Arsenic is a naturally occurring element found in both soil and groundwater. Rice plants have a unique ability to absorb ...

Farmers usually plant rice seed in a seedbed ... After the harvest, farmers turn over the soil, readying the paddy for another season. The role rice plays in national culture varies dramatically ...

Growing orchids can be a challenge - but a surprising household item might be the key to keeping them vibrant for longer. If ...

Previous research had suggested that paddy-field soil might contain nitrogen-fixing microbes that can provide rice plants with additional nutrients to support their growth, Shida says.

A recently published article in the journal Weed Science demonstrates just how devasting Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) ...

SRI is an agro-ecological approach that simultaneously raises the productivity of the land, water, and capital in irrigated rice by changing the management of plants, soil, water, and nutrients. The ...

H. & Azmal, A. K. M. (1989). The response of Azolla pinnata R. Brown to the split application of phosphorus and the transfer of assimilated phosphorus to flooded rice plants. P1. & Soil 119:211-216.

On average, these little particles could reduce photosynthesis in plants and algae by up to 12 percent, according to the paper ...

Trials will eventually be carried out across 300ha of land in Laos, India and Indonesia. Read more at straitstimes.com.