Silicon, described as a quasi-essential plant nutrient, can also play a big role in protecting crops against diseases.

As bitter pit continues to baffle apple growers, crop nutrition suppliers stress the importance of calcium transport.

Regenerative farming practices such as soil-building techniques that minimize plowing, use cover crops, and plant diverse crops positively affect the nutritional content of the food, claims research.

Global climate variability and evolving agronomic practices have intensified research into optimising fruit quality and yield in tree crops. Integrative approaches now combine precise crop monitoring, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Background Global climate is changing more rapidly than ever, threatening plant growth and productivity while exerting considerable direct and ...

The oil from wild olive trees has excellent sensorial, physicochemical and stability characteristics from a nutritional point of view, according to an article published in the journal Antioxidants.

• Greater susceptibility to herbivory can arise as an effect of crop domestication. One proposed explanation is that defenses decreased intentionally or unintentionally during the domestication ...

Consortium aims to improve Africa's traditional crops Sequencing speeds breeding for more nutritious, productive crops Improved crops could help eliminate malnutrition and stunted growth UC Davis is ...

Two of humanity's biggest problems - the climate crisis and abysmal eating habits - can partly be solved by one healthy solution: eating more food from trees, specifically tropical ones. While global ...