A new study reveals that biochar, a carbon-rich material increasingly used in agriculture, can significantly influence how soils respond to warming when releasing nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas. The findings highlight that biochar does not act uniformly across environments, but instead produces sharply different outcomes depending on soil type and conditions.

A new study reveals an innovative fertilizer technology that could make agriculture more efficient, sustainable, and climate-friendly by combining biochar, natural polymers, and green-synthesized iron nanoparticles.

A new study offers a promising solution to one of agriculture’s toughest challenges: how to grow more food while using less water and reducing environmental harm. Researchers have demonstrated that combining a water-saving irrigation technique with an engineered biochar fertilizer can significantly improve rice production while lowering nitrogen pollution.

A research team has uncovered how two banana transcription factors, MaNAC029 and MaNAC19, work together to coordinate two of the most important events in fruit ripening: ethylene production and sucrose accumulation.

A research team has identified GmJAZ8 as a key regulator of soybean seed germination, combining genome-wide association mapping with transcriptomic and functional analyses to show that this gene can accelerate the germination process.

A research team found that hybrid maize (Zea mays) is often harvested with high seed moisture, increasing drying costs and risking mechanical damage and reduced vigor.

Two previously unknown species of fungi, Neohelicomyces coffeae and Neohelicomyces puerensis, have been found living on dead coffee plant branches in China. These belong to a group called Neohelicomyces, known for their unique, coiled shapes that look like tiny springs or spirals under a microscope. While many fungi in this group have been found in the wild, this study is significant because it explores how these organisms exist within agricultural environments, specifically in coffee-growing regions.

Better farming through technology: A new UC Riverside system can map soil moisture tree by tree, so growers water only where and when it’s needed.