A study has found that frequent mowing of Solanum elaeagnifolium, also known as silverleaf nightshade, may help create a superweed. A professor of entomology and plant pathology has been studying silverleaf nightshade for more than a decade. New findings have shown that the more silverleaf nightshade was mowed, the more it developed ways to avoid destruction. The taproot went down further, nearly 5 feet deep, in the first generation of mowed plants. More spikes popped out on the stem as a defense against caterpillars feeding on the flowers. The flowers became more toxic to caterpillars, leading to less pressure from natural predators.
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Farmers and ranchers are educating the public on food quality and availability as part of the 2024 Food Summit and Texas Hispanic Farm and Ranchers Conference.
“Nuestro planeta: voces del cambio climático,” is a documentary from Telemundo Stations Group that seeks to explain how climate change is affecting and.