Phys.org November 13, 2024 Researchers in India demonstrated that zinc in nano form (Zn Nano) and chelated form (Zn EDTA) effectively alleviates stress, improves photosynthetic efficiency and protects the photosynthetic apparatus. The study highlighted the crucial role of the xanthophyll cycle pigments—violaxanthin, antheraxanthin, and zeaxanthin—in dissipating excess light energy, with zinc treatments enhancing their protective effects under stress. The study also discussed the possible roles of Zn binding chloroplastic proteins in water stress alleviation. According to the researchers their findings underscore the potential of zinc foliar sprays, particularly in nano form, as an effective strategy to boost drought resilience in […]
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Climate change triggering global collapse in insect numbers, stressed farmland shows 63% decline: New research
Phys.org April 21, 2022 Although research has shown that biodiversity changes are driven primarily by land-use change and increasingly by climate change, the potential for interaction between these drivers and insect biodiversity on the global scale remains unclear. Researchers in the UK have shown that the interaction between indices of historical climate warming and intensive agricultural land use is associated with reductions of almost 50% in the abundance and 27% in the number of species within insect assemblages relative to those in less-disturbed habitats with lower rates of historical climate warming. These patterns are particularly evident in the tropical realm. […]
Agriculture – a climate villain? Maybe not!
Science Daily July 7, 2020 The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) agriculture has affirmed that one of the main sources of greenhouse gases. According to the researchers in Sweden agriculture produces a significant amount of negative greenhouse gases, and it is important to reduce this in a sustainable manner. Carbon dioxide is caught by crops that, in turn, produce oxygen and at the same time binds carbon in roots and shoots. One part of this C transforms into soil organic C. But the main part transforms into harvested crops, that is, cereals like wheat and other carbohydrate products […]