Ag Innovation
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, Ag Africa, Coronavirus/COVID,

COVID-19 leads to African agricultural innovation - Verve times

by The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture A bean market in Kampala, Uganda. Credit: Neil Palmer/CIAT In a paper published in Advances in Food Security and Sustainability, researchers found that farmers in East Africa (Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) were able to better […]

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. MidWest, Sustainability, Research, Sweet Corn, Ag Innovation,

Sweet corn yield gain over 80 years leaves room for improvement

URBANA, Ill. – New research from the University of Illinois shows sweet corn, when planted at high densities, has steadily increased in yield since the 1930s. The historical view underscores the importance of planting modern density-tolerant hybrids at their optimal densities, and suggests an opportunity to improve density tolerance even more.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Conservation/Tillage, Drones UAV, Sustainability, Crop Diseases, Research, Ag Tech, Ag Innovation,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Ag Tech, Ag Innovation, Ag Startups & Financing,
Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Innovation,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Rice, Crawfish, Water, Sustainability, Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Fishing (Commercial), Hydroponics , Ag Innovation, Food Security/Shortage,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Crop Diseases, Genes /Genetics, Ag Innovation,

Fungal transplants from close relatives help endangered plants fight off disease

Endophytic fungi, which reside inside leaves, often protect plants from pathogens.  In a paper recently published in Phytobiomes Journal, Chock along with fellow University of Hawaii researchers Benjamin Hoyt and Anthony Amend, treated E. koolauensis plants with endophytic fungi isolated from the leaves of closely related plant species, then assessed the resistance of these inoculated plants against myrtle rust.  Although some individual strains of fungi seemed to decrease the pathogen severity, plants were most protected against the pathogen when treated with a complex mixture of microbes prepared from homogenized leaves of these related plants.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Weeds, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Asia / Pacific, Ag Innovation, Weather,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Water, Hemp, Vertical Farming, Ag Innovation, Weather,

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