Adding silicon to soil can help tomato plants fight South American tomato pinworm
A team of entomologists and botanists at the International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology in Nairobi and the ...
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Elaniti Raises Funding to Accelerate Soil Microbiome Intelligence, Enabling the Transition to Regenerative Farming
British agritech startup Elaniti has closed a funding round that aims to accelerate the development of its soon-to-launch ...
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Assistant Professor in the Soil Microbiome
The Department of Biosciences at Durham University seeks to appoint a talented individual to the role of Assistant Professor with expertise in Plant-Soil microbiome interactions to join the SMART ...
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The Week in AgriFoodTech: Benson Hill files for bankruptcy, Vytal Global bags $15.5m, Paulig invests in Elaniti
This week, seed innovation company Benson Hill announced it is filing for voluntary chapter 11 petitions, while German ...
The Space Station Is Too Clean, and It’s Making Astronauts Sick
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are plagued by persistent rashes, unusual allergies and a variety of ...
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Spotlight on: Professor Karen Johnson – advocating for the importance of soil health
Our Spotlight On series celebrates our academics’ global impact. Karen Johnson is a Professor of Environmental Engineering and a passionate advocate for soil health. She believes soil is an ...
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Scientists study plant restoration in Argentina’s deserts
For a plant, life in Argentina’s Monte Desert is hard enough. Daily temperatures can fluctuate dramatically; it rarely rains, and there are few nutrients in the parched soil for a hungry plant. To add ...
Eco-friendly farm tries natural fertiliser pellets in a bid to ditch agrochemicals
Norfolk farmer Jeremy Buxton is among the first in the country to use innovative Re-Genus natural fertiliser pellets to grow ...