Unseasonably warm temperatures are accelerating crop growth across the Valley, prompting an early start to the strawberry ...

Horticultural crop growth and development are complex processes that encompass both quantitative increases in size and qualitative transitions in form and function. These processes are influenced by a ...

Predicting crop yields is a significant challenge in modern agriculture, especially under fluctuating environmental conditions. With the escalating demand for sustainable food production, ...

Cleaner air may do more than protect health - it could also improve crop growth and increase the food supply for millions by ...

Fungicide timing shouldn’t be a gamble. Replace calendar timelines with scouting and weather data to determine real disease ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising strategy plants use to thrive when an essential nutrient—sulfur—is in short supply. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. The team, ...

Learn how careful monitoring of your corn crop in reproductive growth stages can help protect yield potential.

Barley seedlings grow on average 50% more when their root system is stimulated electrically through a new cultivation substrate. Researchers have now developed an electrically conductive 'soil' for ...

Significant rainfall this month has continued to deplete drought conditions across Iowa. On Thursday, the U.S. Drought Monitor reported nearly 96 percent of the state is without any drought or ...