Stem canker research earns SDSU doctoral student recognition farmprogress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from farmprogress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
What are the long-term effects of the Fukushima disaster on local agronomy?
Miwa Yashima Matsushima
An experiment testing which green manure was suitable to recover decontaminated farmer’s land in Yamakiya. Left - soil is light colored and contains low carbon. Right- Our experimental plots with green manures grown. Rye was one of the most prospective species suitable for their climate in terms of aboveground biomass growth.
Miwa Yashima Matsushima
Common reed occupies a fallow land. This area used to be cultivated for rice but seems not managed by anyone now.
Miwa Yashima Matsushima
A small-sized experiment to see the effects of fertilizer and cow manure application on green leaf vegetable plants. Cow manure was helpful to increase plant growth. Chemical fertilizer in Yamakiya decontaminated soil improve plant growth but less than fertilized, healthy Japanese soil.
Researchers uncover natural disease resistance in chickpeas as a harmful pathogen develops resistance to fungicide.
March 3, 2021 – In recent years, hummus has become a pop culture food phenomenon, drawing praises from dieticians for the health benefits and chefs for the flavor.
However, the core ingredient, the chickpea, has had its production threatened.
The chickpea has played a significant role in the vegetarian diet for thousands of years. It is high in protein and rich in important carbohydrates and minerals.
Grown in the Pacific Northwest and Northern Plains of the United States, the chickpea has an integral role in the agriculture systems of these regions. Recently this role has been threatened by a soil-born water mold, Pythium ultimum.
Chickpea genetics reduce need for chemicals eurekalert.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eurekalert.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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IMAGE: Researchers used genetic engineering to create a type of cotton seed without a substance that is toxic to humans. Now humans can eat these cotton seeds, which are a great. view more
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Your morning cereal or oatmeal. The bread on your sandwich. The corn chips for your snack, and the cookies for dessert. Not one would be possible with the humblest of ingredients: the seed.
Seeds such as wheat, rice and corn directly provide about 70% of the calories eaten by people every day. And they ultimately provide nearly every morsel of food, either by providing feed for livestock or by being grown into fruits and vegetables. It s no overstatement to say that without seeds, civilization would be impossible.