John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Europe, Ag Innovation,
The young plant’s pantry does more than just feed it
26.10.2021 - A team from the University of Geneva has observed that the role of plant tissue - called endosperm - is not only to feed the seed but is crucial for the development and protection of young plants.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Coffee/Tea, Agriculture Global, Fruit, Economics, Grapes, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag Innovation,
Aerial scanning can help protect food crops against devastating disease
Virulent diseases which devastate food crops like coffee, almond, citrus and grapevines with serious global economic and environmental consequences, could be controlled by large-scale aerial scanning, says new collaborative research involving Swansea University.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Commodities, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Research, Ag Australia/NZ, Education,
Revealing the 'hidden half' of grain using imaging at ANSTO's Australian Synchrotron to benefit Australian agriculture
Professor of Soil Science at The University of Queensland Peter Kopittke and co-principal investigator Professor Enzo Lombi of the University of SA are very optimistic about the use of a new synchrotron-based imaging technique that captures in 3D the complex interaction of soil and roots.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Pesticides, Agriculture Global, Pest Control, Ag Innovation,
This tiny camera can show the world from a bug's point of view
Steerable arm helps save energy while capturing panoramic views
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Economics, World Hunger, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Conservation/Tillage, Economics, Sustainability, Research,
Sustainable farming: There’s no one solution
Sustainable agriculture will not be achieved by one universal solution. A meta-analysis by the University of Basel shows that the current focus on no-till farming does not achieve the desired results. A sustainable system of agriculture must be designed for local needs and in dialog with local farmers.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture US, Conservation/Tillage, Economics, Sustainability,
Maine is in danger of losing some of its best agricultural land to solar farms
Only 13 percent of Maine is suitable for farmland. In recent years, those acres have been targeted by solar farm developers.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Herbicides, Weeds, Agriculture US, Education U.S. MidWest,
Weed goes off script to resist herbicides
URBANA, Ill. – Cementing waterhemp’s reputation as a hard-to-kill weed in corn and soybean production systems, University of Illinois researchers have now documented the weed deviating from standard detoxification strategies to resist an herbicide that has never been commercialized.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Corn/Maize, Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Crop Diseases, Research, Plant Breeding,
Bacteria enters through natural openings at edges of corn leaves to cause Goss's wilt- TechCodex
Bacterial colonization and movement. Credit: Alexander Mullens and Tiffany M. Jamann Goss’s bacterial wilt and leaf blight is one of the most damaging diseases affecting corn. The most effective way to control this disease is to plant corn varieties that are resistant to the disease. In other words, growers avoid the disease by growing certain […]
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