sustainability and lowers its ...

Practical rice farming methods to boost yield, strengthen crops, and use water and nutrients efficiently for healthier, more productive harvests.

Plant breeding aims at the genetic enhancement of crops through the application of principles of Mendelian Genetics and modern tools and techniques of cell and molecular biology. Many breeding ...

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Grafting is a time-honoured practice in horticultural crop production that involves uniting a scion, the above‐ground portion of a plant chosen for its desirable fruit or flower characteristics, with ...

Journal of Experimental Botany, SUSTAINABLE CROP PRODUCTION UNDER DROUGHT (2011), pp. 3177-3189 (13 pages) A major challenge in rice (Oryza sativa L.) production is to enhance water use efficiency ...

Although many of us are unfamiliar with the term “trap cropping,” we may have used this technique in our gardens. If you have ever planted nasturtiums near your vegetables to help lure insects away ...