Agricultural and Forestry Science

Analyzing Long-Term Impacts of Biofuel on the Land

While a useful biofuel source, crop residues also play a crucial role in maintaining soil organic carbon stock. This stock of organic carbon preserves soil…

Neiker-Tecnalia creates air-conditioned greenhouse with alternative energies

The novel system has a biomass boiler and thermodynamic solar panels, which reach an optimum temperature for the crop without using fuels derived from…

Technology protects cotton from caterpillar’s appetite

To demonstrate the insects’ destructive power, Clemson University entomologist Jeremy Greene planted two cotton varieties — one genetically modified to provide…

Cocaine Production Increases Destruction Of Colombia’s Rainforests

Dr. Liliana M. Dávalos, professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook, and her colleagues note that the pace of deforestation in Colombia…

Less Is More in Soybean Row Widths

Dr. William Cox, a Cornell University scientist, investigated the response of two soybean varieties in row widths of 7.5, 15, and 30 inches at four seeding…

New scientific publication on organic farming, based on data from the “Nature Conservation Farm Brod

A variety of ecological and economic issues have been studied in the course of this five-year testing and development project. The aim was to try out more…

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