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04/18/2018 / By David Williams

High-tech farm is using machines to re-establish old school microbiology for sustainable farming

What do you think farms of the future will look like? Will they use soil in the same way that it’s used now? Could they be operated completely by robots, with no humans ever stepping foot on them at all? Whatever they end up looking, they had better be capable of meeting the demands of […]

03/28/2018 / By David Williams

Germination conditions such as pH, temperature, time effect accumulation of peptides in soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.)

Recent studies have revealed that soybean can be a good source of natural peptides, which can offer a number of surprising health benefits. Now, a new study shows that the accumulation of peptides in soybean can be affected directly by a number of different factors, namely, soil temperature and pH, as shown by a group […]

03/20/2018 / By David Williams

Effects of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium on the nutrition of field fava beans (Vicia faba L.)

The health of the soil upon which crops are planted can directly affect the health of the crops themselves. But the extent to which certain soil minerals can affect nutrients that aid in plant growth isn’t so clear-cut. Now a research study looks into identifying the actual effects of specific minerals, namely nitrogen (N), phosphorus […]

01/26/2018 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Cover crops found to reduce weed infestations, need for tillage while returning nutrients to the soil

A study that was published in the journal Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment found that utilizing cover crops could help in reducing the need for tillage, increasing soil fertility, maintaining yield, and managing weed growth problems. (Source: Science.news) A three-year experiment in Switzerland had researchers studying eight cover crop treatments, which were cultivated for a short two-month […]

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