IN the face of a growing threat to banana farming across East Africa, a coalition of research institutions, agricultural authorities and farming organisations in Tanzania is working tirelessly to ...

Earth8 Green partnership | Plant roots and fungi join forces for sustainable future crops Scientists at Salk Institute research how plant roots communicate with fungi to improve nutrient uptake.

Most root crops are fairly efficient in just four or five hours of light. These include: radishes, parsnips, beets, leeks, onions (especially scallions), shallots, turnips, rutabagas, and maybe ...

Another crop’s yield monitoring data will also potentially be valuable for the farm’s research trials network, which includes the British Beet Research Organisation, Niab and the AHDB.

A two-day tuber and roots festival began in the city on Saturday and growers urged the government to promote the crops for their health benefits. M.N. Shaji, a tuber crop conservationist, said ...

Root vegetables are grown underground at the base of a plant, but not all are exactly roots. Some are bulb-like growths that store nutrients for the plant during colder months. Onions, garlic ...

KAGERA: RESIDENTS of Kibeta Ward in Bukoba Municipality gathered at the newly opened dispensary grounds on Saturday for a unique demonstration that showcased the potential of kitchen gardens to ...

Root crops are some of the best kinds of produce for storing in a root cellar. 90% relative humidity and temperatures just above freezing are ideal conditions. Photo by Canstock photograph ...

A new technique may make it easier to selectively breed crop plants for better, deeper roots. The non-destructive process involves quickly checking a plant's leaves to see how far down its roots ...

In 2023, Beck’s – with the help of Fred Below, crop physiologist, and his team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – set out to quantify data on root mass, size and architecture.

Taro roots are peeled, just like potatoes, although the peel of taro is hairy. Costa Ricans traditionally cook taro with vegetables and meat for hours to make a stew called olla de carne. Another way ...