An international study published in Science reveals that mixing grasses, legumes and herbs in agricultural grasslands can boost productivity, cut nitrogen use and help farmers adapt to climate change.

An Osaka Metropolitan University researcher quantitatively evaluated the optimal approach for a tomato harvesting robot using image recognition and statistical analysis to maximize the success rate of fruit picking.

Scientists from Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Pakistan and the United Kingdom gathered in Rabat, Morocco for a meeting at the British Embassy on precision breeding technologies and their potential for nutritional security.

Goldenberries taste like a cross between pineapple and mango, pack the nutritional punch of a superfood, and are increasingly popular in U.S. grocery stores. But the plants that produce these bright yellow-orange fruits grow wild and unruly—reaching heights that make large-scale farming impractical. Researchers at the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) helped solve that problem.

Salt stress, a major challenge to agriculture, impacts apple growth and fruit quality globally. 

A new study published in Biochar reports that sulfur-modified wheat straw biochar can dramatically reduce the toxic effects of vanadium contamination in rice, offering a promising and sustainable strategy to protect global food production in polluted regions. Vanadium is a heavy metal increasingly found in agricultural soils due to mining, smelting, fertilizer overuse, and wastewater irrigation. Even moderate exposure can stunt plant growth, damage photosynthesis, and impair the antioxidant defenses that keep crops healthy.