Raising a single crop has drawbacks as it increases the risk of disease and pest outbreaks because monocultures lack other plant and animal species that limit the spread of disease and control pests ...

Populations of Thielaviopsis basicola (Berk. et Br.) Ferr. were determined in six tobacco fields in a large 'Virginia Bright' growing area of Umbria (central Italy). The fields, having similar ...

Vol. 445, No. 1/2, Part I: Special Issue Quantitative and Mechanistic Insights into the Key Process in the Rhizodeposited Carbon Stabilization, Transformation and Utilization of Carbon, Nitrogen and ...

Take a road trip through the Midwest during the growing season, and it feels like you’re moving through a sea of corn and soybeans grown largely for livestock feed or ethanol. But now, low grain ...

Researchers find that diversifying crops and integrating livestock improves farm efficiencies and ecosystem services in the ...

An attempt is being made in the Netherlands to assess the impact of solar projects on soil quality and biodiversity. Staff from research center TNO, Wageningen University & Research, consultancy ...

The use of monoculture by American farmers could have led to degradation of the soil and lowered wheat output (“Wheat-Price Rally Signals Food Inflation,” Banking & Markets, Nov. 5). Monoculture, a ...

Tea plantations dominate Wayanad’s agricultural landscape, comprising over 50% of its farming activities. Additionally, about 39% of Wayanad's forests, which once supported bamboo thickets, have been ...