Each morning Indian farmer R Murali opens an app on his phone to check if his pomegranate trees need watering, fertiliser or are at risk from pests. "It is a routine," Murali, 51, told AFP at his ...

A corn plant knows how to find water in soil with the very tips of its roots, but some varieties, including many used for ...

Humidity sensors are essential to regulating many indoor and industrial environments. Fang Liu, Jin Hon, and colleagues develop a humidity sensor using graphene oxide quantum dots (GOQDs ...

CRITERIA 1D is a one-dimensional agro-hydrological model. It includes soil water fluxes, crop development and crop water needs, a GIS interface (CRITERIA GEO) for geographical simulations and tools to ...

A 'biological universe' exists in a gram of soil. Find out how the soil biota within this tiny universe transform energy, create and modify their habitat, influence soil health, and aid in the ...