Potting mixes custom-tailored to fight plant diseases can work much better than systemic fungicides. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant pathologists Leona Horst, James Locke and Charles Krause ...

Soil contamination by cadmium is a growing global challenge that threatens food safety, agricultural productivity, and ...

ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode has developed a new granular lime-based Trichoderma formulation, a fungal bio-control agent. Also read: IISR develops high-yielding black pepper ...

Healthy soils are crucial not just for crop yields but for supporting rural livelihoods, food systems, and trade. While agriculture contributes a modest share of the national GDP, its influence ...